is the eighth Japanese single by Angela Aki and was released on September 17, 2008. It was broadcast in a music program

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in August 2008 with some re-runs. The song reached number three on the

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Weekly Charts, selling more than 200,000 copies. It was certified Million for downloads in 2016 by the RIAJ. The song is performed in the anime movie Colorful. The song was ranked at 25 on "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Songs" chart. The B-side "

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" is a Japanese language cover of Ben Folds' song of the same name. Aki herself wrote the Japanese version's lyrics. Folds himself, by chance, heard Aki cover the song at the 2008 Fuji Rock Festival. He was impressed, and met with Aki. Due to this, they collaborated on the song "Black Glasses", on Aki's next album, ''

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''.

Choir versions

The song is the self-cover of the choir song Angela originally wrote by a request of

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, the national public broadcaster, as the compulsory song in the 75th NHK National School Music Contest in 2008, Junior High School (12–15 years old) Division. Arranged by Hiroaki Takaha, the girls' and mixed demonstration choirs were broadcast in March 2008.

Track listing

Charts (Japan)

Cover versions

This song has also been sung by

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ese singer

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under the title ''Strive On: To My Fifteen Year Old Self'' (),

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singer Chen Ming () under the title ''Letter'' (),

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under the title ''Write to Future Myself'' (),

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singer

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under the title ''Letter to Myself'' () and the 15-year-old Japanese singer and

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member Mei Yamazaki.

References

External links

Official Discography
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