Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara
| "Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" | ||||
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| Single by Maaya Sakamoto | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2010 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Writer(s) | Taro Yamashita Ginji Ito Takayuki Hattori Yumi Arai DEPAPEPE Hachiro Sato Kazuhiko Kato J.A.M |
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"Down Town / Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is Maaya Sakamoto's nineteenth single. "Down Town" is used as an opening theme for the anime series Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru while "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is the opening theme for the OVA Tamayura.[1] The original version of this song was released in 1974 by Yumi Arai, who was also its composer and lyricist, and was used as the ending song for Majo no Takkyūbin.[2] It is Sakamoto's first single to come in CD+DVD and CD only editions.
All three tracks from this single are covers of 1970s' hit songs. "Down Town" is originally sung by Japanese musical group Sugar Babe, "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" is a Yumi Arai cover while "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" was first performed by The Folk Crusaders.
Track listing[3]
| CD (VTCL-35092) | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Down Town" (Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru opening theme song) | Ginji Ito | Tatsuro Yamashita Takayuki Hattori (arranger) |
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| 2. | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara (やさしさに包まれたなら Embraced by the Tenderness?)" (Tamayura opening theme song) | Yumi Arai | Yumi Arai DEPAPEPE(arrange) |
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| 3. | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai (悲しくてやりきれない It's So Sad?)" | Hachiro Sato | Kazuhiko Kato J.A.M(arrange) |
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| 4. | "Down Town" (Instrumental) | Tatsuro Yamashita Takayuki Hattori (arranger) |
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| 5. | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" (Instrumental) | Yumi Arai DEPAPEPE(arrange) |
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| 6. | "Kanashikute Yarikirenai" (Instrumental) | Kazuhiko Kato J.A.M(arrange) |
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| CD + DVD (VTZL-16) | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Down Town" (PV) | |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
Sales | Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles | 5[4] | 25,429 | 13 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service_%28scripts_and_lyrics%29
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External links
- flyingDOG profile (Japanese)
