Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai
| "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" | ||||
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Official song cover | ||||
| Single by Yoko Hikasa | ||||
| from the album Couleur | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Starting line" | |||
| Released | May 8, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
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| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Composer(s) | Rei Ishizuka | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Mike Sugiyama | |||
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"Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" (Japanese: 美しき残酷な世界; lit. "The Beautiful and Cruel World") is a song by Japanese singer Yoko Hikasa, whose lyrics were written by Mike Sugiyama and music composed by Rei Ishizuka. The song was released on May 8, 2013, as the debut single of Hikasa from Pony Canyon, and is best remembered for its use as the first ending theme for the first season of Attack on Titan.