Kaze/Okuru Kotoba

"Kaze/Okuru Kotoba"
Single by Aya Ueto
from the album Re.
Released June 16, 2004
Format CD single
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop
Length 3:09 ("Kaze")
4:35 ("Okuru Kotoba (Single Version)")
Label Flight Master
Writer(s) Yoshiko Miura, Tetsurō Oda, Tetsuya Takeda, Kazuomi Chiba
Producer(s) Nobuyuki Shimizu, Sin
Aya Ueto singles chronology
"Ai no Tame ni."
(2004)		 "Kaze/Okuru Kotoba"
(2004)		 "Afuresō na Ai, Daite/Namida o Fuite"
(2004)

"Kaze/Okuru Kotoba" (風/贈る言葉, lit. "The Wind/My Words to You") is the eighth single by Japanese recording artist Aya Ueto. It was released on June 16, 2004 as the first single from Ueto's third studio album Re..

Overview
"Kaze"
A 25-second sample of the chorus and bridge of "Kaze."
"Okuru Kotoba (Single Version)"
A 30-second sample of the first chorus of "Okuru Kotoba (Single Version)."
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"Kaze/Okuru Kotoba" is a double A-side single released as the first of two back-to-back singles.[1] The single was issued in CD+DVD format only.[2] The DVD features the music videos for both A-sides. Like "Ai no Tame ni." before it, "Kaze" was composed by Tetsurō Oda, however this time the lyrics were written by Yoshiko Miura and the track arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu.[2] The song served as ending theme for the 12th season (80 episodes) of the long-running educational anime series Nintama Rantarō, which aired from April 5 to July 23, 2004.[3][4] The chorus of the song features the vocals of the unit Kotsubu-gumi, which consists of the three youngest members of the idol group Bishōjo Club 31.[5][6] Barks described the sound of "Kaze" as "Shōwa reggae," while CDJournal called it a "fun Okinawan-chic pop song" and complimented Ueto's "steady" vocal delivery.[7][8]

The second A-side is a cover of the Tetsuya Takeda-led folk group Kaientai's 1979 hit "Okuru Kotoba."[7] The cover, which was initially recorded for Ueto's second studio album Message, was released as an A-side after being chosen as the theme song for the video game adaption of the TBS drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei.[9] The single version is a newly-arranged acoustic rendition of the song.[7] At a press conference for the video game, Ueto and Takeda, who starred together in the sixth season of the series, performed a duet of the song.[10]

Chart performance

"Kaze/Okuru Kotoba" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 6 and climbed to number 5 the following day.[11][12] It peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 21,927 copies sold in its first week.[13] The single charted for ten weeks and has sold a total of 44,240 copies.[14][15]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s) Length
1. "Kaze" (風 "The Wind")Yoshiko MiuraTetsurō OdaNobuyuki Shimizu 3:09
2. "Okuru Kotoba (Single Version)" (贈る言葉 ～シングルバージョン～ "My Words to You (Single Version)")Tetsuya TakedaKazuomi ChibaSin 4:35
3. "Ai no Tame ni. (March-tronik Style)"  OdaOdaOda 7:05
4. "Kaze (Original Karaoke)"   OdaShimizu 3:08
Total length:
 17:57

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Oricon Daily Singles[11] 5
Oricon Weekly Singles[13] 8
SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles[16] 9

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan[17] June 16, 2004 CD+DVD Pony Canyon
Taiwan[18] June 25, 2004 CD

References

  1. ↑ "上戸 彩、2ヶ月連続シングルリリースを記念して、試聴・PV到着！". Barks (in Japanese) (ITmedia). 2004-06-11. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 風/贈る言葉 (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  3. ↑ 上戸彩新曲が「忍たま」エンディング曲に. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2004-03-04. Archived from the original on 2004-04-09. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  4. ↑ 上戸彩が｢忍たま｣テーマ曲. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese) (Sports Nippon). 2004-03-05. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  5. ↑ 上戸彩がアニメエンディング曲. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 2004-03-04. Archived from the original on 2004-04-11. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  6. ↑ 上戸彩が和風レゲエで迫る. Daily Sports (in Japanese) (Kobe Shimbun). 2004-03-05. Archived from the original on 2004-04-11. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 2ヶ月連続シングルリリース記念「上戸彩年鑑　2002～2004」. Barks (in Japanese). ITmedia. 2004-06-14. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  8. ↑ 上戸彩 ／ 風 ／ 贈る言葉. CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  9. ↑ "『3年B組金八先生 伝説の教壇に立て！』の主題歌は上戸彩さんが歌う「贈る言葉」". Dengeki (ASCII Media Works). 2004-01-30. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  10. ↑ "チュンソフト発表会続報！『3年B組金八先生』の発表会に武田鉄矢がゲスト出演！". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2004-03-25. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報／売上予想スレッド6/16～" (in Japanese). 2004-06-17. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  12. ↑ "【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報／売上予想スレッド6/16～" (in Japanese). 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 2004年06月第4週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  14. ↑ 風／贈る言葉. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  15. ↑ ポニーキャニオン＠売上データ補完スレ (in Japanese). 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  16. ↑ "週間 CDソフト TOP20" (in Japanese). SoundScan Japan. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  17. ↑ 風／贈る言葉 (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  18. ↑ 上戶彩/ 風 / 送給你的話語 (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved 2011-07-26.