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Triangler
- Artist
- Sakamoto Maaya
- Single
- Triangler (トライアングラー)
- Released
- 2008.04.23
- Catalog Number
- VTCL-35024
- Price
- ¥1,050
- Tracklist
- Triangler (トライアングラー)
- Kotomichi (ことみち; Different Paths)
- Triangler (w/o maaya)
- Kotomichi (w/o maaya)
- Information
"Triangler" is the fifteenth single released by Sakamoto Maaya. The title track was used as the first opening theme to the anime Macross Frontier. The single peaked at #3 on the Oricon weekly singles chart and charted for a total of twenty-six weeks, selling 91,539 copies. Currently, this is her highest ranking and selling single.
The song was covered by May'n and Nakajima Megumi on the Macross Frontier O.S.T.2 Nyan Tra☆ album, titled "Triangler (fight on stage)".
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Gabriela Robin
- Music
- Kanno Yoko
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Kanno Yoko
- Drums: Sano Yasuo
- Bass: Watanabe Hitoshi (by the courtesy of GEMMATIKA Records)
- Guitars: Imahori Tsuneo
- Synthesizer Manipulation: Urata Keiji, Sakamoto Junsuke
- Strings: Shinozaki Magatsugu Strings
- Backing vocals: Sakamoto Maaya
- Producer: Kanno Yoko
- Co-producer: Ohta Toshiaki, Sasaki Shiro, Onishi Kamon
- Recording & Mixing Engineer: Yabuhara Masashi at Victor Studio
Disambiguation
There are two known versions of "Triangler" to be found in Sakamoto Maaya's discography. These versions are:
- Triangler
- Found on the "Triangler" single as track #1, the Kazeyomi album as track #5, the Macross Frontier O.S.T.1 Nyan Fro. album as track #6, the Macross Frontier VOCAL COLLECTION Nyan Tama♀ album as track #1 of the first disc, and the Single Collection+ Mitsubachi as track #4. This is the main version set to the music video.
- Triangler (w/o maaya)
- Found on the "Triangler" single as track #3. This is the standard version without vocals.
Music Video
The "Triangler" music video is based on the theme of "triangle". It starts with Sakamoto lying in a big triangle on a green field in the sunset with blowing wind then switches to her singing scenes.
- Director / Cameraman
- David Haruyama
- Producer
- Inoue Shinya
- Other Information
- Video Engineer: Saito Hideyuki
- Lighting Director: Yamamori Osamu
- Crane: Masui Masami
- Production Manager: Nanjo Kousuke, Takeda Kohei
- Stylist: Iguchi Saori
- Hair & Make-up: Narai Yumi
- Editor: Kuroki Daisaku
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31,270 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12,550 |
| 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12,886 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8,968 |
| 9 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 6,350 |
| 13 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 4,289 |
| 27 | - | 33 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 2,462 |
| 29 | - | - | 47 | 47 | 44 | - | 54 | 1,607 |
| 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 1,101 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 1,201 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 993 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | 674 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103 | 637 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | 767 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 765 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 163 | 455 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 586 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119 | 635 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 146 | 635 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 448 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 448 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 176 | 337 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 168 | 410 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 401 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 374 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166 | 332 |
- Total Reported Sales: 91,539
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