Megitsune (Single album)

Megitsune
Single album by BABYMETAL
Original title	メギツネ Vixen
B-side	Akatsuki (standard) Onedari Daisakusen (limited)
Released	June 19, 2013
Length	19:16 (standard) 7:26 ((limited)
Language	日本語 Japanese English English
Label	BMD Fox Records Toy's Factory Amuse
Composer(s)	Norimetal Tsubometal Team-K
Arranger(s)	Yuyoyuppe Kyoto Tatsuo Kobametal
Lyricist(s)	Mk-metal Norimetal Nakametal Tsubometal Nakata Caos Ryu-metal Fuji-metal
Producer(s)	Kobametal
Official links
Catalog number	TFCC-89448 (Standard) TFCC-89445 (Limited Ki) TFCC-89446 (Limited Tsu) TFCC-89447 (Limited Ne) PPTF-8042 (Special Su-metal) PPTF-8043 (Special Yuimetal) PPTF-8044 (Special Moametal)
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Next	Road of Resistance

This is the second major single (fourth overall) released by BABYMETAL. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2013, in three versions: a standard edition, a limited edition and a special edition. The limited editions included DVDs meanwhile the special editions were sold only at live concert venues.

This is their first single after becoming an independent act.

May Revolution Exclusive, CD covers

Promotional photo for Megitsune

Editions

1. Standard edition (CD)
2. "Ki", "Tsu" and "Ne" limited edition (CD+DVDs)
3. May Revolution Exclusive promotional edition (Standard, Su-metal, Yuimetal, and Moametal edition CD)

Tracklists

Standard edition

• CD
  1. Megitsune
  2. Akatsuki
  3. Megitsune (Air Vocal ver.)
  4. Akatsuki (Air Vocal ver.)

"Ki", "Tsu" and "Ne" limited edition

• CD
  1. Megitsune
  2. Onedari Daisakusen

• DVDs
  • Limited edition "Ki"
  • Digest of Legend "I" at Shibuya O-East (October 6, 2012)
    1. Overture～ Do・Ki・Do・Ki☆MORNING
    2. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!
  • Limited edition "Tsu"
  • Digest of Legend "D" Su-metal Seitansai at Akasaka Blitz (December 20, 2012)
    1. BABYMETAL DEATH
    2. Kimi to Anime ga Mitai ~ Answer for Animation With You
  • Limited edition "Ne"
  • Digest of Legend "Z" at Zepp Tokyo (February 1, 2013)
    1. Overture～ Ijime, Dame, Zettai
    2. Catch me if you can

May Revolution Exclusive promotional edition

• CD
  1. Megitsune
  2. Megitsune (-TEKINA Remix-)

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

• Recorded at ABS Recording, MukuStudio, Sound Arts Studio, S.O.L.I.D. Sound Lab, and Heat [sic] Beat Recording Studio
• Mixed at King Sekiguchidai Studio
• Mastered at Parasight Mastering

Personnel

• Suzuka Nakamoto (SU-METAL) – vocals (lead and background)
• Yui Mizuno (YUIMETAL) – vocals (lead and background)
• Moa Kikuchi (MOAMETAL) – vocals (lead and background)
• Key Kobayashi (KOBAMETAL / KxBxMETAL) – executive producer, arrangement
• Millennium Japan (millennium JAPAN) – executive producer
• Tucky – mastering
• Miki Watanabe (MK-METAL) – lyrics
• Norikazu Nakayama (NORiMETAL / NAKAMETAL / 中田カオス) – lyrics, music
• Tatsuya Tsubono (TSUBOMETAL) – lyrics, music
• Ryugi Yokoi (RYU-METAL) – lyrics
• Shinichi Fujita (FUJI-METAL) – lyrics
• Shuhei Takahashi (TEAM-K) – music
• Kazuki Higashihara (TEAM-K) – music
• Takehiro Mamiya (Yuyoyuppe / DJ'TEKINA//SOMETHING) – arrangement, audio mixing, remixer
• Kyoto (教頭) – arrangement
• Tatsuo (tatsuo) – arrangement, guitar, bass
• Masatake Osato – recording
• Naoki Ibaraki – recording
• Seiji Toda – audio mixing
• Hironobu Takikawa – audio mixing
• Leda – guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	7
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	16
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)	7
Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay (Billboard)	69
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)	14

Daily charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	2

Videos

BABYMETAL - メギツネ - MEGITSUNE (OFFICIAL)