is the seventh 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 12, 1994.

Overview

debuted at No. 1 single on the

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Japanese charts and managed to sell 1,240,040 copies during its run on the chart. The title track was not used in any promotional tie-ins and was originally intended to be the

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of the "

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" single.''Mr. Children 1996-2000'' album booklet The song was also included in the Mr. Children live album '' 1/42'', released on September 8, 1999. The b-side was included in Mr. Children's compilation album, ''

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'', released on May 10, 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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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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 ...

– guitar *

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 ...

– bass *

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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* Es sisters - chorus"Bolero" album booklet, Toy's Factory (1997)

Production

* Producer – Kobayashi Takeshi single, Toy's Factory (1994) * Arrangement -

and Takeshi Kobayashi * Recorded by - Hiroshi Hiranuma, Kunihiko Imai * Computer programming - Ken Matsumoto, Yoshinori Kadoya

References

{{authority control 1994 singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Mr. Children songs Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai 1994 songs Toy's Factory singles