Level 42
- Artist
- Kimura Kaela
- Single
- Level 42
- Released
- 2004.05.10 (Indies Release)
- 2004.06.23 (Major Release)
- Catalog Number
- COCA-15677
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- Level 42
- Whatever Are You Looking For?
- Level 42 (Instrumental)
- Whatever Are You Looking For? (Instrumental)
- Information
"Level 42" is the debut single released Kimura Kaela. "Level 42" was used as the ending song for Saku Saku, an early morning TV program which Kimura starred on. The single was originally released as an indies single on 2004.05.10, with only 390 copies being made (each cost 390 yen). The single was only sold at the Shinseido store in Kanagawa. The single ended up selling out with-in the first three minutes, and brought a crowd of over 2,000 people. The single was re-released a month later under the major label Columbia Records. This time around the single reached #14 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of 14 weeks. The single has sold 8,681 copies in its weeks and has since sold a total of 30,056 copies.
Kimura made her music TV debut on the Pop Jam program on 2004.07.24 performing "Level 42". She recieved a 78.9% on the show for her performance and ended up in third place on their BREAK RADAR NEO RANKINGS chart.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Kimura Kaela
- Music
- Yamazawa Taiyou
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Mutou Hoshiji
Music Video
The music video for "Level 42" was a low budget video. It features Kimura running around a stationary microphone playing her guitar and singing. The video was shot in Yokohama's Saintly Hall.
Disambiguation
There are four versions of Level 42 to be currently found in Kimura Kaela's discography.
- Level 42
- Found on the "Level 42" single as track one. This verson is set to the PV.
- Level 42 (Instrumental)
- Found on the "Level 42" single as track four. This verson is the standard version but without the vocals.
- Level 42 (Album Take)
- Found on the "KAELA" album as track seven. This verson has a slightly different arrangement than the version found on the single.
- Level 42 (4YOU Live)
- Found on the "KAELA KIMURA 1st TOUR 4YOU" DVD as track three.
