Replica (song)

"Replica" (レプリカ) is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album Follow Me Up. It was released as the album's fourth single on August 20, 2014, through FlyingDog. The song was written by Sakamoto and composed by Takahito Uchisawa from the band Androp. It served as the second opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime series M3: The Dark Metal.

Chart performance
"Replica" debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 17, with 7,000 copies sold in first charting week. The single charted on the chart for four consecutive weeks, selling a reported total of 9,000 copies sold.

Credits and personnel
Personnel


 * Vocals, backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
 * Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Takahito Uchisawa
 * Arrangement – Takahito Uchisawa, Tōru Ishitsuka
 * Bass – Ichiro Yoshida
 * Drums – Noriyasu Kawamura
 * Guitar, programming – Takahito Uchisawa
 * Strings – Tomomi Tokunaga Strings
 * Engineering – Takahiro Okubo, Tohru Takayama
 * Mixing – Tohru Takayama
 * Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki