Your Name (album)

Your Name. (Japanese: 君の名は。, Hepburn: Kimi no Na wa.) is the eighth studio album by Japanese rock band Radwimps and the soundtrack for the 2016 Japanese animated film Your Name, released on August 24, 2016, by Universal Music Japan. It debuted at #1 on Oricon's weekly album rankings on September 5, 2016, with 58,000 copies sold.[1] It received a digital download album certification of Gold from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000.[2] The album also charted on US Billboard. It peaked at #16 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[3] #15 on Billboard Soundtracks Albums,[4] and #2 on Billboard World Albums chart.[5] The vocal tracks were re-recorded in English and became available digitally on January 27, 2017, with a CD release on March 10, 2017.[6]

Your Name
Soundtrack album by Radwimps
Released	August 24, 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Rock
Length	72:05
Language	Japanese English
Label	EMI Universal Japan
Producer	Radwimps
Radwimps albums chronology
Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to (2013) Your Name (2016) Human Bloom (2016)
Singles from Your Name
"Zenzenzense" Released: July 25, 2016

Background

According to vocalist Yojiro Noda, it took almost a year and a half to make the entire score for Your Name movie.[7] Director Makoto Shinkai, who is also a fan of the band, approached Noda through producer Genki Kawamura as soon as the production of movie was confirmed.[8][9] When recording the soundtrack, the band was not able to see the actual animation until it was all finished, so they wrote music based on the script and words of the director, which caused many compositions to be adjusted to fit the animation. "It was really difficult to arrange music to fit the animation by the second," said guitarist Akira Kuwahara. "The songwriting process was moving forward at the same time with the animation so it influenced each other. The music changed the story, the lines, and if the new scene was created, we changed the music. It was a creative process," added Noda.[7][10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Yume Tōrō (夢灯籠, "Dream Lantern[11]")"	Yojiro Noda	Noda	2:09
2.	"Mitsuha no Tsūgaku (三葉の通学, "School Road")"		Yojiro Noda	1:07
3.	"Itomori Kōkō (糸守高校, "Itomori High School")"		Yojiro Noda	1:48
4.	"Hajimete no Tōkyō (はじめての、東京, "First View of Tokyo")"		Yojiro Noda	1:16
5.	"Akogare Cafe (憧れカフェ, "Cafe At Last")"		Akira Kuwahara	1:29
6.	"Okudera Senpai no Tēma (奥寺先輩のテーマ, "Theme of Ms. Okudera")"		Yojiro Noda	2:06
7.	"Futari no Ihen (ふたりの異変, "Unusual Changes of Two")"		Akira Kuwahara	2:36
8.	"Zenzenzense (前前前世 (movie ver.))"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	4:44
9.	"Goshintai (御神体)"		Yojiro Noda	3:24
10.	"Dēto (デート, "Date")"		Yojiro Noda	4:03
11.	"Akimatsuri (秋祭り, "Autumn Festival")"		Yojiro Noda	1:06
12.	"Kioku o Yobiokosu Taki (記憶を呼び起こす瀧, "Evoking Memories")"		Yojiro Noda	1:40
13.	"Hida Tanbō (飛騨探訪, "Visit to Hida")"		Yojiro Noda	1:29
14.	"Kieta Machi (消えた町, "Disappeared Town")"		Yusuke Takeda	1:55
15.	"Toshokan (図書館, "Library")"		Yusuke Takeda	1:42
16.	"Ryokan no Yoru (旅館の夜, "Night at the Inn")"		Yusuke Takeda	1:29
17.	"Goshintai e Futatabi (御神体へ再び, "Again to Goshintai")"		Yojiro Noda	2:21
18.	"Kuchikamizake Torippu (口噛み酒トリップ, "Kuchikamizake Trip")"		Yojiro Noda	2:55
19.	"Sakusen Kaigi (作戦会議, "Council of War")"		Yojiro Noda	2:20
20.	"Chō Chō Settoku (町長説得, "Persuading Mayor")"		Yusuke Takeda	2:45
21.	"Mitsuha no Tēma (三葉のテーマ, "Theme of Mitsuha")"		Yojiro Noda	4:02
22.	"Mienai Futari (見えないふたり, "Unseen Two")"		Yojiro Noda	0:50
23.	"Katawaredoki (かたわれ時)"		Yojiro Noda	2:47
24.	"Supākuru (スパークル (movie ver.), "Sparkle")"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	8:54
25.	"Dēto 2, (デート2, "Date 2")"		Yojiro Noda	2:09
26.	"Nandemonaiya (なんでもないや (movie edit.))"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	3:15
27.	"Nandemonaiya (なんでもないや (movie ver.))"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	5:44
Total length:				1:12:05

