Saved (Maaya Sakamoto song)

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"Saved." (stylized as "SAVED.") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto, from the album Follow Me Up. It is the album's third single. It was released by FlyingDog as a double A-side single alongside the song "Be Mine!" on February 5, 2014. The song was written and composed by Shōko Suzuki.^[1] It is the ending theme to the anime series Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.^[2]

"Saved."
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
from the album Follow Me Up
Released	February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)
Recorded	2013[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	5:18
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Shōko Suzuki
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Secrear" (2013) "Saved." / "Be Mine!" (2014) "Replica" (2014)
Audio sample
"Saved." file help

Chart performance

"Saved." debuted on the Oricon Singles Chart at number 7, with 15,000 copies sold in first week.^[3] The single charted on the chart for eleven weeks, selling a reported total of 25,000 copies sold.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Saved."	Shōko Suzuki	Ryūji Yamamoto	5:18
2.	"Be Mine!"	Maaya Sakamoto The Band Apart	The Band Apart Ryō Eguchi Tōru Ishitsuka	4:01
3.	"Koe" (声, "Voice")	Sakamoto Solaya	Solaya	4:41
4.	"Saved." (Instrumental)	Suzuki	Yamamoto	5:18
5.	"Be Mine!" (Instrumental)	The Band Apart	The Band Apart Eguchi Ishitsuka	4:01
6.	"Koe" (Instrumental)	Solaya	Solaya	4:37
Total length:				27:57

Limited Edition Mini Live Album: Roots of SSW^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Tooku" (遠く, "Far Away")	Sakamoto	Shin Kōno	5:27
2.	"Grapefruit" (グレープフルーツ, Gurēpufurūtsu)	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Kōno	4:52
3.	"Cloud 9"	Iwasato Kanno	Kōno	5:13
4.	"Park Amsterdam (The Whole Story)"	Troy Kanno	Kōno	4:22
5.	"Scrap (Wakare no Uta)" (スクラップ～別れの詩, Sukurappu Wakare no Uta, "Scrap (Parting Song)")	Iwasato Kanno	Kōno	5:03
6.	"Singer-songwriter" (シンガーソングライター, Shingā Songuraitā)	Sakamoto	Kōno	6:44
Total length:				31:44

Credits and personnel

Personnel^[6]

• Vocals, backing vocals – Maaya Sakamoto
• Songwriting – Shōko Suzuki
• Arrangement, acoustic piano, hammond organ, celesta, tambourine, programming – Ryūji Yamamoto
• Bass – Yūji Okiyama
• Drums – Hiroshi Yabe
• Guitar – Hiroomi Shitara
• Strings – Yu Manabe Strings
• Engineering, mixing – Shojiro Watanabe
• Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[7]	4	25,000[4]
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[8]	7
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[9]	18
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[10]	3
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[11]	5