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Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e
- Artist
- Onitsuka Chihiro
- Single
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e (いい日旅立ち・西へ; Leaving on a Good Day (To the West))
- Released
- 2003.10.29
- Catalog Number
- TOCT-4636
- Price
- ￥1,260
- Tracklist
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e (いい日旅立ち・西へ; Leaving on a Good Day (To the West))
- Gekkou (from ULTIMATE CRASH '02 LIVE AT BUDOKAN) (月光; Moonbeam)
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e (Instrumtenal) (いい日旅立ち・西へ; Leaving on a Good Day (To the West))
- Information
"Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e" is Onitsuka Chihiro's ninth single. The title song is a cover of Yamaguchi Momoe's "Ii Hi Tabidachi" with modified lyrics. It was used as JR Railway's DISCOVER WEST commercial song, much like Yamaguchi's "Ii Hi Tabidachi" was 25 years prior. This single peaked at #4 on Oricon charts and stayed in the charts for 17 weeks.
Contents
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Tanimura Shinji
- Music
- Tanimura Shinji
- Other Information
- Producer: Haketa Takefumi
- Acoustic Piano: Haketa Takefumi
- Acoustic and Electric Guitars: Nishiumi Takashi
- Bass: Watanabe Hitoshi
- Percussion: Kakehashi Ikuo
- 1st Violin: Kaneko Aska
- 2nd Violin: Aiso Yuko
- Viola: Shiga Keiko
- Cello: Kimura Takaya
Disambiguation
There are currently three versions of "Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e" to be found on Onitsuka Chihiro's discography. These include:
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e
- Found on the "Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e" single as track #1 and on SINGLES 2000-2003 as track #11.
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e (Instrumental)
- Found on the "Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e" single as track #3. It is the same as the main version but without the vocals.
- Ii Hi Tabidachi Nishi e (NINE DIRTS AND SNOW WHITE FLICKERS LIVE)
- Found on the NINE DIRTS AND SNOW WHITE FLICKERS DVD as track #13.
Music Video
The music video was directed by Kojima Junji. It features Onitsuka singing beside an animated lake at twilight.
Oricon Charts Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | x | x | x | x | x | x | 4 | 37,040 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 16 | 13,189 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 22 | 10,480 |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 33 | 6,024 |
Total Reported Sales: 82,937
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