"Replay" is the third single released by

Mr. Children , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one of t ...

on July 1, 1993.

Overview

The single reached #19 on the

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Japanese charts selling 88,330 copies during its run on the chart. The title track, "Replay", was used to promote

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through commercials and was also included in the group's first compilation album, ''

Mr. Children 1992–1995 ''Mr. Children 1992–1995'', is a compilation album by Mr. Children, released on July 11, 2001. This is a compilation of selected album and single tracks from 1992 to 1995, released on the same day as '' Mr. Children 1996–2000''. It is the six ...

'', which was released on July 11, 2001. The b-side track, "All by myself", was a re-cut from Mr. Children's second album ''

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'' released on December 1, 1992. "Replay" has also been covered by other artists including Sotte Bosse, who covered the song on her album "Moment" released on October 3, 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

Kazutoshi Sakurai is a Japanese musician. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked No. 8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singe ...

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Kenichi Tahara is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He was born in Fukuoka, and moved to Nakano, Tokyo. He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Keisuke Nakagaw ...

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Keisuke Nakagawa is a Japanese musician. He plays bass guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Kenichi Tahara is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in t ...

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Hideya Suzuki , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one of t ...

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Production

* Producer – Kobayashi Takeshi"Replay" single, Toy's Factory (1993) * Arrangement -

and Takeshi Kobayashi * Recording - Kunihiko Imai"Versus" album booklet, Toy's Factory (1993) * Mixing - Kunihiko Imai

References

{{Authority control 1993 singles Mr. Children songs Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai 1993 songs Toy's Factory singles Song recordings produced by Takeshi Kobayashi