is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado, released on June 8, 2022, by

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. Written and produced by

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, the song served as the

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for the Japanese animated film, '' One Piece Film: Red''. Upon its release, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 and

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Digital Singles Chart. The single also peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200.

Background

On June 8, the cast for the upcoming film, '' One Piece Film: Red'' was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta while

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reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts. A single titled "New Genesis" was announced for release later that month, with lyrics and production by

. From August 7 to August 28, 2022, "New Genesis" also served as the opening theme for the animated television series, ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

''.

Composition and lyrics

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and

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song, "New Genesis" features heavy usage of synthesizers. Nakata was asked by

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, the creator of ''One Piece'', to create a "powerful song that symbolizes the birth of a new diva," as well as a song that matches the world of ''One Piece''. The song's title, "New Genesis", represents the ideal utopian world Uta, the female lead of the film, wanted to create.

Commercial performance

"New Genesis" debuted at number nine on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 for the week of June 15, 2022. On the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, the song debuted at number one. Following the release of the film and its accompanying soundtrack, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Japan Hot 100. The song held its number one position on the Japan Hot 100 for six weeks. On August 31, streaming numbers for "New Genesis" exceeded 100 million, marking Ado's fifth song to have over 100 million streams. Globally, "New Genesis" peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200. On

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, "New Genesis" topped the Global 100 playlist, the first for a Japanese song. Following this, the weekly views of the J-pop genre on Apple Music reached a new record.

Music video

An animated music video was released to YouTube on June 15, 2022. The music video was animated by Hmng, with choreography by Mikiko.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. * Ado – vocals *

– production, songwriting, recording arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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