| "Mayday" | ||||
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| Single by Coldrain featuring Ryo Kinoshita | ||||
| from the album The Side Effects | ||||
| Released | 2 November 2019 | |||
| Recorded | February 2019 | |||
| Studio | Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, United States) | |||
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| Length | 3:47 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Michael Baskette | |||
| Coldrain singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Mayday" on YouTube | ||||
"Mayday" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the fifth single from their sixth studio album The Side Effects, produced by Michael Baskette, written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, and was released on 2 November 2019. "Mayday" features Ryo Kinoshita from Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake.[1][2]
"Mayday" is the second anime opening for Fire Force.[3] Due to the success of the single being on the anime, it started rotating in circles around the metalcore scene elevating the band to new heights. It would also eventually become the first song by the band to reach over 10 million streams and views on Spotify and YouTube. As of 2022, "Mayday" has since been viewed and streamed more than 50 million times worldwide.[4]
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 4, 2019). "Fire Force Anime's New Video Previews 2nd Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "【 NEW VIDEO公開 】Coldrain – MAYDAY feat. Ryo from Crystal Lake (Official Video) A FLIM BY INNI VISION". Twitter. November 2, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Valdez, Nick (October 11, 2019). "'Fire Force' Reveals New Ending Theme Details". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "coldrain To Release New Album 'Nonnegative'". Original Rock. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.