Identity (Sakanaction song)
"Identity" (Japanese: アイデンティティ, Hepburn: Aidentiti) (Japanese pronunciation: [aideꜜnti̥ti]) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. It was released in July and August 2010 as the band's first single after the release of their fourth album Kikuuiki in March 2010. The band's first summer-time release, "Identity" was an upbeat song featuring Latin percussion and lyrics about self-identity. In September 2011, it was added to the band's fifth studio album, Documentaly.
| "Identity" | ||||
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Physical editions and digital EP edition cover. | ||||
| Single by Sakanaction | ||||
| from the album Documentaly | ||||
| B-side | "Holy Dance" | |||
| Released | July 7, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance-rock, Latin, electro | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ichiro Yamaguchi | |||
| Producer(s) | Sakanaction | |||
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The song was well reviewed by Japanese music critics, who enjoyed the Latin percussive elements and the song's upbeat melody. Commercially, the song reached number twelve on Oricon's single chart and number seven on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, performing worse than the band's previous single "Aruku Around" (2010), but better than their earlier singles "Sen to Rei" (2008) and "Native Dancer" (2009).