Your Name — US Deluxe Edition (Disc 1)[12]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Dream lantern (English ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	2:12
2.	"School road"		Yojiro Noda	1:08
3.	"Itomori High School"		Yojiro Noda	1:52
4.	"First view of Tokyo"		Yojiro Noda	1:20
5.	"Cafe at last"		Akira Kuwahara	1:32
6.	"Theme of Ms. Okudera"		Yojiro Noda	2:07
7.	"Unusual changes of two"		Akira Kuwahara	2:37
8.	"Zenzenzense (English ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	4:39
9.	"Goshintai"		Yojiro Noda	3:28
10.	"Date"		Yojiro Noda	4:06
11.	"Autumn festival"		Yojiro Noda	1:08
12.	"Evoking memories"		Yojiro Noda	1:43
13.	"Visit to Hida"		Yojiro Noda	1:33
14.	"Disappeared town"		Yusuke Takeda	1:56
15.	"Library"		Yusuke Takeda	1:44
16.	"The night inn"		Yusuke Takeda	1:34
17.	"Again to Goshintai"		Yojiro Noda	2:23
18.	"Kuchikamizake trip"		Yojiro Noda	2:55
19.	"Council of war"		Yojiro Noda	2:24
20.	"Persuading mayor"		Yusuke Takeda	2:49
21.	"Theme of Mitsuha"		Yojiro Noda	4:06
22.	"Unseen two"		Yojiro Noda	0:53
23.	"Katawaredoki"		Yojiro Noda	2:50
24.	"Sparkle (English ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	6:52
25.	"Date 2"		Yojiro Noda	2:09
26.	"Nandemonaiya (English ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	5:43
Total length:				67:40

Your Name — US Deluxe Edition (Disc 2)[12]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Dream lantern"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	2:10
2.	"Zenzenzense (movie ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	4:45
3.	"Sparkle (movie ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	8:55
4.	"Nandemonaiya (movie ver.)"	Yojiro Noda	Yojiro Noda	5:44
Total length:				21:34

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[13]	1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[14]	1
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[15]	1

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3]	16
US Soundtracks Albums (Billboard)[4]	15
US World Albums (Billboard)[5]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)	2× Platinum	500,000 (CD)[16]
Japan (RIAJ)	Gold	100,000+ (DL)[2]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2016	58th Japan Record Awards	Special Award	Won[17]
2017	40th Japan Academy Prize	Outstanding Achievement in Music	Won[18]
	31st Japan Gold Disc Award	Soundtrack Album of the Year	Won[19]
	6th Newtype Anime Awards	Best Soundtrack	Runner-up[20]

See also

• Your Name (novel), a novelization of the film

References

1. "【オリコン】RADWIMPS、初のアルバム首位 アニメ映画『君の名は。』サントラ" [RADWIMPS' soundtrack album for the anime movie 'Your Name.' debuted at number one] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
2. Ronald. "The Recording Industry Association of Japan Releases Its Digital Certifications for November + List of 2016's Certified Releases". Arama! Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
3. "Heatseekers Albums | Charts". Billboard. April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
4. "Soundtracks Albums | Charts". Billboard. April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
5. "World Albums | Charts". Billboard. April 29, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
6. Sherman, Jennifer (February 15, 2017). "Radwimps' New Video Previews 'Your Name.' Film's English Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
7. Barder, Ollie (April 18, 2017). "Radwimps on How They Scored the Music for the Anime Blockbuster 'Your Name'". Forbes. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
8. Michel, Patrick St. (March 16, 2017). "Radwimps were the perfect choice when it came to soundtracking 'Your Name.'". The Japan Times. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
9. Rodsom, Sopida (December 22, 2016). "Q&A with Radwimps". Time Out. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
10. Russell, Erica (April 11, 2017). "J-rock band Radwimps talk making music for critically acclaimed 'Your Name' : Interview". PopCrush. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
11. "Your Name. by RADWIMPS". iTunes. August 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
12. "Kimi no Na wa (Your Name.) [Deluxe Edition] [2CD / Import Disc]". CDJapan. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
13. "君の名は。| Radwimps" [Your Name. | Radwimps] (in Japanese). Oricon. September 5, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
14. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 5, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
15. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 5, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
16. "CD Certifications 2017" (Select 2017年2月 on the drop-down menu) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
17. "レコ大に宇多田、いきもの、AAAらノミネート！ピコ太郎とRADIO FISHも各賞受賞" [Utada, Ikimono, and AAA were nominated! Pikotaro and Radio Fish also won awards]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
18. "第40回日本アカデミー賞" [40th Japan Academy Prize] (in Japanese). Official Japan Academy Prize. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
19. "第31回日本ゴールドディスク大賞" [31st Japan Gold Disk Awards] (in Japanese). Official Japan Gold Disc Award. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
20. Loo, Egan (October 9, 2016). "Shinkai's 'Your Name.,' 'Kabaneri' Win Top Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

External links

• Your Name. at AllMusic
• Your Name. at MusicBrainz (list of releases)