| "Koisuru Hitomi wa Utsukushii" "Yasashii Kimochi de" |
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"Koisuru Hitomi wa Utsukushii" cover |
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| Single by Superfly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Box Emotions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | July 27, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 1 CD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Shiho Ochi, Kōichi Tabo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Kōichi Tsutaya | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Koisuru Hitomi wa Utsukushii"/"Yasashii Kimochi de" (恋する瞳は美しい／やさしい気持ちで) is a double A-side single by Japanese rock act Superfly, the group's eighth single over all, and the last single off of the Box Emotions album. Released July 29, 2009, the single was released in a special Digipak with two covers.
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The first A-side "Koisuru Hitomi wa Utsukushii" (恋する瞳は美しい, lit. "The Eyes I Love Are Beautiful") is a rock song that topped the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary charts for two consecutive weeks on from August 3 to August 10, 2009.[1] The song was also used in commercials for Canon's IXY Digital 510 IS/210 IS.[2] The other A-side "Yasashii Kimochi de" (やさしい気持ちで, lit. "With Kind Feelings") is a ballad that was used as the theme song for Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV for the show's 2009 season.[3] The B-sides to the single are a live rendition of Kuwata Band's "Skipped Beat" (スキップ・ビート Sukippu Bīto) performed live at the NHK Hall and a cover of Jackson Browne's "Late for the Sky". The single as a whole peaked at number 12 on the Oricon's weekly charts, and reaching 28 for the month of August 2009.
In addition to a physical release, the single was released digitally to Mora and the iTunes Store. The A-sides are available for individual purchase, along with a digital EP of the album.
Music videos were recorded for both of the A-sides.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Koisuru Hitomi wa Utsukushii" | Shiho Ochi | Kōichi Tabo | Kōichi Tsutaya | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Yasashii Kimochi de" | S. Ochi | K. Tabo | K. Tabo, K. Tsutaya | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Skipped Beat" (Live From NHK Hall) | Keisuke Kuwata | K. Kuwata | K. Tsutaya | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Late for the Sky" | Jackson Browne | J. Browne | K. Tsutaya | 5:33 |
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Total length:
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18:28 | ||||
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