Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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The Blue Hearts
was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones.
and reached #80 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
charts in 1993. It was part of the band's seventh album, ''
Dug Out
was the seventh studio album released by the Japanese rock band The Blue Hearts and the eighth album released overall.
Tracks
#"Tegami" (手紙 ''Letter'')
#"Midori no Happa" (緑のハッパ ''Green Leaf'')
#"Torch Song" (トーチソング ' ...
'', and was the worst selling single that was released by a major label for the band. The music and lyrics were written by
Hiroto Kōmoto
is a Japanese rock singer who has fronted bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons.
Early life
Kōmoto was born in 1963 in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture and graduated from the junior high school attached to the School of E ...
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Details
In addition to the original versions of "Party" and the B-side track "Chance" (チャンス ''Chansu''),
karaoke
Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...
versions of both songs were also included on the CD. "Chance" was written by