Reason Living

"Reason Living" is a song by Screen Mode. It is the second opening theme song for Bungo Stray Dogs; a single was released on October 26, 2016. It was composed by Masatomo Ota while the lyrics were provided by Yohei Matsui.^[1] The single contains both title song and "Distance".^[2] Its short form was first made available on August 28, 2016.^[3] It focuses on Atsushi Nakajima's attempts to become a stronger person.^[4] The full song can be listened online on Screen Mode's YouTube account.^[5] The song was reused in the 2018 film Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple.^[6]

"Reason Living"
Cover of "Reason Living" featuring Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Single by Screen Mode
Released	October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)
Length	4:14

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reason Living"	4:14
2.	"Distance"	4:58
Total length:		4:14

Chart performance

On the Oricon's Weekly Singles Charts, "Reason Living" peaked at number 64 after being on the charts for 3 weeks.^[7] The song was ranked as 9th best theme song by Newtype magazine in 2017.^[8]