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Give a Reason
- Artist
- Hayashibara Megumi and Okui Masami
- Single
- Give a reason
- Released
- 1996.04.24
- Catalog Number
- KIDA-128
- Price
- ¥1000
- Tracklist
- Hayashibara Megumi - "Give a reason"
- Okui Masami - "Jama wa Sasenai" (邪魔はさせない; Can't Find the Disturbance)
- Give a reason (Off Vocal Version)
- Jama wa Sasenai (Off Vocal Version)
- Information
"Give a reason" is the 20th single recorded by Hayashibara Megumi, and the 10th single released by Okui Masami. The single is a split single between the two artists, and their second time working together; with the first being on "Get along". The song was used as the opening theme to the Salyers NEXT anime series. The B-side, Okui's "Jama wa Sasenai" was used as ending theme song to the series. This is Hayashibara's fourth single to have a tie-in to the Slayers series and Okui's second.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Arimori Satomi
- Music
- Sato Hidetoshi
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Ohira Tsutomu
Cover versions
The song "Give a reason" has been covered by many anison artists and anime cover albums such as:
- [2003] Okui Masami - Masami Kobushi
- [2008] Yonekura Chihiro - Ever After
- [2008] Momoi Halko - more & more quality RED ~Anime song cover~
- [2009] m.o.v.e - Anim.o.v.e 01
- [2010] Nakagawa Shoko - Shokotan Cover 3 ~Anisong wa Jinrui wo Tsunagu~
Oricon Chart Positions
The single reached #9 on the weekly Oricon chart, and stayed on the chart for a total of 13 weeks. This is both artists first single to chart within the Oricon's top ten. It sold 232,850 copies in total, and is the second best selling seiyuu single, and the seventh best selling anison single all time.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 70,180 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 24,910 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 35,310 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 30,010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 13,240 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 11,560 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 10,690 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 9,450 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | 7,910 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63 | 5,570 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55 | 5,900 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 3,910 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 4,210 |
Total Reported Sales: 232,850
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