"Namidairo" is the eleventh single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter
Yui. The single was released on February 27, 2008. The title song is a tie-up for the TV drama, ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan''.
Background and writing
Yui began writing the lyrics soon after her concert at
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts con ...
on November 19, 2007. In an interview with Excite on February 2008, she revealed the melody of the chorus was actually from her second single,
Tomorrow's Way
"Tomorrow's Way" is the second single by the Japanese artist Yui. It was released June 22, 2005, under Sony Records. The song was also featured as the ending theme in the Japanese movie '' Hinokio''. The boy who appears in the song's music video ...
, but she only wrote it halfway.
She completed the song by including new A and B melodies, and the lyrics.
Although told to write the theme song for the drama, she had the consent to write as she wished.
Consequently, Yui tried not to put all the emphasis on "love", as was the main theme of ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'', but on relationships between individuals as well.
The title, "Namidairo" (ナミダイロ), in Japanese literally means "tear-colored", but was officially translated as "the color of tears". Yui used this phrase to mean the crying of the heart.
Music video
The music video was directed by
Takahiro Miki. It begins with Yui playing guitar in a room. From thereon, the video cuts to Yui walking down a street or riding a bus alone, sitting in a telephone booth, or back to the room. The video ends with Yui in the telephone booth looking outward at floating lines of light.
Track listing
;Normal Edition
;Limited Edition
Normal Edition + DVD
Oricon sales chart (Japan)
"Namidairo" has been certified gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies in Japan.
References
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2008 singles
Yui (singer) songs
Songs written by Yui (singer)
Japanese television drama theme songs