Mitsuyubi
"Mitsuyubi" | ||||
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Single by SID | ||||
from the album Sentimental Macchiato | ||||
B-side | "Chiisana Shiawase" | |||
Released | September 26, 2007 | |||
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Length | 7:21 | |||
Label | Danger Crue Records | |||
Composer(s) | Shinji | |||
Lyricist(s) | Mao | |||
SID singles chronology | ||||
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"Mitsuyubi" (蜜指〜ミツユビ〜) is a single by Japanese rock band SID, released on September 26, 2007, by Danger Crue Records. It was used as theme song for Nippon TV's variety show Megami no Hatena.[2] It was included on the studio album Sentimental Macchiato and on SID All Singles Best compilation album.[3]
"Mitsuyubi" was SID's third single released in 2007, following "Smile" and "Natsukoi", and was followed by "Namida no Ondo" in the same year.[4] It was released in three editions. The regular edition featured the CD with the title track and the B-side Chiisana Shiawase (小さな幸せ), as well as a photo booklet. The limited editions, in addition to the CD, came with a DVD recorded at a show on the Re:play tour and a bonus video. The bonus video differs between version A and B.[5][6]
Musical style and reception
Sarah from Jame World described the song as having an "jazzy, upbeat tune", while the guitar solo would be a stylistic change to rock'n'roll that "doesn't feel at all misplaced". Regarding the other instruments, she cited the strong bass lines and praised the drums.[1] CD Journal website cited that the arrangement has the quality of a non-independent band.[7]
Regarding "Chiisana Shiawase" (小さな幸せ), CD Journal described it as folk rock, also described this way by Jame in other words: Sarah cited enka-inspired vocals and praised the guitar melody.[7][1]
Commercial performance
"Mitsuyubi" was the band's first single to reach the top 5 of Oricon Singles Chart and stayed on chart for 6 weeks.[2][1] On the Oricon indies chart, it ranked first.[6] In Tower Records' Japanese Rock & Pop Singles ranking, it reached third place.[7]
It sold 23,697 copies while on Oricon chart,[8] becoming the band's 20th best-selling single.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mao.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mitsuyubi" (蜜指〜ミツユビ〜) | 3:23 |
2. | "Chiisana Shiawase" (小さな幸せ) | 3:58 |
Total length: | 7:21 |
Personnel
- Mao – vocals
- Shinji – guitar
- Aki – bass
- Yūya – drums
References
- ^ a b c d Sarah (2007-11-06). "SID - Mitsuyubi~MITSUYUBI~". JaME. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ a b "蜜指~ミツユビ~ | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "シド、新曲「夢心地」を含むシングルベストを1月にリリース". OKMusic (in Japanese). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "シドの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "[シド] 7thシングル「蜜指」を9月リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ a b c "シド / 蜜指~ミツユビ~". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-23.
- ^ "シドのシングル売上TOP20作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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