Sakura Zaka

"Sakura Zaka"
Single by Masaharu Fukuyama
from the album f
B-side
  • "Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"
  • "Shunkashūtō"
Released April 26, 2000
Format CD single
Genre J-pop
Length 04:57
Label Universal J
Writer(s) Masaharu Fukuyama
Producer(s) Masaharu Fukuyama
Masaharu Fukuyama singles chronology
"Heaven/Squall"
(1999)		 "Sakura Zaka"
(2000)		 "Hey!"
(2000)

"Sakura Zaka" (桜坂, "Cherry blossom hill") is a song by Japanese entertainer Masaharu Fukuyama from his eighth studio album, f (2001). It was released on April 26, 2000 through Universal J as the second single from the album. The song was written and produced by Fukuyama, while Motohiro Tomita handled the arrangement. The single topped the Oricon Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies.[1][2][3] It was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[4]

Track listing

Original release
No. TitleLyricsMusicArranger Length
1. "Sakura Zaka"  Masaharu FukuyamaM. FukuyamaMotohiro Tomita 4:57
2. "Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" (DRIVE-IN THEATERでくちづけを "A Kiss at the Drive-In Theater")M. FukuyamaM. FukuyamaM. Tomita 4:16
3. "Sakura Zaka (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)"  M. FukuyamaM. FukuyamaHiroshi Shinkawa 4:47
4. "Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)"  M. FukuyamaM. FukuyamaH. Shinkawa 1:56
5. "Sakura Zaka (Original Karaoke)"  M. FukuyamaM. FukuyamaM. Tomita 4:57
6. "Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Original Karaoke)"  M. FukuyamaM. FukuyamaM. Tomita 4:17
Total length:
 23:50

Credits and personnel

"Sakura Zaka"
  • Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita
  • Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu
  • Guitars: Hirokazu Ogura
  • Backing vocals: May Yamane, Yuiko Tsubokura, Misa Nakayama
"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"
  • Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita
  • Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu
  • Drums: Toshiya Matsunaga
  • Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
  • Guitars: Motohiro Tomita, Hirokazu Ogura, George Kamata, Masaharu Fukuyama
  • Backing vocals: Mai Yamane, Naoki Takao, Masaharu Fukuyama
"Shunkashūto"
  • Keyboards and programming: Akira Inoue
  • Guitars: Chūei Yoshikawa, Masaharu Fukuyama
  • Strings: Kinbara Strings
"Sakura Zaka" (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)
  • Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa
  • Acoustic guitar: Chūei Yoshikawa
  • Bass: Hideki Matsubara
  • Harmonica: Nobuo Yagi
"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)
  • Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa
  • Acoustic guitar: Chūei Yoshikawa
  • Marimba: Motoya Hamaguchi

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 1
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[3] 2
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 21

Certifications

Country Provider Certifications
Japan[4] RIAJ 2× Million


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 「桜坂」 福山雅治 ["Sakura Zaka" Masaharu Fukuyama] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "過去のTOP 1: 2000" (in Japanese). Count Down TV. Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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 November 14, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition]. The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan). Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. April 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2014.