Computer City (song)

"Computer City"
Single by Perfume
from the album Perfume: Complete Best
A-side Computer City
B-side Perfume
Released January 11, 2006
Format CD single
Genre J-pop, electropop, dance-pop
Label Tokuma Japan Communications
Writer(s) Yasutaka Nakata
Producer(s) Yasutaka Nakata
Perfume singles chronology
"Linear Motor Girl"
(2006)		 "Computer City"
(2006)		 "Electro World"
(2007)
Music video
Perfume "Computer City" on YouTube

"Computer City" (コンピューターシティ Konpyūtā Shiti) is Perfume's second major-label single, released on January 11, 2006 through Tokuma Japan Communication. This was the first single of Perfume in which Yasutaka Nakata, apart from composing and producing the song, also wrote the lyrics for it.

The b-side of the single, "Perfume", is considered to be the band's theme song, and it is widely performed at the ending part of their concerts. It is also the last song in which lyricist Kinoko worked with the group. The lyrics of the song are also the origin of the name of Perfume's 2006-2007 TV program Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Perfume (パッパッパッパッパッパッPerfume).

In 2010, four years after its original release, the group was invited to perform "Computer City" on music TV program Music Station. This marked the song as the only single previous to the release and subsequent breakthrough of "Polyrhythm" that has been performed on Japanese television.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Computer City" (コンピューターシティ) (Y. Nakata)
  2. "Perfume" (E. Kinoko, Y. Nakata)

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles 45[2]

References

  1. ↑ "MステでPerfume「コンピューターシティ」、嵐、スピッツ" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "コンピューターシティ／Perfume" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-08-21.