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"Fanfare"
Digital and standard edition cover
Single by Twice
from the album Perfect World
Language	Japanese
B-side	"More & More (Japanese ver.)"
Released	July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
Length	3:40
Label	Warner Music Japan
Composer(s)	Louise Frick Sveen Atsushi Shimada Kenichi Sakamuro
Lyricist(s)	Chiemi
Twice singles chronology
"More & More" (2020) "Fanfare" (2020) "I Can't Stop Me" (2020)
Twice Japanese singles chronology
"Fake & True" (2019) "Fanfare" (2020) "Better" (2020)
Music video
"Fanfare" on YouTube

"Fanfare" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's sixth Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. It was pre-released for digital download and streaming on June 19, 2020, by Warner Music Japan as the first single from their third Japanese studio album, Perfect World. The single and its B-side, "More & More" (Japanese version), were physically released on July 8 in Japan.

Release and promotion

On May 5, 2020, Twice announced the release of their sixth Japanese single titled "Fanfare", describing it as "an upbeat song that hopes to add a bright energy to everyone around the world". "Fanfare" was pre-released as a digital single on various online music portals on June 19, and the music video was released online the same day. On July 4, Twice performed "Fanfare" for the first time on NHK's music program Shibuya Note. The CD single was released on July 8 in four different versions: Standard Edition, Limited Edition A, Limited Edition B, and Once Japan Limited Edition.

Commercial performance

The CD single debuted at number 2 on the daily ranking of Oricon Singles Chart with 108,796 units sold on July 7, 2020. It topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 176,725 copies sold. It also debuted atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 208,778 copies sold, 5,529 downloads, and 2,198,665 streams recorded July 6–12.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2020 (Japan)
• List of Oricon number-one singles of 2020

References

1. Yoon, So-yeon (May 6, 2020). "Twice announces its sixth Japanese single 'Fanfare'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
2. Martin, Annie (June 18, 2020). "Twice shares 'Fanfare' music video". United Press International. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
3. "ジャニーズWEST、TWICE、フレンズ「シブヤノオト」で元気になれる新曲披露". Natalie Music (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
4. "TWICE、新曲「Fanfare」色で世界をつなぐMV公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
5. "デイリー シングルランキング – 2020年07月7日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
6. "週間　シングルランキング – 2020年07月20日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
7. "【ビルボード】208,778枚を売り上げTWICE 「Fanfare」が総合首位　米津玄師「感電」初登場2位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
9. Fanfare – Oricon Oricon News. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
10. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
11. "Japanese single certifications – TWICE – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 8, 2020. Select 2020年7月 on the drop-down menu
12. "Japanese single streaming certifications – Twice – Fanfare" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 28, 2024. Select 2024年4月 on the drop-down menu

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