"Touch Off" (stylized as "Touch off") is a single recorded by the Japanese rock band Uverworld, released through Gr8! Records on February 27, 2019.[2] It reached 3rd place on Oricon chart, selling 33,340 copies in its first week.[3] "Touch Off" was used as the season one opening theme for the 2019 anime The Promised Neverland.[4][5]
According to Takuya∞, "Touch Off" was the first song they made in 2018 before "Odd Future" and "Eden e". At first, they made its basic sounds more hip hop with acoustic guitar and drums but they had not yet created the lyrics. Later Takuya∞ made the lyrics based on the anime The Promised Neverland, telling to keep fighting spirits and to not give up for getting freedom.[5]
The music video for "Touch Off" was directed by Masaki Okita, and features the band with hundreds of lighting and fire effects. Two versions of music videos were released by the band: the short version and the full version. Their official YouTube uploaded the short version on February 25, 2019, restricted to Japanese residents only. As of March 9, 2019, it has reached 542,094 views.[6] The full version is available on the band's official website for a limited time.[7]
^"UVERworld、新曲「Touch off」のMVは "点火する"様子を表現した 迫力のある作品" [UVERworld's MV of the new song "Touch off" is a powerful piece that expresses the state of "igniting"]. OKMusic (in Japanese). February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^"Touch off ＜初回生産限定盤＞ | UVERworld" ["Touch off" (Limited Edition) | UVERworld] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
^"Japan Hot 100". Billboard. March 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
^"週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年03月18日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for March 18, 2019] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
