Butter-Fly (Kōji Wada song) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids "Butter-Fly"
Cover of the original 1999 single
Single by Kōji Wada
from the album All of My Mind
A-side	"Butter-Fly"
B-side	Seven Seven ~10th Memorial Version~ (Strong version)
Released	April 23, 1999 (1999-04-23) August 1, 2004 (2004-08-01) (re-release) April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22) (Strong version) November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) (tri. version)
Genre	J-pop, anison
Length	4:14 18:14 (Strong version)
Label	Interchannel (1999-2008) T.Y. Entertainment (2008-2013) Feel Mee (2013-present)
Songwriter(s)	Hidenori Chiwata Cher Watanabe
Kōji Wada singles chronology
"Butter-Fly" (1999) "Target (Akai Shōgeki)" (2000)
"Hirari" (2007) "Butter-Fly (Strong Version)" (2009) "We Are Xros Heart!" (2010)
"Evolution & DigiXros" (2011) "Butter-Fly (tri. Version)" (2015) "Seven (tri. Version)" (2016)

"Butter-Fly" is a super popular song by Japanese singer Kōji Wada. It's famous for being the opening theme song for the exciting Digimon Adventure TV show. This song was Kōji Wada's very first single, released on April 23, 1999.

About the Song

"Butter-Fly" first appeared as the theme song for the 1999 Digimon Adventure movie. After that, it became the main opening song for the Digimon Adventure TV series. Kōji Wada was surprised to sing a rock song because he usually sang ballads.

The song was so successful that Kōji Wada became known as the "Immortal Butterfly Anime Song Singer." This nickname shows how much people loved his voice and the song.

Different Versions of "Butter-Fly"

Over the years, "Butter-Fly" has been re-released in special versions.

• Original Release: The first version came out on April 23, 1999. It was re-released on August 1, 2004, with new artwork to celebrate Digimon Adventures 5th anniversary.

• Strong Version: On April 22, 2009, the "Butter-Fly (Strong Version)" was released. This was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Digimon series and Kōji Wada's singing debut. It was his first single in three years.

• tri. Version: The "Butter-Fly (tri. Version)" came out on November 25, 2015. It was the theme song for the Digimon Adventure tri. anime movie series. Sadly, this was Kōji Wada's last song released before he passed away on April 3, 2016.

• Tribute Version: A second "Butter-Fly (tri. Version)" was released on May 1, 2018. It was a special tribute to Kōji Wada and served as the ending theme for the final Digimon Adventure tri. movie. Many voice actors from the show, along with Kōji Wada's recorded voice, performed this version.

Other Artists Covering "Butter-Fly"

"Butter-Fly" is so loved that many other artists have covered it!

• The male voice actors from Digimon Adventure sang their own version. It was released on a special CD box in 2002. This celebrated the Digimon franchise's 100th CD release.
• Masaaki Endoh included his cover on his album Enson.
• Halko Momoi covered the song on her 2008 album, More & More Quality Red: Anime Song Cover.
• Nagareda Project released their cover on their album Nagareda PPP in 2012.
• The idol group Sea*A released an English version on their first album in 2013.
• Another idol group, Trefle, released their cover as their debut single in 2015. It even made it onto the music charts! They performed it on a TV show called Animemashite.
• In 2019, the virtual singer Vocaloid Hatsune Miku released a cover. This was part of a fun collaboration with the Digimon series.

Song Details

All the songs mentioned below were arranged by Cher Watanabe.

1999 and 2004 versions

Strong version

tri. version

Chart Performance

"Butter-Fly" has appeared on various music charts in Japan.

See also

In Spanish: Butter-Fly (canción de Kōji Wada) para niños