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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
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher
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Categories | Succeeding version |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Crusher, CircusP, Ditsy (video)
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Categories | Succeeding version |
Producers | Crusher, CircusP (vocals), MystSaphyr (illust)
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Categories | Human self-cover |
Producers | Crusher
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Categories | Succeeding version, arrangement |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | The Living Tombstone (remix), Crusher (illust), Fruutella (VSQ), Orko (guitar), Andrew Duemig (video effects)
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Categories | Succeeding version |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Categories | Succeeding version |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | Teniwoha (remix)
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Categories | Succeeding version |
Description | This remix is featured on Crusher-P's album, CONCIENTIA.
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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
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Producers | Rylitah (tuning, VSQ lyrics conversion)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Chorus |
Description | MP3 download link is here.
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Producers | Avi Moon
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Chorus; Mashup |
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Producers | kimzipsin (tuning, mixing)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
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Producers | Ultimatemariolover (tuning, mixing)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Description | MP3 download link is here.
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Producers | JorroTreul (tuning, mixing, VSQ lyrics conversion)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
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Producers | Seiho524 (tuning, mixing)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
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Producers | AfiquTheVocaloid12
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | V3 Gackpoid Power
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Producers | Jade S. (illust, tuning, VSQx)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover |
Featuring | Kohaku Merry (Trapeze)
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Producers | Shiogama (tuning), hikage (mixing), tama (UST), Neochroma (VCCV English lyrics conversion)
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Categories | UTAU Cover |
Featuring | Equinox
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Producers | fmcaddy12 (tuning, UST conversion) Ashita-Tsukiloid (UST)
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Categories | UTAU Cover |
Producers | Azure (vocals)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Producers | riza (vocals)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Producers | Mes (vocals), Eon (mixing), ajimita (illust), Michikora (movie)
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Categories | Human Cover |
Producers | Araki (vocals), Araki (cover, arrange), Shino (guitar)
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Categories | Human cover; Remix |
Producers | JubyPhonic (vocals), CircusP (mixing), Mystsaphyr (video)
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Categories | Human cover |
Producers | Chalili (vocals), N.U. (screams), Cally Q (rap lyrics), GongJun (mixing), Nanji (encode), Tsukamoto.G (video), Fade (illust)
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Categories | Human cover |
Producers | Meltberry (vocals)
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Categories | Human cover; |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | ikapi
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Categories | Remix |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | ryogo (music, video), Maki (illust)
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Categories | Remix |
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Producers | aru (cover, arrange, chorus)
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Categories | VOCALOID Cover; Remix |
Description |
Producers | Sakasafukurou
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Categories | Remix |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | dj-Jo (remix, video), LuLuSeason (illust)
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Categories | Remix |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | YusukeKira (arrange, tuning), Ekkoberry (illust, PV)
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Categories | Arrange |
Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | enokida_k
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Categories | Fanmade PV |
Description | A kinetic typography PV.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | MikuMikuMina
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Categories | MMD PV |
Translation | Hibikase × ECHO |
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Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI English
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Producers | Usana
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Categories | Mashup |
Description |
Featuring | GUMI English, Mes
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Producers | sakicchi
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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.
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Featuring | GUMI English
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Producers | BillNight Cipher
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Categories | Parody |
Description | A parody PV of the song featuring Frisk from the RPG game Undertale.
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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:
- Download feat. 初音ミク
- EXIT TUNES PRESENTS THE BEST OF GUMI from Megpoid
- EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Entrance Dream Music
- CONCIENTIA ft. 3 remixes
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