Saved (Maaya Sakamoto song)

"Saved." (stylized as "SAVED.") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album Follow Me Up. It is the album's third single. It was released by FlyingDog as a double A-side single alongside the song "Be Mine!" on February 5, 2014. The song was written and composed by Shōko Suzuki.[1] It is the ending theme to the anime series Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.[2]

"Saved."
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
from the album Follow Me Up
Released	February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)
Recorded	2013[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	5:18
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Shōko Suzuki
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Secrear" (2013) "Saved." / "Be Mine!" (2014) "Replica" (2014)
Audio sample
"Saved." file help

Chart performance

"Saved." debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 7, with 15,000 copies sold in first week.[3] The single charted on the chart for eleven weeks, selling a reported total of 25,000 copies sold.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Saved."	Shōko Suzuki	Ryūji Yamamoto	5:18
2.	"Be Mine!"	Maaya Sakamoto The Band Apart	The Band Apart Ryō Eguchi Tōru Ishitsuka	4:01
3.	"Koe" (声, "Voice")	Sakamoto Solaya	Solaya	4:41
4.	"Saved." (Instrumental)	Suzuki	Yamamoto	5:18
5.	"Be Mine!" (Instrumental)	The Band Apart	The Band Apart Eguchi Ishitsuka	4:01
6.	"Koe" (Instrumental)	Solaya	Solaya	4:37
Total length:				27:57

Limited Edition Mini Live Album: Roots of SSW[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Tooku" (遠く, "Far Away")	Sakamoto	Shin Kōno	5:27
2.	"Grapefruit" (グレープフルーツ, Gurēpufurūtsu)	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Kōno	4:52
3.	"Cloud 9"	Iwasato Kanno	Kōno	5:13
4.	"Park Amsterdam (The Whole Story)"	Troy Kanno	Kōno	4:22
5.	"Scrap (Wakare no Uta)" (スクラップ～別れの詩, Sukurappu Wakare no Uta, "Scrap (Parting Song)")	Iwasato Kanno	Kōno	5:03
6.	"Singer-songwriter" (シンガーソングライター, Shingā Songuraitā)	Sakamoto	Kōno	6:44
Total length:				31:44

Credits and personnel

Personnel[6]

• Vocals, backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
• Songwriting – Shōko Suzuki
• Arrangement, acoustic piano, hammond organ, celesta, tambourine, programming – Ryūji Yamamoto
• Bass – Yūji Okiyama
• Drums – Hiroshi Yabe
• Guitar – Hiroomi Shitara
• Strings – Yu Manabe Strings
• Engineering, mixing – Shojiro Watanabe
• Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[7]	4	25,000[4]
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[8]	7
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[9]	18
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[10]	3
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[11]	5

References

1. "坂本真綾、新アニメED担当＆モンハンテーマ曲を配信発売". Natalie. October 20, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
2. "坂本真綾、2014年第1弾シングルはトリプルタイアップ". Natalie. November 22, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
3. "【周榜单】2014/02/17付（完整版）". Retrieved February 10, 2018.
4. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
5. "坂本　真綾 「いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。」エンディングテーマ／「世界征服～謀略のズヴィズダー～」オープニングテーマ　SAVED. ／ Be mine! FlyingDog". JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
6. Sakamoto, Maaya (2014). Saved. / Be Mine! (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325316360.
7. "【日榜单】2014/02/08". Retrieved February 10, 2018.
8. "SAVED./Be mine! 坂本真綾". Retrieved February 10, 2018.
9. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
10. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
11. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.