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Original title:	美しい鰭
English title:	Beautiful Fins
Artist:	Spitz
Movie:	26
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	CD Info
Release date:	April 10, 2023 (digital single) ; April 12, 2023 (CD single)
CDs:	1
Tracks:	3
Original Cost:	1,350円
CD Number:	UPCH-6001
Record Label:	Polydor Records
Oricon chart peak:	#4 (Weekly single) ; #3 (Weekly digital single)

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Beautiful Fins (美しい鰭 ,Utsukushii Hire^?) is a song by rock band Spitz that was released on April 10, 2023 as digital single and on April 12, 2023 as CD single. The song is featured as the ending theme for the 26th movie, Black Iron Submarine. With Masamune Kusano as voice and guitar, Tetsuya Miwa as second guitar, Akihiro Tamura as bass and Tatsuo Sakiyama as drums, it was written and composed by Kusano and arranged by the band and Seiji Kameda as their 46th single. The digital single peaked at 3rd position on the weekly Oricon Chart, while the regular version peaked at 4th.

Song Info

Background and release history

Beautiful Fins is Spitz's first official single since "Yasashii Ano Ko" (優しいあの子) released in June 2019 and since "Daikōbutsu" (大好物), released in November 2021 as a limited-edition single^[1]. It was announced as the theme song of Movie 26 on March 1st, 2023^[2], while the promotional ad for Movie 26 aired first on February 28th, with the song playing between the 41st second and the 85th second^[3]. On March 8th, it was announced that it will be released as a CD single on April 12th, and as part of their 17th studio album "Himitsu Studio" (ひみつスタジオ) on May 17th^[4].

The digital version came out on April 10th, along with the official music video, directed by Daigo Matsui and featuring actresses Moka Kamishiraishi and Eri Fuse^[5],^[6]. The studio album released in May of the same year also featured a short movie previewing the song ; it was title "Okogamashii Hire" (烏滸がましい鰭)^[7]. The song was used again in a May 15th commercial commemorating the 10 billion yen in sales for "Black Iron Submarine"^[8]. It was performed live the same on the TV programme Count Down TV Live! Live!^[9].

By July 5, 2023, the song was streamed more than 100 million times according to the Billboard Japan Charts, and on November 16, it passed the 200 million streams^[10],^[11]. It peaked at first in Oricon's Rock Songs and Anime Songs charts^[12] and reached 2nd on Billboard Japan's weekly Hot singles^[13].

It was released with 2 other songs, "Akehono", and "Inori wa Kitto", which were not featured in their May 2023 studio album^[14].

Artists

Performer : Spitz^[15]
- Guitar / Voice : Masamune Kusano
- Guitar : Tetsuya Miwa
- Bass : Akihiro Tamura
- Drums : Tatsuo Sakiyama
- Saxophone : Takuo Yamamoto
- Trumpet : Koji Nishimura
Lyrics / Composer : Masamune Kusano
Arrangement : Spitz & Seiji Kameda

Lyrics

{{#tabs:lyrics|

RomajiRomaji

{{#lyrics:Namioto de kesarechatta hakkiri to kikasero tte

Wazato rashī unabara

Hyakkai ijou no shippai wa daawin-san mo kanrui no Yuniiku na shinka no ishizue

Ano hi no koto wa wasurenai yo Shizuku no shouwakusei no mannaka de

Nagareru manma nagasaretara Aragaou ka utsukushī hire de Kowareru yoru mo atta keredo jibun de irareru you ni

Bikkura koita tenkai ni yoromeku ashi wo funbatte Tsumetai mizu wo hitokuchi

Shinpaishou no genkai wa koeteru keredo kou yatte Kotsu wo tsukande ikite kita

Himitsu mamotte kurete arigatou ne Mou enryo sen de houttemo daijoubu

Nagareru manma nagasaretara Dashinukou ka utsukushī hire de Hanasareru toki mo miushinawazu kimi wo omoeru you ni

Tsuyogaru poozu wa sou itsu made mo Tsuzukerarenai wakatteru keredo Yasashiku natta sekai o mada kaite ikitaikara

Nagareru manma nagasaretara Aragaou ka utsukushī hire de

Kowareru yoru mo atta keredo jibun de irareru you ni}}

Japanese translationJapanese translation

{{#lyrics:The sound of waves is too loud. "Say it to me clearly."

