1999 single by Kōji Wada
"Butter-Fly" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Kōji Wada as the opening theme song to "Digimon Adventure". The song was released as Wada's debut single on April 23, 1999.
Background and release.
"Butter-Fly" was the theme song to the 1999 film "Digimon Adventure", performed as a ballad. "Butter-Fly" was later re-worked as a rock song, and its rock iteration became the opening theme song to the television series of the same name. It had been the first time Wada had performed a rock song.
Originally released on April 23, 1999, the single was re-released on August 1, 2004 with new CD artwork to commemorate "Digimon Adventure's" 5th anniversary. The success of the song gave Wada the title "Immortal Butterfly Anime Song Singer."
Other versions.
"Butter-Fly (Strong Version)" was released on April 22, 2009 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the "Digimon" franchise as well as the 10th anniversary of his debut with the song. It was his first single in three years after "Hirari" and charted on Oricon Weekly Singles for one week.
"Butter-Fly (tri. Version)" was released on November 25, 2015 as the theme song for the Japanese version of the anime film series "Digimon Adventure tri.", and the single was his last release before his death on April 3, 2016. A second version of "Butter-Fly (tri. Version)" was released as a tribute on May 1, 2018 as the ending theme to "Digimon Adventure tri.: Chapter 6: Future", the final installment to the "Digimon Adventure tri." film series, as well as the final part of the film. The song was performed by AiM, Ayumi Miyazaki, and the eighteen main cast members of "tri.", along with posthumous archive audio of Wada.
Reception.
"Butter-Fly" was ranked number 5 on NHK's list of Top 100 Best Anime Songs in 2017.
Cover versions.
The cast for the male characters in "Digimon Adventure" performed "Butter-Fly" and released it with the "We Love Digimon Music" CD box on December 25, 2002. The release was to commemorate the franchise's 100th CD release.
The song has also been covered by Masaaki Endoh in his album "Enson".
Halko Momoi covered "Butter-Fly" on her 2008 cover album "More &amp; More Quality Red: Anime Song Cover".
Nagareda Project released a cover version on their album, "Nagareda PPP", on August 8, 2012.
Idol group Sea*A released an English version of "Butter-Fly" on their eponymous debut album, "Sea*A", on March 27, 2013.
Idol group Trefle performed a cover version of "Butter-Fly" and released it as their debut single on November 18, 2015, which charted at #78 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. The song served as the opening theme song to the show "Animemashite". They performed the song at Anison History Japan!!.
On September 2, 2019, Vocaloid Hatsune Miku released a cover, as part of a collaboration event with the "Digimon" franchise.
Track listing.
All songs arranged by Cher Watanabe.
Charts.
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