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Taiyou no Uta (Kaoru Amane)
(Redirected from Taiyou no Uta (single))
- Artist
- Kaoru Amane
- Single
- Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
- Released
- 2006.08.30
- Catalog Number
- SRCL-6407~8 (Limited Edition)
- SRCL-6409 (Regular Edition)
- Price
- ¥1,575 (Limited Edition)
- ¥1,223 (Regular Edition)
- Limited Edition CD Tracklist
- Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた; A Song to the Sun)
- Stay with me
- Taiyou no Uta <acoustic version> (タイヨウのうた)
- Stay with me <acoustic version>
- Wish <original instrumental>
- Taiyou no Uta <instrumental> (タイヨウのうた)
- Stay with me <instrumental>
- Limited Edition DVD Tracklist
- Taiyou no Uta (PV) (タイヨウのうた)
- Regular Edition CD Tracklist
- Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた)
- Stay with me
- wish <original instrumental>
- Information
"Taiyou no Uta" is a character single released by Sawajiri Erika under the name "Kaoru Amane", a character she played in the drama Taiyou no Uta. The single was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. It reached #1 in its second week on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for 24 weeks. Because it sold 480,183 copies in 2006, it became the #10 best-selling single of the year and the #1 best-selling single by a solo female artist. The single has also been certified double platinum by RIAJ. In all, the single sold 488,604 copies.
The title track was self-covered by Shiratori Maika on her album hikousen.
- TV Performances
- [2006.09.09] CDTV
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Shiratori Maika
- Music
- Shiratori Maika
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Yayoshi Junji
- Strings Arrangement: Shika Udai
- Acoustic and Electric Guitar: Yayoshi Junji
- Bass: Takama Yuichi
- Drums: Kokobu Takemi
- Piano: Sato Tatsuya
- Keyboards and Programming: Owada Yasunori
- Chorus: Shiratori Maika
- Recording and Mixing: Hiranuma Hiroshi (OORONG-SHA)
- Assisting: Kikuchi Kazutaka (Hitokuchizaka Studio)
- Vocal Recoding: Suzuki Ryuzo (Sony Music Records)
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 150,056 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111,159 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 78,721 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47,119 |
| 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32,344 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16,985 |
| 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14,335 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9,425 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 7,064 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 4,730 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 2,748 |
Total Reported Sales: 488,604
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
- Sony Music Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
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