ECHO

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Background

“It's been a while, hasn't it? In what kind of world do we have to twist and turn to become who we want to be? Do we have to trust ourselves? Can we trust ourselves? Was my stuffed teddy bear's name actually 'Bear Bear' or was he a figment of my imagination? Can I trust myself on that? Sometimes I wonder where Bear Bear went. I never saw him after I moved from my childhood home. Was he even real? Can he hear me now? Would he be proud?”
—Author's comment

"ECHO" is an original song by CIRCRUSH, a collaboration between Crusher and CircusP. It became very popular shortly after its upload on Nico Nico, reaching #1 on Weekly VOCALOID Ranking and receiving many derivative works. The name of the character in the video is "Primadonna".

The lyrics to "ECHO" are vague, and can be interpreted in many different ways; Crusher has expressly stated that there is no particular meaning to ECHO's lyrics, and that some fans have explained the lyrics better than Crusher could herself.^[1]

This song has entered the Hall of Legend and exceeded over 10 million YouTube views. Hence this is one of Crusher's most notable songs, one of CircusP's most notable songs, and one of GUMI's most notable songs.

This song has been featured on TBS's ranking show "Rank Oukoku" as 2nd most popular VOCALOID song of 2014 on Niconico Video.^[2]^[3] "ECHO" is also available in JOYSOUND and Club DAM, allowing it to be sung in Japanese karaoke bars.^[4]

Succeeding versions

Remastered ver.

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	Crusher
Categories	Succeeding version

Piano Version

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	Crusher, CircusP, Ditsy (video)
Categories	Succeeding version

CIRCRUSH sings ECHO

Producers	Crusher, CircusP (vocals), MystSaphyr (illust)
Categories	Human self-cover

Kazoo Version

Producers	Crusher
Categories	Succeeding version, arrangement

The Living Tombstone Remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	The Living Tombstone (remix), Crusher (illust), Fruutella (VSQ), Orko (guitar), Andrew Duemig (video effects)
Categories	Succeeding version

Utsu-P remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Categories	Succeeding version

Teniwoha remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	Teniwoha (remix)
Categories	Succeeding version
Description	This remix is featured on Crusher-P's album, CONCIENTIA.

Lyrics

The clock stopped ticking forever ago
How long have I been up? I don't know
I can't get a grip, but I can't let go
There wasn't anything to hold onto, though

Why can't I see,
Why can't I see
All the colors
That you see?

Please can I be,
Please can I be
Colorful and free?

What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV

I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight

The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror

ECHO...

I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back

I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back

I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back

I'm gonna burn my house down
Into an ugly black
I'm gonna run away now
And never look back

I'm gonna burn my house down
And never look back
And never look back
AND NEVER LOOK BACK

What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV

I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight

What the hell's going on?
Can someone tell me please
Why I'm switching faster than the channels on TV

I'm black, then I'm white
No! Something isn't right!
My enemy's invisible
I don't know how to fight

The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror

The trembling fear
Is more than I can take
When I'm up against
The echo in the mirror

Derivatives

Rylitha's AHS Trio cover

Featuring	SF-A2 miki, Kaai Yuki, Hiyama Kiyoteru
Producers	Rylitah (tuning, VSQ lyrics conversion)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover; Chorus
Description	MP3 download link is here.

Avi Moon's PowerFX Family cover

Featuring	BIG AL, Sweet ANN, OLIVER, YOHIOloid
Producers	Avi Moon
Categories	VOCALOID Cover; Chorus; Mashup

kimzipsin's cover ft. SeeU

Featuring	SeeU (Korean)
Producers	kimzipsin (tuning, mixing)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Ultimatemariolover's cover ft. KAITO

Featuring	KAITO V3 (English)
Producers	Ultimatemariolover (tuning, mixing)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover
Description	MP3 download link is here.

St. Derp's cover ft. Merli

Featuring	Merli
Producers	St. Derp
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

JorroTreul's cover ft. Utatane Piko

Featuring	Utatane Piko
Producers	JorroTreul (tuning, mixing, VSQ lyrics conversion)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Seiho524's cover ft. Kagamine Len

Featuring	Kagamine Len Append (Power)
Producers	Seiho524 (tuning, mixing)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

KazukoP's cover ft. YUU

Featuring	YUU
Producers	KazukoP, InochiPM
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Eris' cover ft. Fukase

Featuring	Fukase
Producers	Eris
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Jade S.'s cover ft. Camui Gackpo

Featuring	V3 Gackpoid Power
Producers	Jade S. (illust, tuning, VSQx)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Shiogama's cover ft. Kohaku Merry

Featuring	Kohaku Merry (Trapeze)
Producers	Shiogama (tuning), hikage (mixing), tama (UST), Neochroma (VCCV English lyrics conversion)
Categories	UTAU Cover

fmcaddy12's cover ft. Equinox

Featuring	Equinox
Producers	fmcaddy12 (tuning, UST conversion) Ashita-Tsukiloid (UST)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Azure's cover

