"Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps"
Single by One Ok Rock
from the album Jinsei×Boku=
ReleasedJanuary 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)
Length12:44
Label
Songwriter(s)Takahiro Moriuchi
Producer(s)One Ok Rock
One Ok Rock singles chronology
"The Beginning"
(2012)		 "Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps"
(2013)		 "Mighty Long Fall/Decision"
(2014)
Audio sample
"Deeper Deeper"
  • file
  • help
Music video
"Deeper Deeper" on YouTube

"Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps" is the eighth single by Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK. It was released on January 9, 2013 under A-Sketch label.[1] It peaked at #3 on Billboard Japan Hot 100.[2] The single also charted at second place on the Oricon charts and stayed for nine weeks.[3]

"Deeper Deeper" was featured in Suzuki Swift Sport commercial in Japan,[4] while "Nothing Helps" was used in the Japanese version of the PS3/Xbox 360 video game DmC: Devil May Cry.[5]

Composition and lyrics

"Deeper Deeper" is a fast tempo song, composed by drummer Tomoya alongside bassist Ryota and mixed by John Feldmann. It starts with loud bass and drum beats as vocalist Taka's throat-clear and screams amplify the intro. The song's lyrics were written by Taka and invites listeners to keep pushing life by exploring something new, because being trapped in comfort and silence will only make life feel less meaningful.[6]

The second track "Nothing Helps" written in all English lyrics. It was composed by the band and the lyrics written by Taka, dedicate to fans, contains a message that can be taken as the belief and determination to "keep moving forward" through their musical activities.[6][7]

The last track "Kasabuta" was composed and written by Taka, a powerful ballad depicts the wounds received in the past and the feeling of emptiness that cannot be wiped off. The lyrics were written mostly in Japanese with only four words in English.[8]

Music video

The music video for "Deeper Deeper" was released on January 7, 2013, two days before the single was released. Directed by Takahide Ishii,[9] it features the band playing in an abandoned prison. At the same location, a child is followed by a mysterious floating iron ball. After being followed for a long time, the child finally meets the boss then faces and defeats it. At the end of the video, the child meets someone who resembles him.

Track listing

All songs were written by Taka.[10]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Deeper Deeper"
3:35
2."Nothing Helps"
4:48
3."Kasabuta" (カサブタ)Taka4:22
Total length:12:44

Personnel

One Ok Rock
Production[10]
  • Akkin — arranger
  • Kenichi Arai — engineering
  • Takashi Kagami — engineering
  • John Feldmann — mixing (tracks 1–2)
  • Kazutaka Minemori — bass technician
  • Yoshiro "Masuo" Arimatsu — drum technician, guitar

Charts

Single

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japanese Weekly Singles (Oricon)[3] 2

Songs

Title Year Peak positions
JPN
Billboard
"Deeper Deeper" 2013 3[11]
"Nothing Helps" 82[12]

References

  1. ↑ "8th single 'Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps'". ONE OK ROCK official website. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "One Ok Rock – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. 1 2 ""Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps" single by ONE OK ROCK". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ONE OK ROCK's "Deeper Deeper" chosen as CM song for SUZUKI". Tokyohive.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ↑ "ONE OK ROCK、「DmC」最新作イメージソング書き下ろし". Natalie (in Japanese). September 21, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Sugioka, Yuki (January 9, 2013). "ONE OK ROCK "Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps" Special Feature". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ Oyama, Takuya (January 9, 2013). "ONE OK ROCK "Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps" Special Feature". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "ONE OK ROCK "Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps"" (in Japanese). CD Journal. January 9, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "One Ok Rock – Deeper Deeper music video information" (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Release "Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps" by ONE OK ROCK". MusicBrainz. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  12. ↑ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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