Hajimari no Uta

Hajimari no Uta
ハジマリノウタ

Studio album by Ikimono-gakari

Released

December 23, 2009 (Japan)

Recorded

2009

Genre

Pop,^{[note 1]} rock

Length

66:08

Label

Epic

Ikimono-gakari chronology

My Song Your Song
(2008)

Hajimari no Uta
(2009)

Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection
(2010)

Singles from My song Your song

"Futari"
Released: May 27, 2009 (2009-05-27)
"Hotaru no Hikari"
Released: July 15, 2009 (2009-07-15)
"YELL/Joyful"
Released: September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)
"Nakumonka"
Released: November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)

Hajimari no Uta (ハジマリノウタ, First Song) is the fourth studio album by Ikimono-gakari, released in Japan on December 23, 2009. A limited edition version included a bonus DVD with footage from their concert "Ikimono Gakari no Minasan, Konni Tour!! 2009 - My song Your song -" performance on May 25, 2009 at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, plus special booklet, and ikimono card 017.^[1]

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Hajimari no Uta 〜Tōi Sora Sunde〜"	Hotaka Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Masanori Shimada	5:58
2.	"Yumemidai"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Atsushi Yuasa	4:10
3.	"Joyful"	Yoshiki Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Yusuke Tanaka, Takashi Kondo	3:15
4.	"YELL"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Masataka Matsutoya	5:54
5.	"Nakumonka"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Akimitsu Honma	5:46
6.	"Mahiru no Tsuki"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	5:11
7.	"Hotaru no Hikari"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Ryo Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura	4:02
8.	"Akizakura"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	4:52
9.	"Futari -Album version-"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	M. Shimada	6:20
10.	"Tenohira no Oto"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Taichi Nakamura	5:06
11.	"How to make it"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Tōru Hidaka	4:51
12.	"Mirai Wakusei"	Kiyoe Yoshioka	K. Yoshioka	Susumu Nishikawa, Strings arranged by: eji	5:26
13.	"Ashita e Mukau Kaerimichi"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Norihito Sumitomo	4:45

Oricon Chart (Japan)

Release	Albums chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
December 23, 2009	Daily Chart	1	-	561,957
	Weekly Chart	1	200,286
	Monthly Chart (February 2010)	1	242,080
	Yearly Chart (2010)	8^[2]	560,931

Notes

↑ The iTunes listing classified the genre as Pop.

References

↑ "ikimono-gakari". ikimono-gakari. 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
↑ "アルバム年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

Awards and nominations

Japan Record Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2010	Hajimari no Uta	Best Album Award	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"\|Won

External links

Official website

Preceded by Past Future by Namie Amuro	Oricon weekly number-one album January 4, 2010 - January 18, 2010	Succeeded by Olympos by Lands

Ikimono-gakari

Kiyoe Yoshioka Yoshiki Mizuno Hotaka Yamashita Discography

Studio albums	Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari Life Album My Song Your Song Hajimari no Uta NEWTRAL I

Compilation albums	Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection Barādon

Singles	"SAKURA" "HANABI" "Koisuru Otome" "Ryūsei Miracle" "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira" "Natsuzora Graffiti / Seishun Line" "Akaneiro no Yakusoku" "Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi" "Kaeritaku Natta yo" "Blue Bird" "Planetarium" "Kimagure Romantic" "Futari" "Hotaru no Hikari" "YELL / JOYFUL" "Nakumonka" "Nostalgia" "Arigatō" "Kimi ga Iru" "Warattetainda / NEW WORLD MUSIC" "Aruite Ikō" "Itsudatte Bokura wa" "Haru Uta" "Kaze ga Fuiteiru" "1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru~" "Egao" "Love Song wa Tomaranai yo" "Netsujou no Spectrum / Namida ga Kieru Nara" "GOLDEN GIRL"