"One way" is a single by Japanese rock band
Sid, released on November 11, 2009, by
Ki/oon Music
is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Artists
Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Supercar, Pushim, Chatmonchy, Denki Groove, Tomoe ...
. The song was used as ending theme song of
Fuji TV television series ''Uchikuru!''. It was released in three editions. The two limited editions include a DVD with the music video for the title track and a live footage of "Doyōbi no Onna" on
''Hikari'' tour. The footage differs between the limited edition A and B. The regular edition only has the three-track CD.
Promotion and release
"One way" was released as single on November 11, 2009. Two days later, the band held a special event on
Sony Music Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...
's website lasting 36 hours, consisting of displaying for free the chorus of the music video, messages from the members and other promotional contents.
The weekend following the release, the band appeared on several television programs, such as
NHK's Music Japan,
TV Asahi's Music Station, among others. Fans who pre-downloaded the song on
Recochoku's
mobile app, Chaku-uta, would be the only ones who could apply for tickets for the band's upcoming tour, which was set to start in March.
Musical style and themes
"One way" was composed by Aki, while the B-side "Kaitō Neon" was composed by Shinji, and all lyrics were written by vocalist
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ...
as usual.
Barks website considered it a "fast and upbeat track that maintains the strong melody typical of Sid
..great for playing live", noting that it is completely different from the previous single "
Uso".
CD Journal company described "One Way" as "a soft rock song with a sense of speed", also praising its sound when played live. Regarding "Kaitō Neon", it described it as a
rockabilly music where "the sound of the
piano gives off an atmosphere of mystery".
Both mentioned how the single's theme is different from the band's previous singles, which generally spoke about love. "One way" expresses the desire and determination to move forward and move towards the future and their dreams.
Barks praised Mao's lyrics in this regard.
Commercial performance
The single peaked at number three on weekly Oricon Albums Chart and stayed on chart for ten weeks.
It sold 54,683 copies while on the chart, becoming the band's sixth best-selling single.
On
Tower Records' Japanese Rock and Pop Singles chart, it debuted at number five.
It also peaked at number five on
Billboard Japan Hot 100.
On the day of its release, the apps Uta Net and Peps! Music classified the song's lyrics as the most viewed of the moment
and
Recochoku's Chaku-uta app ranked it in third place.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ...
– vocals
* Shinji – guitar
* Aki – bass
* Yūya – drums
References
External links
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{{Sid (band)
Ki/oon Music singles
Sid (band) songs
Songs in Japanese
2009 singles
Songs written by Mao (singer)