The ocean is meddlesome...

I know, these failures that amount to more than 100, that would even move Darwin to tears, are the foundation of a unique evolution, right?

I will never forget that day, in the middle of small planets falling like raindrops...

The flows have drifted us so far now, But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins. Because, even if there were nights when I was broken, I don’t want to lose myself－

In such a surprising development, I held on to my stumbling feet, and took a sip of cold water.

I'm a worrier, and actually, I'm about to be pushed to my limits, but I've got the hang of it and I've lived.

Thanks for keeping my secret. Don't hold back, you can let it go now...

The flows have drifted us so far now, But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins. Because, even if there are times when we are separated, I want to think of you without losing sight of you―

I can't keep up putting on a tough act forever, I know, I can't go on like this forever, I know, but I still want to paint a kinder world...

The flows have drifted us so far now, But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins!

Because, even if there were nights when we were broken, I don’t want to lose ourselves－}}

JapaneseJapanese

{{#lyrics:波音で消されちゃった　はっきりと聞かせろって

わざとらしい海原

100回以上の失敗は　ダーウィンさんも感涙のユニークな進化の礎

あの日のことは忘れないよしずくの小惑星の真ん中で

流れるまんま　流されたら抗おうか　美しい鰭で壊れる夜もあったけれど　自分でいられるように

びっくらこいた展開に　よろめく足を踏ん張って冷たい水を一口

心配性の限界は　超えてるけれどこうやってコツをつかんで生きて来た

秘密守ってくれてありがとうねもう遠慮せんで放っても大丈夫

流れるまんま　流されたら出し抜こうか　美しい鰭で離される時も見失わず　君を想えるように

強がるポーズは　そういつまでも続けられない　わかってるけれど優しくなった世界をまだ　描いていきたいから

流れるまんま　流されたら抗おうか　美しい鰭で

壊れる夜もあったけれど　自分でいられるように}}

}}

CD Info

CD track listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	Length
1	美しい鰭	Utsukushī Hire	Beautiful Fins	3:31
2	祈りはきっと	Inori wa Kitto	Praying Surely	3:16
3	アケホノ	Akehono	Akehono	4:30

Gallery

Album cover for "Himitsu Studio"

References

Official Website

Lyrics

Full Japanese and Romaji lyrics from Lyrical Nonsense: Utsukushī Hire - Lyrical Nonsense. Retrieved on April 30, 2023.
English translation partially imported from Lyrics Translate: 美しい鰭 - Lyrics Trnslate. Retrieved on January 7, 2024.

