"Désir" (Desire) is a song by Japanese pop rock duo Garnidelia. It was released as the unit's seventh single on August 23, 2017.[1] It reached number 14 on Oricon and number 19 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the ending theme song for the anime series Fate/Apocrypha.[2]

"Désir"
The regular edition cover
Single by Garnidelia
from the album G.R.N.D.
B-side"Wasurenagusa"
ReleasedAugust 23, 2017
Recorded2017
StudioParasight Mastering
(Tokyo, Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:44
LabelSacra Music
Songwriter(s)Maria
Producer(s)Garnidelia
Garnidelia singles chronology
"Speed Star"
(2017)
"Désir"
(2017)
"Aikotoba"
(2017)
Alternative cover
The limited anime edition cover
Music video
"Désir" on YouTube

Release

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On 6 May 2017, the official website of the anime Fate/Apocrypha revealed about the theme song for the show, including the ending song "Désir" that would be sung by Garnidelia.[1][2] The song was released as a single on 23 August 2017 in three editions; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[3] The single reached number 14 on Oricon, 19 on Japan Hot 100, and 7 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 6, 3 and 2 weeks respectively. The song was featured in their third album "G.R.N.D.".[4]

Music video

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The music video for "Désir" was directed by Shin Okawa.[5] The video tell a story about a human girl enamored of a creature similar to a fawn. The mythological being, who also likes to see her in the woods, for the obvious reasons, is not of the likes of the people as they attempt to separate him from the young lady.[A] The girl in this video is started to falling in the love with the creature, although her father is not allow her to see him again.[6][7] Some scene show toku play the piano in a house, and Maria sing in a forest with using blue dress. The video end in a scene when the girl is died after she was shot by the hunters when she was trying to protect the creature, and the creature cried because of her death.

Track listing

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All tracks written by Maria.

Regular edition

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Désir"4:44
2."Wasurenagusa" (ワスレナグサ Forget me Not)4:16
3."Special Girl"3:46
4."Désir" (Instrumental)4:44

Limited edition

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Désir"4:44
2."Wasurenagusa" (ワスレナグサ Forget me Not)4:16
3."Special Girl"3:46
4."Désir" (Instrumental)4:44
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Désir" (music video)4:53
2."LIFE" (stellacage TOUR 2017 ~Cry Out~@ Differ Ariake) 
3."Bad Boy - Garnidelia vs Heavygrinder-" (stellacage TOUR 2017 ~Cry Out~@ Differ Ariake) 
4."Yakusoku -Promise Code- (約束 -Promise code-)" (stellacage TOUR 2017 ~Cry Out~@ Differ Ariake) 

Limited anime edition

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Désir"4:44
2."Wasurenagusa" (ワスレナグサ Forget me Not)4:16
3."Special Girl"3:46
4."Désir" (Instrumental)4:44
5."Désir" (Fate/Apocrypha ED ver)1:48
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Désir" (Fate/Apocrypha ending version without credit)1:48

Personnel

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Garnidelia
  • Maria – vocals
  • toku – music
Bands
  • Rock Sakurai - bass
  • Takeo Kajiwara - guitar
  • junchi. - drums
  • Ayako Himata, Reiko Tsuchiya - violin and viola
Production

Charts

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Year Chart Peak
position
2017 Oricon[8] 14
Japan Hot 100[9] 19
Japan Hot Animation [10] 7

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 23 August 2017 Sacra Music CD VVCL-1103
CD+DVD VVCL-1101
CD+DVD VVCL-1104

Notes

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  1. ^ This concept is refer to the story of Beauty and The Beast

References

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  1. ^ a b "7月放送開始、TVアニメ「Fate/Apocrypha」EDテーマ、Garnidelia 7th single「Désir」8月23日発売決定!". June 11, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b "Egoist, Garnidelia Perform Fate/Apocrypha Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "8月23日発売、New Single「Désir」のアートワーク公開!". Sony Music Japan. July 23, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "G.R.N.D." (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Space Shower Music Video Search". Space Shower Networks. Retrieved May 31, 2020. (in Japanese)
  6. ^ "Watch the tragic story of forbidden love in Garnidelia's music video for "Désir"". JRock News. November 11, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Suka Fate/Apocrypha? Tonton Video Musik Désir dari Garnidelia" (in Indonesian). Kaori Nusantara. November 11, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Désir" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Garnidelia - Chart history Billboard Japan
  10. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Animation