Level_5_Judgelight
Level 5: Judgelight
2010 single by fripSide
"Level 5: Judgelight" (stylized as "LEVEL5 -judgelight-") is a Japanese single by the pop and trance duo fripSide, which was released by Geneon Universal Entertainment on February 17, 2010.[1] It is used as the second opening theme music for J.C.Staff's anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun.
| "Level 5: Judgelight" | ||||
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| Single by fripSide | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Memory of Snow" | |||
| Released | February 17, 2010 (2010-02-17) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 18:50 | |||
| Label | Geneon Universal | |||
| Composer(s) | Satoshi Yaginuma | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jun Nishimura | |||
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| A Certain Scientific Railgun album chronology | ||||
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"Level 5: Judgelight" is the first single that fripSide was credited as a group for its lyrics. Satoshi Yaginuma coined the title from two words—"judgement" and the "light" emitted by Mikoto Misaka's Railgun ability—that he described as the "light of justice that gathers around Mikoto as a collective of longing, trust, and bond".[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Level 5: Judgelight" | fripSide | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Memory of Snow" | Satoshi Yaginuma Yuki-ka | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Level 5: Judgelight" (instrumental) | 4:25 | |
| 4. | "Memory of Snow" (instrumental) | 4:58 | |
| Total length: | 18:50 | ||
All music is composed by Satoshi Yaginuma
Limited edition
The single's limited edition is bundled with a DVD and was also released on February 17, 2010.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Level 5 Judgelight (PV)" | |
| 2. | "Making" | |
| 3. | "Spot (In Stores Now ver.)" | |
| 4. | "Spot (Special ver.)" |
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Japan Oricon Singles Chart (Oricon)[4] | 4 |
- "fripSide／LEVEL5-Judgelight-". toaru-project.com/railgun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- 「only my railgun」が09年の台風の目となったfripSideにインタビュー――新「LEVEL5-judgelight-」は「よりfripSideらしい曲になりました」 [Interview with fripSide, whose song "only my railgun" became a typhoon in 2009--The new song "LEVEL5-judgelight-" is "more like a fripSide song"]. Animate Times (in Japanese). February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- LEVEL5 -judgelight-（初回限定盤） [LEVEL5 -judgelight- (First Limited Edition)]. fripSide Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- "LEVEL5-judgelight-". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.