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Great Escape (Cinema Staff song)

"Great Escape" (stylized in lowercase) was the fourth single created by the Japanese band Cinema Staff, and their third major song. It was released by Pony Canyon on August 21, 2013, and reached the number one spot on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart upon its debut. The song is best remembered for its use as the ending theme for the second half of season one of Attack on Titan.[1]

"Great Escape"
Official song cover
Single by Cinema Staff
from the album Drums,Bass,2(to) Guitars [ja]
LanguageJapanese
B-side"cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO"
ReleasedAugust 21, 2013 (2013-08-21)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:27
LabelPony Canyon
Composer(s)Cinema Staff
Lyricist(s)Sohei Mishima
Cinema Staff singles chronology
"Chiisana Shokutaku [ja]" / "Seinan Sei no Niji [ja]"
(2013) 		"Great Escape"
(2013) 		"WAYPOINT E.P. [ja]"
(2015)

B-side

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The single was released alongside the coupling B-side music compilation titled "cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO" (cinema staff【僕たちの秘法】tour Final @2013.07.11 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO, lit. "cinema staff [our secret method] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO"), which itself is composed of songs recorded live during the band's nationwide tour of Japan titled "Our Secret".[2] The songs were more specifically recorded at Shibuya Club Quattro [ja] on July 11, 2013.[2]

As for the intention behind the inclusion of these songs live versions instead of their official ones, lyricist Sohei Mishima commented, "If you listen to this, even people who have never been to a band live like us can feel the atmosphere."[3]

Track listing

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CD Single[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Great Escape"Sohei MishimaCinema StaffCinema Staff / Seiji Kameda3:27
2."cinema staff [bokutachi no hihō] tour Final @2013.07.11 Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO" Cinema StaffCinema Staff33:34
Total length:37:01

Chart performance

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[5] 38
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 11
Billboard Japan Hot Animation[7] 1
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[8] 10
Billboard Japan Top Airplay[9] 25
Oricon Weekly[10] 12
Oricon Monthly[11] 37

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "cinema staffがアニメ「進撃の巨人」新エンディング" [Cinema staff announces new ending for anime "Attack on Titan"] (in Japanese). Natalie. June 7, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "cinema staff「進撃の巨人」EDシングルにツアー音源" [cinema staff "Attack on Titan" tour sound source for ED single] (in Japanese). Natalie. July 5, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "cinema staff×諫山創「進撃の巨人」通じて念願の対談実現" [Cinema staff x Hajime Isayama's long-awaited dialogue through "Attack on Titan"]. Natalie. August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2023. これを聴けば僕らみたいなバンドのライブに来たことがない人にも雰囲気は伝わるかな。 [If you listen to this, even people who have never been to a band live like us can feel the atmosphere.]
  4. ^ "great escape". musicbrainz.org. MusicBrainz. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hot Animation". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Top Singles Sales". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Top Airplay". Billboard JAPAN. Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "great escape" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "2013年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング" [August 2013 CD Single Monthly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – ゴールド – great escape" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Select 2015年2月 on the drop-down menu
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