New Genesis (song) explained

is a song recorded by Japanese singer Ado, released on June 8, 2022, by Virgin Music. Written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata, the song served as the image song for the Japanese animated film, . Upon its release, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and Oricon Digital Singles Chart. The single also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Global 200. It won Song of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.^[1]

Background

On June 8, the cast for the upcoming film, was revealed. Amongst the cast, Ado was revealed as the singing voice actress for the character Uta while Kaori Nazuka reprised her role for Uta's non-singing parts.^[2] A single titled "New Genesis" was announced for release later that month, with lyrics and production by Yasutaka Nakata.

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

Composition and lyrics

A synth-pop and electropop song, "New Genesis" features heavy usage of synthesizers. Nakata was asked by Eiichiro Oda, 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.^[3]

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.^[4] On the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, the song debuted at number one.^[5] Following the release of the film and its accompanying soundtrack, "New Genesis" peaked at number one on the Japan Hot 100.^[6] The song held its number one position on the Japan Hot 100 for six weeks.^[7] On August 31, streaming numbers for "New Genesis" exceeded 100 million, marking Ado's fifth song to have over 100 million streams.^[8]

Globally, "New Genesis" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Global 200. On Apple Music, "New Genesis" topped the Global 100 playlist, the first for a Japanese song.^{[9] [10]} Following this, the weekly views of the J-pop genre on Apple Music reached a new record.^[11]

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.^[12]

• Ado – vocals
• Yasutaka Nakata – production, songwriting, recording arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "New Genesis"! Chart (2022)! Peak
position

Global 200 (Billboard)[13]	20
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[14]	1
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[15]	1
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[16]	1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[17]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[18]	120
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[19]	7
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[20]	3
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[21]	10

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[22]	6
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[23]	4

Accolades

Ceremony! scope="col"

Year	Award	Result
MTV Video Music Awards Japan	2022	Song of the Year		[24]
Crunchyroll Anime Awards	2023	Best Anime Song		[25]

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	June 8, 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-01-30 . Winners MTV VMAJ . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130012303/https://www.vmaj.jp/info-page/vnxl9x/winners . January 30, 2023 .
2. Web site: 「ONE PIECE FILM RED」ウタ役は名塚佳織＆Ado、津田健次郎は重要キャラに . 2022-11-05 . Music Natalie . ja.
3. Web site: 『ONE PIECE FILM RED』ルフィの勇姿とウタの歌声は映画館でこそ "新時代"の意味を考える . 2022-11-07 . Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 . August 14, 2022 . ja.
4. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2022/06/15 公開 . November 7, 2022 . Billboard Japan.
5. Web site: Ado、今年度初となる「デジタルランキング」3冠を達成 映画『ONE PIECE』関連楽曲が軒並み上位に【オリコンランキング】 . 2022-11-07 . ORICON NEWS. August 23, 2022 .
6. 【ビルボード】ジャパンチャート史上初の快挙、Adoがトップ3を独占 . November 15, 2022 . . August 17, 2022 . ja.
7. 2022-10-05 . Ado's 'New Genesis' Extends Record to Six Weeks at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 . 2022-11-07 . Billboard . en-US.
8. Web site: August 31, 2022 . Ado「新時代 (ウタ from ONE PIECE FILM RED)」ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破 歴代5位タイの速さ . Billboard Japan.
9. Web site: Harding . Daryl . Ado's One Piece Film: Red Single 'New Genesis' Tops Apple Music's Global Charts . 2022-11-05 . Crunchyroll . en-us.
10. Web site: Ado、「新時代」がApple Musicの全世界チャートで1位 . 2022-11-05 . BARKS . September 2022 . ja.
11. Web site: 株式会社インプレス . 2022-09-01 . Ado「新時代」Apple Musicチャートで全世界1位に。日本の楽曲で初 . 2022-11-07 . AV Watch . ja.
12. Web site: Credits / New Genesis / Ado . 2022-11-07 . Tidal . en.
13. Billboard Global 200: Week of August 27, 2022. Billboard. November 15, 2022.
14. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of August 17, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. November 15, 2022.
15. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of August 10, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. December 9, 2022.
16. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-08-22 . . November 15, 2022 . ja.
17. World Digital Song Sales: Week of November 19, 2022. Billboard. November 15, 2022. subscription.
18. Year-End Charts Billboard Global Excl. U.S. 2022 . . December 1, 2022.
19. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
20. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
21. News: 【オリコン年間ランキング2022】King & Prince、今年度唯一のミリオン達成で自身初の「シングル」首位 Snow Man初の「アルバム」1位 / 合算シングルランキング 1位~10位 . December 22, 2022 . . December 22, 2022 . ja.
22. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 – 2023 Year-End. Billboard Japan. ja. December 8, 2023.
23. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation – 2023 Year-End. Billboard Japan. ja. December 8, 2023.
24. News: MTV VMAJ 2022 Winners. MTV Video Music Awards Japan. November 2, 2022. December 22, 2022. ja.
25. Web site: All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Anime News Network. Eisenbeis. Richard. March 4, 2023. March 4, 2023.