"Delete" is a single by Japanese rock band
SID, released on March 4, 2020, via
Ki/oon Music
is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Artists
Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Supercar, Pushim, Chatmonchy, Denki Groove, Tomoe ...
. It is the opening theme of ''
The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods'' anime.
Sora Amamiya, who plays Elizabeth in the anime, covered "Delete" for the 2023 tribute album ''Sid Tribute Album -Anime Songs-''.
Promotion and release
The song was first performed at a concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall on November 21, 2019, the last show of the tour in promotion of the album ''
Shōnin Yokkyū''.
Its release as a single was announced on mid December. "Delete" was released in advance on
streaming services
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as soon as it started airing in ''Nanatsu no Taizai'' series, on January 8, 2020.
At 6:30 pm of the same day, members started a
livestream
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on YouTube to talk about the single. They revealed complete information about the single's formats, content and artwork.
A shortened version of the music video was also uploaded on the band's official YouTube channel at 8:00 pm.
On February 19, the full version of the music video was made available on the channel, showing the four members playing their instruments facing each other.
"Delete" was released on CD on March 4 in three editions: regular, limited and anime limited edition. The regular edition comes with the CD only, with the title track and its instrumental version. The limited edition also includes a DVD with the song's music video and its
making-of
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, and the anime limited edition includes the television cut of "Delete" and the anime's opening video without the credits.
First buyers of the single at
Tower Records received a free poster.
Musical style and themes
SID said they were honored to collaborate with a popular anime worldwide, and explained the song's message:
''CD Journal'' website commented that the song has a "fast-paced feel" and a "hooky arrangement".
Commercial performance
"Delete" reached 25th position on weekly
Oricon Singles Chart
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and stayed onchart for three weeks. It was the first time since "Sweet?" (2005) that a single by Sid did not surpass Oricon top 20.
Track listing
Limited edition
Anime edition
Personnel
*
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ...
– vocals
* Shinji – guitar
* Aki – bass
* Yūya – drums
References
External links
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{{The Seven Deadly Sins
Sid (band) songs
Japanese-language songs
Anime songs
2020 singles
Ki/oon Music singles
CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
2020 songs