"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".[1] "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.[2] On July 4, Twice performed "Fanfare" for the first time on NHK's music program Shibuya Note.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] It topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with 176,725 copies sold.[6] 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.[7]