Stand Proud

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"Stand Proud"
Cover of "Stand Proud" featuring Stardust Crusaders protagonist Jotaro Kujo (right) and his Stand Star Platinum (left)
Single by Jin Hashimoto
ReleasedApril 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length4:38
LabelWarner Home Video
Songwriter(s)Shoko Fujibayashi, Takatugu Wakabayashi, ZENTA
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure theme song singles chronology
"Bloody Stream"
(2013)
"Stand Proud"
(2014)
"JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~"
(2015)

"Stand Proud" (stylized as "STAND PROUD") is a song by Jin Hashimoto, with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi, composition by Takatuku Wakabayashi, and arrangement (and guitars) by ZENTA. It is the first opening theme song for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders; a single was released on April 23, 2014.[1][2] The edit for the television series' broadcasts was made available for purchase exclusively through Dwango's animelo service on April 12, 2014, as a preview,[3] and the full length on the Chaku Uta Full service on April 18.[2]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Shoko Fujibayashi; all music is composed by Takatugu Wakabayashi

No.TitleLength
1."Stand Proud"4:38
2."Stand Proud" (Original Karaoke)4:37
Total length:9:14

Covers[edit]

Fantôme Iris, a fictional visual kei band from multimedia franchise Argonavis from BanG Dream! covered the song on their live Fantôme Iris Concept Live -Gekkoukyouen- held on September 23, 2021.

Chart performance[edit]

On the Oricon's Weekly Singles Charts, "Stand Proud" peaked at number 13 after being on the charts for 2 weeks.[4] On Billboard's Japan Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at 11.[5] On Billboard's other charts in Japan, the song also performed well: number 3 on the Hot Animation [6] and Top Independent Albums and Singles charts,[7] and 2 on the Hot Singles Sales charts.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "【AnimeJapan2014】REDステージに「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダーズ」の主要キャスト5人が登壇! | トーキョーアニメニュース – TOKYO ANIME NEWS". Tokyo-anime-news.jp. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  2. ^ a b "『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』編BD/DVD発売決定ィィィィ!! OP/EDのCDも発売だぜェェェ!! - Ameba News [アメーバニュース]" (in Japanese). News.ameba.jp. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  3. ^ "「STAND PROUD」/ 橋本仁 着うた・着信音 | animelo mix". Pc.animelo.jp. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  4. ^ "「STAND PROUD」 橋本仁│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard-japan.com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard-japan.com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Independent Albums and Singles│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard-japan.com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard-japan.com. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

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