is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their second extended play, ''

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'', released on December 1, 2021, through

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. The song was later released as a standalone promotional single on August 12, 2022. Written by

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, the song featured as a theme song of the stage of the same name, ''Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara'', written by screenwriter Osamu Suzuki, and based on it.

Background and promotion

On June 2, 2021, Yoasobi was announced to be in charge of writing and singing a theme song for the stage , starring

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. The stage was written by Osamu Suzuki, a screenwriter who also wrote ''Tsuki Ōji'', a based novel for the duo's song "

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". Performed on August 12–22 at

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, the story depicts a man who draws a picture as the time of life gradually decreases in order to share it with someone. On October 1, the duo announced the stage theme would be included on their second EP ''

'' as the second track, released on December 1. The full-length version of "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" was played for the first time at Tokyo FM's '' Jump Up Melodies Top 20'' on November 26. An accompanying music video of "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" was premiered on December 12, 2021, directed by

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, who also handled

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of the stage. Yoasobi gave a debut performance of "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" on December 30, 2021, at the 63rd Japan Record Awards, alongside "

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". The standalone version of the song was surprisingly released on August 12, 2022, to commemorate the anniversary of the stage premiere. The English version of the song, titled "If I Could Draw Life", was included on the duo's second English-language EP ''

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'', released on November 18, 2022.

Commercial performance

In Japan, "Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara" debuted at number 45 on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and peaked at number 37 the next week. It landed at number three on the Digital Singles Chart, selling 11,823 download units in its first week. The song entered ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 at number 32, collecting 10,084 downloads (number three on the Download Songs), and ranked number 66 on the Streaming Songs in its first week.

Credits and personnel

– writer, producer *

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– vocals * Osamu Suzuki – based story writer * Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording * Masahiko Fukui – mixing * Hidekazu Sakai – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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The stage ''Moshi mo Inochi ga Egaketara'' script
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