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Because of You (Stephanie)

CD Art
Artist
Stephanie
Single
because of you
Released
2007.08.29
Catalog Number
SECL-528
Price
¥1,223
Tracklist
  1. because of you
  2. To.Be.Me.
  3. Ben


Information

"because of you" is the second single released by Stephanie. The title track was used as the second ending theme for the anime KISS DUM -ENGAGE planet-. It also follows on as her second ballad in a row. The first press of the single features an original anime deka-label OBI strip. The single reached #50 on Oricon charts and charted for eight weeks, selling 7,898 copies.

TV Performances

Song Information

Lyrics
Stephanie, Yazumi Kana
Music
Joe Rinoie
Other Information
Arrangement: Joe Rinoie & Nagaoka Seikou
String Arrangement: Nagaoka Seikou
Acoustic Piano: Joe Rinoie
Background Vocal: Joe Rinoie
Keyboards: Nagaoka Seikou
Guitars: Yoshihara Katsumi
Drums: Eguchi Nobuo
Harp: Asakawa Tomoyuki
Strings: Kimura Crusher
Recorded by Takahashi Naoya (MUV Rinoie Inc.), Hamada Suminobu (Wonder Station), and Takahashi Toshiyuki (Wonder Station)
Mixed by Takahashi Naoya (MUV Rinoie Inc.)
Mastered by Suzue Machiko (Sony Music Studios Tokyo)

Music Video

The PV for "because of you" was directed by Itaya Hiroyuki. It alternates between scenes of the present Stephanie shot in monochrome in a black-coloured room, and home videos of Stephanie's childhood. Most of the home videos are from the early '90s, and some feature scenes with her brother.

Disambiguation

There are two known versions of because of you to be found in Stephanie's discography. These include:

because of you
Found on the because of you single as track #1 and Kazeyomi album as track #5. This is the main version set to the PV.
because of you (Acoustic ver.)
Found on the Friends single as track #3. This version substitutes the regular arrangement for one based around guitars (though keeping the standard a cappella track).

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 47 43 47 - 36 36 50 2,358
45 - - - - - - 84 1,531
- - - - - - - 86 1,121
- - - - - - - 99 921
- - - - - - - 123 727
- - - - - - - 128 603
- - - - - - - 198 344
- - - - - - - 200 293

Total Reported Sales: 7,898

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