Producers	Azure (vocals)
Categories	Human Cover

Noir's cover

Producers	Noir (vocals)
Categories	Human Cover

riza's cover

Producers	riza (vocals)
Categories	Human Cover

Mes's cover

Producers	Mes (vocals), Eon (mixing), ajimita (illust), Michikora (movie)
Categories	Human Cover

Araki's cover

Producers	Araki (vocals), Araki (cover, arrange), Shino (guitar)
Categories	Human cover; Remix

Wotamin's cover

Producers	Wotamin (vocals), Mabudachi (mixing)
Categories	Human cover

Kradness's cover

Producers	Kradness (vocals), TomoboP (mixing)
Categories	Human cover

JubyPhonic's cover

Producers	JubyPhonic (vocals), CircusP (mixing), Mystsaphyr (video)
Categories	Human cover

Reol's cover

Producers	Reol (vocals), Giga-P (vocals, mixing)
Categories	Human cover

AmaLee's cover

Producers	AmaLee (vocals), dj-Jo (remix), LuLuSeason (illust)
Categories	Human cover

Chalili's cover

Producers	Chalili (vocals), N.U. (screams), Cally Q (rap lyrics), GongJun (mixing), Nanji (encode), Tsukamoto.G (video), Fade (illust)
Categories	Human cover

Melt's cover

Producers	Meltberry (vocals)
Categories	Human cover;

DIVELA's remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	DIVELA
Categories	Remix

ikapi's dubstep remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	ikapi
Categories	Remix

ryogo's arrange cover

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	ryogo (music, video), Maki (illust)
Categories	Remix

aru's rock arrange cover ft. Megurine Luka

Featuring	Megurine Luka V4X (English)
Producers	aru (cover, arrange, chorus)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover; Remix
Description	Download and off-vocal links are here and here.

Sakasafukurou's piano cover

Producers	Sakasafukurou
Categories	Remix

dj-Jo's remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	dj-Jo (remix, video), LuLuSeason (illust)
Categories	Remix

Yunosuke's remix

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	Yunosuke (remix)
Categories	Remix

PLAMA's remix ft. Kagamine Rin & Len

Featuring	Kagamine Rin & Len V4 English
Producers	PLAMA (remix)
Categories	Remix

YusukeKira's arrange

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	YusukeKira (arrange, tuning), Ekkoberry (illust, PV)
Categories	Arrange

enokida_k's PV

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	enokida_k
Categories	Fanmade PV
Description	A kinetic typography PV.

MikuMikuMina's MMD PV

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	MikuMikuMina
Categories	MMD PV

ヒビカセ × ECHO

Translation	Hibikase × ECHO
Featuring	Hatsune Miku, GUMI English
Producers	Usana
Categories	Mashup
Description	A mash-up of Giga-P's "Hibikase" and "ECHO". It was included in the 2015 Niconico Cho Party.^[5]

Kahoot In The Mirror

Featuring	DEX
Producers	fmccaddy12
Categories	Mashup

「MAD」 Gravity Falls

Featuring	GUMI English, Mes
Producers	sakicchi
Categories	Parody
Description	A parody PV featuring DIpper Pines from the TV series Gravity Falls. Added vocals from Mes's cover are added into GUMI's version.

「MAD」 Undertale

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	BillNight Cipher
Categories	Parody
Description	A parody PV of the song featuring Frisk from the RPG game Undertale.

Other media appearances

Literature

On October 8, 2015, the one year anniversary of the song, it was announced that ECHO would be receiving a Japanese novel adaption.^[6] It will be written by Akira and illustrated by Oguchi, one of the official illustrators for Kantai Collection.^[7] A promotional video was uploaded on February 12, 2016. An English translation of the novel was released.

Discography

This song was featured in the following albums:

Concerts

This song has been performed as part of the setlist for the Vocaloid performance at Niconico Cho Party 2015, as a remix/duet with Hibikase.

Trivia

This is the first song by a western VOCALOID producer to enter the Hall of Legend.
The song was originally to be sung by Megurine Luka. CircusP cites himself as the reason why it ended up being sung by GUMI.^[8]

Gallery

References

↑ Thanks for 800,000 views! - Google+
↑ TBS Television: Rank Oukoku
↑ ~~ECHO on TV - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post)~~
↑ ~~ECHO in a Club DAM karaoke bar - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post)~~
↑ @CCrusherP: I had no idea that the Echo x Hibikase mash up was the second song in the nico cho party
↑ @PHPcomix
↑ ECHO novel website
↑ Let's try to tune Nana English [Attempt 2

External links

Official

Official art
Official art 2
Official art (The Living Tombstone Remix)
Novel website
MP3 Download
VSQ and Instrumental

Unofficial

VOCALOID Lyrics Wiki

[1] Thanks for 800,000 views! - Google+

[2] TBS Television: Rank Oukoku

[3] ~~ECHO on TV - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post)~~

[4] ~~ECHO in a Club DAM karaoke bar - KEEPING IT SURREAL (blog post)~~

[5] @CCrusherP: I had no idea that the Echo x Hibikase mash up was the second song in the nico cho party

[6] @PHPcomix

[7] ECHO novel website

[8] Let's try to tune Nana English [Attempt 2

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