Venus (Tackey and Tsubasa song)

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“Venus”
Single by Tackey & Tsubasa
Released	January 18, 2006
Format	CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded	?
Genre	J-pop
Length	35 min 09 s (Regular CD) 30 min 43 s (Limited CD) 30 min 43 s (CD+DVD)
Label	avex trax
Writer(s)	Hitoshi Haneda, Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata, Kazuko Kobayashi
Producer	?
Tackey & Tsubasa singles chronology
"Kamen / Mirai Koukai" (2005) "Venus" (2006) "Ho! SUMMER" (2006)

"Venus" is Tackey and Tsubasa's sixth single under the avex trax label.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 2.1 Regular CD Format 2.2 Limited CD Format 2.3 CD+DVD Format 2.3.1 CD Portion 2.3.2 DVD Portion 3 Personnel 4 TV performances 5 Charts 6 RIAJ Certification 7 References

[edit] Overview

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "ZUBARI Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the TV show "capeta."

Sample of the translated lyrics:

Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus

Your eyes scorch my heart

Love is a long silk road

And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me

Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus

Show me a wind like that of a storm

You know the answer

Let loose the sparkling of your love^[1]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Regular CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい, Kimi no Na wo Yobitai^?)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:11
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:11
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:11
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:10
8. "Kamen (仮面, Kamen^?) ~'06 Remix~" - 4:13

[edit] Limited CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい, Kimi no Na wo Yobitai^?)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

[edit] CD+DVD Format

[edit] CD Portion

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい, Kimi no Na wo Yobitai^?)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
5. "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
6. "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
7. "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

[edit] DVD Portion

1. "Venus Choreography Video"

[edit] Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
• Imai Tsubasa - vocals

[edit] TV performances

•  ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
• January 19, 2006 - UTABAN
• January 29, 2006 - Utawara
• February 17, 2006 - MUSIC STATION
• May 5, 2006 - MUSIC STATION

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
18 January 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#1
18 January 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#1	105,782	301,192	10+ weeks
18 January 2006	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

[edit] RIAJ Certification

As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[2]

[edit] References

• ^  Translated Lyrics
• ^  Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.

v • d • e Tackey and Tsubasa Albums Hatachi | 2wenty 2wo | Two You Four You Singles To be, To be, Ten made To be | Yume Monogatari | One Day, One Dream | Serenade | Kamen / Mirai Koukai | Venus | Ho! SUMMER | x ~Dame~ / Crazy Rainbow