is the second single released by

Mr. Children , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one of t ...

on December 1, 1992.

Overview

The single reached #56 on the

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Japanese charts selling 60,790 copies. The single was released on the same day as the group's second album, ''

Kind of Love ''Kind of Love'' is the first long-play record by Japanese rock band Mr. Children The album was issued in December 1992, only 7 months after the release of their debut EP entitled ''Everything''. It has commonly been regarded as the band's second ...

'', which also included the single in it. was included as a live recording on the group's live album, ''

1/42 ''1/42'' is the only live recorded album for the Japanese band Mr.Children, released as a limited edition with 500,000 units in September 1999. Its title was derived from the number of the places where the band played on that year's their concert ...

'', released on September 8, 1999 and '' Mr. Children 1992–1995'', which was released on July 11, 2001. The b-side track, , was included on the group's compilation album ''

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'', released on May 10, 2007. Over the years the title track, , has become a fan favorite in polls as a song desired to be played at weddings and as a song used to charm women. has also been popular amongst other recording artists with Ryuichi Kawamura, lead singer of Luna Sea, covering the song on the anniversary edition of his album ''Evergreen'' released on December 5, 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

Kazutoshi Sakurai is a Japanese musician. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked No. 8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singe ...

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Kenichi Tahara is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He was born in Fukuoka, and moved to Nakano, Tokyo. He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Keisuke Nakagaw ...

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Keisuke Nakagawa is a Japanese musician. He plays bass guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Kenichi Tahara is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in t ...

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Hideya Suzuki , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one of t ...

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Production

* Producer – Kobayashi Takeshi"Dakishimetai" single, Toy's Factory (1992) * Arrangement -

and Takeshi Kobayashi

References

{{authority control 1992 singles Mr. Children songs Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai 1992 songs Toy's Factory singles Song recordings produced by Takeshi Kobayashi