Kono Yo no Kagiri

"Kono Yo no Kagiri"
A man turned to his right in a suit holds a conductor's baton. Next to him stands a woman with short hair, standing in front of a vintage microphone stand. The pair stand in a tatami room with shoji.
Single by Ringo Sheena, Saito Neko, Shiina Junpei
from the album Heisei Fūzoku
Released January 17, 2007
Format CD Single, digital download
Length 10:09 minutes
Label Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music
Writer(s) Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito
Producer(s) Inoue Uni
Ringo Sheena, Saito Neko, Shiina Junpei singles chronology
"Karisome Otome"
(2006)		 "Kono Yo no Kagiri"
(2007)		 "Ariamaru Tomi"
(2009)

"Kono Yo no Kagiri" (この世の限り Memory) was released by Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito, and Junpei Shiina on January 17, 2007 in the name of 椎名林檎×斎藤ネコ＋椎名純平 (Sheena Ringo × Saito Neko + Shiina Junpei). It was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 copies shipped to stores in 2007.[1]

Background

The song was used as theme song for the movie Sakuran, of which Sheena was the music director. The song is a duet with her brother Shiina Junpei, and is shown using the ending of the film. This is the first solo work by Sheena for two months, after the digital single "Karisome Otome (Death Jazz Ver.)" was released, and her first physical single in three years since she released "Ringo no Uta" at the end of 2003. Kiyoshi Hasegawa whom Shiina had respected for a long time played "Sakuran (ONKIO ver.)" on the acoustic guitar.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ringo Shiina, all music composed by Ringo Shiina and orchestrated by Neko Saitō.

No. Title Length
1. "Kono Yo no Kagiri (この世の限り Memory)[2]"   3:29
2. "Sakuran (錯乱 Confusion) (ONKYO ver.)"   3:26
3. "Karisome Otome (カリソメ乙女 Temporary Virgin) (Hitokuchizaka ver.)" (instrumental music) 3:10
Total length:
 10:05

Chart rankings

Charts (2007) Peak
position
Japan Oricon weekly singles[3] 8
Japan RIAJ Reco-kyō monthly ringtone chart[4] 49

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[5] 54,000
RIAJ physical certification[1] Gold (100,000)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年1月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2007)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). February 10, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ The literal translation is "The Limits of this World" or "The last chance in one's life."
  3. ↑ 「この世の限り」 椎名林檎 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "レコード協会調べ　1月度有料音楽配信チャート（「着うた（R）」）" (in Japanese). RIAJ. February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved April 21, 2014. (subscription required (help)).