"Tokyo"
Single by Owl City featuring Sekai no Owari
ReleasedOctober 7, 2014
Length3:39
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)Adam Young
Producer(s)Young
Owl City singles chronology
"Beautiful Times"
(2014)		 "Tokyo"
(2014)		 "Verge"
(2015)
Sekai no Owari singles chronology
"Honō to Mori no Carnival"
(2014)		 "Tokyo"
(2014)		 "Dragon Night"
(2014)
Music video
"Tokyo" on YouTube

"Tokyo" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song features Japanese pop band Sekai no Owari and was released on October 7, 2014.[1] "Tokyo" was also featured as an exclusive track on the Japanese release of Owl City's fifth studio album, Mobile Orchestra.[2]

Background

Owl City announced the release date for the song on September 29, 2014 along with another track, "You're Not Alone".[3] Speaking about the meaning of the song, Young stated, "'Tokyo' is about the many sleepless nights I've spent in Japan due to jet lag. Something in the atmosphere there is very conducive to creativity."[4] Young also stated that he was "very honored" to work with Sekai no Owari.[5] Written and produced by Young, the track runs at 128 BPM and is in the key of E major.[6]

Music video

A visualizer video for "Tokyo" premiered on November 18, 2014.[7] The video contains footage of their performance during the Tokyo Fantasy event which was held in October 2014 at Fuji-Q Highland in Yamanashi.[1] Young spoke about performing the song live with Sekai no Owari stating, "It felt good. I've never played on such a beautiful stage. Just standing on the stage was so inspiring."[8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[9]

  • Owl City – composer, primary artist
  • Sekai no Owari – featured artist

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Tokyo"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 7, 2014 Republic [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "PV for Owl City's new song, featuring SEKAI NO OWARI, released". November 19, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mobile Orchestra - Album by Owl City". Apple Music. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Owl City - You're Not Alone & Tokyo (Announcement)". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Tony Cummings (November 15, 2015). "Owl City: Resisting critical barbs and enjoying Tokyo's creative atmosphere". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI Joins Owl City in New Song "TOKYO"". October 5, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Key and BPM of Tokyo by Owl City". Musicstax.com. October 7, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Owl City - Tokyo (Official Visualizer Video) ft. SEKAI NO OWARI". YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "アウル・シティー、セカオワ共演MV公開「この場所で一つに」". Oricon (in Japanese). November 18, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Owl City – Tokyo / Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Cross Rhythms – Year-End 2015". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tokyo - Single by Owl City". Apple Music. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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