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 | chart-peak      = #4 (Weekly single) <br> #3 (Weekly digital single)
 | prev-song       = Chronostasis
-| next-song       =
+| next-song       = Daitan
 | footnotes       =
 }}
-'''Utsukushī Hire''' is a song by [[Spitz]] that will be released on April 10, 2023 as digital single and on April 12, 2023 as CD single. The song is featured as the ending theme for the 26th movie, ''[[Black Iron Submarine]]''.
+{{nihongo|'''Beautiful Fins'''|美しい鰭|Utsukushii Hire}} is a song by rock band [[Spitz]] that was released on April 10, 2023 as digital single and on April 12, 2023 as CD single. The song is featured as the ending theme for the 26th movie, ''[[Black Iron Submarine]]''. With Masamune Kusano as voice and guitar, Tetsuya Miwa as second guitar, Akihiro Tamura as bass and Tatsuo Sakiyama as drums, it was written and composed by Kusano and arranged by the band and Seiji Kameda as their 46th single. The digital single peaked at 3rd position on the weekly Oricon Chart, while the regular version peaked at 4th.
 == Song Info ==
+[[file:M26ED Promo Video.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Promotional video commemorating 1 billion yen in sales.]]
+=== Background and release history ===
+''Beautiful Fins'' is Spitz's first official single since "[[wikipedia:ja:優しいあの子|Yasashii Ano Ko]]" (優しいあの子) released in June 2019 and since "[[wikipedia:ja:大好物 (曲)|Daikōbutsu]]" (大好物), released in November 2021 as a limited-edition single<ref>https://natalie.mu/music/news/515774</ref>. It was announced as the theme song of Movie 26 on March 1st, 2023<ref>https://natalie.mu/music/news/514763</ref>, while the promotional ad for Movie 26 aired first on February 28th, with the song playing between the 41st second and the 85th second<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKx9O6qsG-E</ref>. On March 8th, it was announced that it will be released as a CD single on April 12th, and as part of their 17th studio album "[[wikipedia:ja:ひみつスタジオ|Himitsu Studio]]" (ひみつスタジオ) on May 17th<ref>https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2270760/full/</ref>.
+The digital version came out on April 10th, along with the official music video, directed by [[wikipedia:Daigo Matsui|Daigo Matsui]] and featuring actresses [[wikipedia:Moka Kamishiraishi|Moka Kamishiraishi]] and [[wikipedia:ja:ふせえり|Eri Fuse]]<ref>https://rockinon.com/news/detail/205914</ref>,<ref>https://twitter.com/daradaradayo/status/1645384142065135617</ref>. The studio album released in May of the same year also featured a short movie previewing the song ; it was title "Okogamashii Hire" (烏滸がましい鰭)<ref>https://natalie.mu/music/news/517629</ref>. The song was used again in a May 15th commercial commemorating the 10 billion yen in sales for "Black Iron Submarine"<ref>https://natalie.mu/music/news/524638</ref>. It was performed live the same on the TV programme [[wikipedia:Count Down TV|Count Down TV Live! Live!]]<ref>https://natalie.mu/music/news/523168</ref>.
+By July 5, 2023, the song was streamed more than 100 million times according to the Billboard Japan Charts, and on November 16, it passed the 200 million streams<ref>https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/127111/2</ref>,<ref>https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/131856/2</ref>. It peaked at first in Oricon's Rock Songs and Anime Songs charts<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230422084837/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/rs/w/2023-04-24/</ref> and reached 2nd on Billboard Japan's weekly Hot singles<ref>https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2023&month=04&day=24</ref>.
+It was released with 2 other songs, "Akehono", and "Inori wa Kitto", which were not featured in their May 2023 studio album<ref>https://rockinon.com/news/detail/205663</ref>.
 === Artists ===
-* '''Performer''' : Spitz
+* '''Performer''' : Spitz<ref>https://muuseo.com/Inmyhead/items/2179</ref>
-* '''Lyrics''' : Masamune Kusano
