Comedy (song) explained

Comedy
Cover:Comedy Gen Hoshino cover.jpg
Type:single
Language:Japanese
Artist:Gen Hoshino
Genre:J-pop
Length:3:51
Label:Speedstar
Producer:Gen Hoshino
Prev Title:Cube
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:I Wanna Be Your Ghost
Next Year:2022

(pronounced as /ja/) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. It was released through Speedstar Records on April 8, 2022, and used as the ending theme song for the first season of the anime Spy × Family.[1] The song also appeared on Fortnite Soundwave Series.[2] With peak positions at number four on Japan Hot 100 and number 127 on Billboard Global 200, "Comedy" has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for 100,000 digital sales and Platinum for 100,000,000 streams.

Background and release

On March 17, 2022, Spy × Family official website announced that Gen Hoshino will be performing the ending theme for the anime with "Comedy", premiering on April 9, 2022. It was released as a digital single in Japan on April 8, 2022, through Speedstar Records. The song was also featured on Fortnite Soundwave Series for 72 hours, starting from June 9, 2022.[2] [3]

Composition and lyrics

"Comedy" is composed in the key of C-sharp minor on the verses and the first two chorus, C♯ major on the bridge and in D minor in the final chorus and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 88 BPM, runs for three minutes and 51 seconds.[4] It was composed and written by Gen Hoshino for the anime Spy × Family, with idea of family while being conscious of the sense of family that the story has. "I wrote this song while thinking about the "family" of Loid, Yor, and Anya in Spy × Family and the meaning of the word 'family'," Hoshino says of the song. "While listening to the completed song, I feel that the song is very suitable for the coming warm season when trees are lush and flowers are blooming."[3] [5] [6]

Music video

The music video for "Comedy" was released on May 5, 2022, and directed by MESS. It depicts a form of a certain 'family' in which Hoshino and mysterious creatures live together and go about their daily lives.[7]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[8] 2
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[9] 11
Taiwan (Billboard)[10] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11] 50
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[12] 13

Awards and nominations

Ceremony! scope="col"
YearAwardResult
7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards2023Best Ending Sequence[13]
Best Anime Song

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spy×Family Anime's Video Reveals, Previews Theme Songs. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. March 17, 2022. June 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: How to Watch 'Fortnite Soundwave Series' Concert, Spy X Family 's Gen Hoshino. Harripersad. Ridge. CGMagazine. June 5, 2022. June 11, 2022.
  3. Web site: Gen Hoshino Talks Fortnite's Soundwave Series, Spy x Family, and More. Bishop. Rollin. ComicBook.com. June 6, 2022. June 11, 2022.
  4. Web site: Key & BPM for "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino. Tunebat. June 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: Gen Hoshino's Spy x Family Ending Theme Makes Its No.1 Debut in Japan's Digital Single Chart. Komatsu. Mikikazu. Crunchyroll. April 12, 2022. June 11, 2022.
  6. Web site: Spy x Family ED Music. Spy x Family Official Website. ja. June 11, 2022.
  7. Web site: Gen Hoshino Lives Everyday Life with Mysterious Creatures in Spy x Family Ending Theme MV. Komatsu. Mikikazu. Crunchyroll. May 5, 2022. June 11, 2022.
  8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of April 13, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. December 9, 2022.
  9. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-05-16 . . December 9, 2022 . ja.
  10. Gen Hoshino Chart History (Taiwan Songs). Billboard. December 9, 2022.
  11. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
  12. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022 . . December 9, 2022.
  13. Web site: All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Anime News Network. Eisenbeis. Richard. March 4, 2023. March 4, 2023.