"Moon Water" is a song recorded by Japanese singer
Shizuka Kudo, from her tenth studio album, ''
Purple''. It was released through
Pony Canyon as the album's second single on May 19, 1995. When Kudo appeared on the
AX tanpatsu drama ''Ren'ai Zenya: Ichido Dake 2'' (1996) as a drawing-class model, the artwork she was the subject of is revealed to be a direct replication of the "Moon Water" cover art.
Background
"Moon Water" was written by Kudo, under the pseudonym Aeri, and Arata Tanimoto. It is written in the key of
B-flat major and set to a tempo of 104
beats per minute.
Kudo's vocals span from F
3 to B
4. Tanimoto was a classmate of the comedian
Takaaki Ishibashi, who Kudo would later go on to record the duet "
A.S.A.P." with, which was released as a single in 1997.
When Kudo first received Tanimoto's demo for the song, her first impression was that of flowing water. The single's
B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
, "Still Water", is a song created around the same demo track but with different lyrics and arrangement.
Chart performance
The single entered the
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In J ...
at number 15, selling 61,000 copies in its first week and becoming Kudo's first single to debut outside of the top ten.
It peaked at number 14 on its second week, outselling its first week sales figure with 63,000 copies sold.
"Moon Water" became Kudo's first single to not reach the top ten since her solo debut. The single charted a total of seven weeks in the top 100.
Track listing
Charts
Certification
References
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1995 songs
1995 singles
Songs with lyrics by Shizuka Kudo
Shizuka Kudo songs
Pony Canyon singles