"One More Time, One More Chance" (also listed as "One more time,One more chance") is a single by Japanese singer

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that was released on January 22, 1997, on the Polydor Japan label. It peaked on the

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weekly singles chart at No. 18 and charted for 24 weeks. The song was originally used as a theme song in , a 1996 film starring Yamazaki himself. It was later used as the ending theme song for the 2007 film ''

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''. As the song is played in a convenience store, the film's male lead, Takaki Tōno, recognizes it as a hit song since his junior high school. It was re-released on March 3 of that year under the label Nayutawave Records and reentered the chart at No. 52.

Track listing and album information

Original

# One More Time, One More Chance # # One More Time, One More Chance (karaoke) Composer: Masayoshi Yamazaki Arrangement: Toshiyuki Mori, Kitaroh Nakamura Vocals: Masayoshi Yamazaki Lyricist: Masayoshi Yamazaki

Re-release

# One More Time, One More Chance # # Composer: Masayoshi Yamazaki Arrangement: Toshiyuki Mori, TENMON Vocals: Masayoshi Yamazaki Lyricist: Masayoshi Yamazaki

Cover versions

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released an English version of the song in track 5 of the album '' Covers'' on March 21, 2012. The English lyrics were literally translated from the original Japanese. *

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covered this song in Track 5 of her album ''

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covered the song in her album "Belie" released in 2016 as well as an accompanying music video. *

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from the

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made a cover of the song on September 25, 2016. *

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covered the song in the album "Joyful Monster," released January 6, 2017. *Astel Leda from the

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References

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