Venus (Tackey and Tsubasa song)

"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 minutes 43 seconds (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 & Tsubasa's sixth single under the Avex Trax label.

Contents

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 anime "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]

Track listing

Regular CD Format

  1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
  2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい?)" (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?): '06 Remix" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

  1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
  2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい?)" (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

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

  1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
  2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい?)" (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

DVD Portion

  1. "Venus Choreography Video"

Personnel

TV performances

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

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

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]

References

Tackey & Tsubasa
Albums
Singles