"Cat's Eye" is a song by Japanese pop singer-songwriter, Anri. It served as the opening for the anime series of the same name. A new version of the song titled "Cat's Eye (New Take)" was included on Anri's studio album ''

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'', released December 5, 1983.

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covered and released their version of the song in 2010.

MAX version

"Cat's Eye" is the sole single from

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ese pop group,

's album '' Be MAX''. It was released on May 12, 2010 through

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subsidiary, Sonic Groove. Their version of the song has been given a Eurobeat arrangement, a nod to the group's initial claim to fame. The single is released in two editions, a CD+DVD and an

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. The latter includes a digest of a concert filmed on February 27, 2010.

Release and promotion

Beginning in January, MAX launched a one-night monthly genre themed concert series entitled ''MAX Monthly Live VIP'' at

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in Tokyo. Media coverage from the event announced that the group was in the midst of recording material for a release in May to coincide with the group's 15th anniversary. In February, the group held a Eurobeat themed concert where they performed "Cat's Eye" for the first time. Online store listings for a new single followed shortly after, but confirmation of "Cat's Eye" as the actually a-side was not confirmed until April 7 by their management company, Vision Factory.

Music video

A music video for "Cat's Eye" began production on March 23, 2010 over two days in an undisclosed location.

Track list

CD

DVD

References

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