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"Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi" is the second single released by [[PUFFY]]. The title track was used for Japanese brand Tessera's "Juicy-Juicy" shampoo line [[CM]] song. The song has since made several other appearances in the media such as: the Japanese/French film ''[[Wasabi (film)|Wasabi]]'' (2001), the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Konga#Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku]]'' (2005), the pilot episode of the American TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' (2006), and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Rayman Raving Rabbids 2|Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' (2007). The song's title is a play on the song "[[Kore ga Otoko no Ikiru Michi]]" by [[Ueki Hitoshi]] and [[Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats]]<ref>[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%93%E3%82%8C%E3%81%8C%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AE%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8D%E3%82%8B%E9%81%93 これが私の生きる道]. ''Japanese Wikipedia''</ref>. The B-side, "[[Yuki ga Furu Machi (PUFFY)|Yuki ga Furu Machi]]", is a cover of the [[Yuki ga Furu Machi (UNICORN)|1993 single of the same name]] by their producer [[Okuda Tamio]]'s band [[UNICORN]]. The single reached #1 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart (and stayed at #1 for three consecutive weeks), where it stayed on the chart for a total of 31 weeks. In all the single sold a total of 1,566,000 copies<ref>[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/puffy.html Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart]</ref>, making it the duo's first #1 single and their best selling single<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/19838/ranking/cd_single/ PUFFYのシングルランキング]</ref>.
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"Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi" is the second single released by [[PUFFY]]. The title track was used for Japanese brand Tessera's "Juicy-Juicy" shampoo line [[CM]] song. The song has since made several other appearances in the media such as: the Japanese/French film ''[[Wasabi (film)|Wasabi]]'' (2001), the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Konga#Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku|Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku]]'' (2005), the pilot episode of the American TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' (2006), and the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Rayman Raving Rabbids 2|Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' (2007). The song's title is a play on the song "[[Kore ga Otoko no Ikiru Michi]]" by [[Ueki Hitoshi]] and [[Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats]]<ref>[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%93%E3%82%8C%E3%81%8C%E7%A7%81%E3%81%AE%E7%94%9F%E3%81%8D%E3%82%8B%E9%81%93 これが私の生きる道]. ''Japanese Wikipedia''</ref>. The B-side, "[[Yuki ga Furu Machi (PUFFY)|Yuki ga Furu Machi]]", is a cover of the [[Yuki ga Furu Machi (UNICORN)|1993 single of the same name]] by their producer [[Okuda Tamio]]'s band [[UNICORN]]. The single reached #1 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart (and stayed at #1 for three consecutive weeks), where it stayed on the chart for a total of 31 weeks. In all the single sold a total of 1,566,000 copies<ref>[http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/puffy.html Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart]</ref>, making it the duo's first #1 single and their best selling single<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/19838/ranking/cd_single/ PUFFYのシングルランキング]</ref>. Because 1,057,230 copies was sold in 1996, the single reached #16 on the yearly [[Oricon]] charts for that year.
  
 
An English version of the song appears on their 2002 North American best album, ''[[An Illustrated History]]'', titled "That's The Way It Is".
 
An English version of the song appears on their 2002 North American best album, ''[[An Illustrated History]]'', titled "That's The Way It Is".
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Revision as of 06:31, 18 April 2011

Single Cover
Artist
PUFFY
Single
Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi (これが私の生きる道)
Released
1996.10.07
Catalog Number
ESDB-3722
Price
¥1,020
Tracklist
  1. Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi (これが私の生きる道; This Is the Road Where I Live)
  2. Yuki ga Furu Machi (雪が降る町; Town Where it Snows)
  3. Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi (Original Karaoke)
  4. Yuki ga Furu Machi (Original Karaoke)


Information

"Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi" is the second single released by PUFFY. The title track was used for Japanese brand Tessera's "Juicy-Juicy" shampoo line CM song. The song has since made several other appearances in the media such as: the Japanese/French film Wasabi (2001), the video game Donkey Konga 3: Tabe-houdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku (2005), the pilot episode of the American TV series Heroes (2006), and the video game Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (2007). The song's title is a play on the song "Kore ga Otoko no Ikiru Michi" by Ueki Hitoshi and Hana Hajime to Crazy Cats[1]. The B-side, "Yuki ga Furu Machi", is a cover of the 1993 single of the same name by their producer Okuda Tamio's band UNICORN. The single reached #1 on the weekly Oricon chart (and stayed at #1 for three consecutive weeks), where it stayed on the chart for a total of 31 weeks. In all the single sold a total of 1,566,000 copies[2], making it the duo's first #1 single and their best selling single[3]. Because 1,057,230 copies was sold in 1996, the single reached #16 on the yearly Oricon charts for that year.

An English version of the song appears on their 2002 North American best album, An Illustrated History, titled "That's The Way It Is".

Song Information

Lyrics
Okuda Tamio
Music
Okuda Tamio
Other Information
Arrangement: Okuda Tamio

References

External links

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