+** '''Guitar / Voice''' : Masamune Kusano
-* '''Composer''' : Masamune Kusano
+** '''Guitar''' : Tetsuya Miwa
-* '''Arrangement''' : Spitz
+** '''Bass''' : Akihiro Tamura
+** '''Drums''' : Tatsuo Sakiyama
+** '''Saxophone''' : Takuo Yamamoto
+** '''Trumpet''' : Koji Nishimura
+* '''Lyrics / Composer''' : Masamune Kusano
+* '''Arrangement''' : Spitz & Seiji Kameda
 === Lyrics ===
@@ Line 31: / Line 46: @@
 |romaji=
 Namioto de kesarechatta hakkiri to kikasero tte
-Wazato rashii unabara
+Wazato rashī unabara
 Hyakkai ijou no shippai wa daawin-san mo kanrui no
@@ Line 40: / Line 55: @@
 Nagareru manma nagasaretara
-Aragaou ka utsukushii hire de
+Aragaou ka utsukushī hire de
 Kowareru yoru mo atta keredo jibun de irareru you ni
@@ Line 53: / Line 68: @@
 Nagareru manma nagasaretara
-Dashinukou ka utsukushii hire de
+Dashinukou ka utsukushī hire de
 Hanasareru toki mo miushinawazu kimi wo omoeru you ni
 Tsuyogaru poozu wa sou itsu made mo
 Tsuzukerarenai wakatteru keredo
-Yasashiku natta sekai wo mada egaite ikitai kara
+Yasashiku natta sekai o mada kaite ikitaikara
 Nagareru manma nagasaretara
-Aragaou ka utsukushii hire de
+Aragaou ka utsukushī hire de
 Kowareru yoru mo atta keredo jibun de irareru you ni
 |japanese=
@@ Line 97: / Line 112: @@
 抗おうか　美しい鰭で
 壊れる夜もあったけれど　自分でいられるように
+|english=
+The sound of waves is too loud. "Say it to me clearly."
+The ocean is meddlesome...
+I know, these failures that amount to more than 100, that would even move Darwin to tears,
+are the foundation of a unique evolution, right?
+I will never forget that day,
+in the middle of small planets falling like raindrops...
+The flows have drifted us so far now,
+But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins.
+Because, even if there were nights when I was broken, I don’t want to lose myself－
+In such a surprising development, I held on to my stumbling feet,
+and took a sip of cold water.
+I'm a worrier, and actually, I'm about to be pushed to my limits,
+but I've got the hang of it and I've lived.
+Thanks for keeping my secret.
+Don't hold back, you can let it go now...
+The flows have drifted us so far now,
+But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins.
+Because, even if there are times when we are separated, I want to think of you without losing sight of you―
+I can't keep up putting on a tough act forever,
+I know, I can't go on like this forever,
+I know, but I still want to paint a kinder world...
+The flows have drifted us so far now,
+But in the end, let's fight back with our beautiful fins!
+Because, even if there were nights when we were broken, I don’t want to lose ourselves－
 }}
@@ Line 102: / Line 151: @@
 === CD track listing ===
 {{BeginTable TrackListing}}
-{{TrackListingItem|1|美しい鰭|Utsukushī Hire|Beautiful Fins}}
+{{TrackListingItem|1|美しい鰭|{{PAGENAME}}|Beautiful Fins|3:31}}
-{{TrackListingItem|2|祈りはきっと|Inori wa Kitto|Praying Surely}}
+{{TrackListingItem|2|祈りはきっと|Inori wa Kitto|Praying Surely|3:16}}
-{{TrackListingItem|3|アケホノ|Akehono|Akehono}}
+{{TrackListingItem|3|アケホノ|Akehono|Akehono|4:30}}
 {{EndTable}}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>
+File:M26ED Album.jpg|Album cover for "Himitsu Studio"
 </gallery>
 == References ==
 <references/>
+# [https://spitz-web.com/discography/single-46/ Official Website]
 * '''Lyrics'''
-# Full Japanese and Romaji lyrics from Lyrical Nonsense: [https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/spitz/utsukushii-hire/ Utsukushii Hire - Lyrical Nonsense]. Retrieved on April 30, 2023.
+# Full Japanese and Romaji lyrics from Lyrical Nonsense: [https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/spitz/utsukushii-hire/ {{PAGENAME}} - Lyrical Nonsense]. Retrieved on April 30, 2023.
+# English translation partially imported from Lyrics Translate: [https://lyricstranslate.com/en/utsukushii-hire-beautiful-fins.html-0 美しい鰭 - Lyrics Trnslate]. Retrieved on January 7, 2024.
 == See also ==
@@ Line 120: / Line 172: @@
 * [[Music]]
+{{FeaturedSong|January 7, 2024}}
 {{Movie Themes}}