Jane Doe (Minami Takahashi song)

"Jane Doe"
Type C cover art
Single by Minami Takahashi
A-side	"Jane Doe"
B-side	Yabureta Hane (破れた羽根) Sabita Rock (錆びたロック) Rikoteki na Renai (利己的な恋愛) Migikata (右肩) Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る)
Released	April 3, 2013
Format	CD Maxi DVD single
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:45
Label	Universal Music Japan / NAYUTAWAVE Records
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto

Music video
"Jane Doe" (preview) on YouTube

"Jane Doe" is the title of the debut single recorded by Minami Takahashi. It was released in April 3, 2013. The A-side is used as theme song for the Japanese drama Saki.^[1] The single was released in four versions, three CD Maxi+DVD editions and a limited theater edition.

The song is a rock ballad written from a male perspective, depicted as being in a relationship he can't resist falling in love with one woman even after being disrespected, deceived by her and finally losing everything. The tracks follow the A-side upbeat feel, except for the ballads "Yabureta Hane" and Type C exclusive track, "Migikata", originally a song from Atsuko Maeda's second single Kimi wa Boku da.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type A

CD track list
No.	Title	Composer	Length
1.	"Jane Doe"	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
3.	"Sabita Rock" (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")	Shinya Sumida	3:57
4.	"Jane Doe off vocal ver."	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
5.	"Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
6.	"Sabita Rock off vocal ver." (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")	Shinya Sumida	3:57

DVD track list
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jane Doe" (music video)
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (music video)
3.	"The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 1 ~The Small General Manager Who Brings Together a Giant Group~" (高橋みなみの軌跡前編～巨大グループをまとめる小さな総監督～)
4.	"Making of Jane Doe"

Type B

CD track list
No.	Title	Composer	Length
1.	"Jane Doe"	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
3.	"Rikoteki na Renai" (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")	Masatoshi Moriwaki	4:12
4.	"Jane Doe off vocal ver."	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
5.	"Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
6.	"Rikoteki na Renai off vocal ver." (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")	Masatoshi Moriwaki	4:12

DVD track list
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jane Doe" (music video)
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (music video)
3.	"The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 2 ~The Hard Work Paid Off After 6 Years, 8 Months, and 18 Days~" (高橋みなみの軌跡後編～報われた6年8ヶ月18日の努力～)
4.	"Making of Yabureta Hane"

Type C

CD track list
No.	Title	Composer	Length
1.	"Jane Doe"	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
3.	"Migikata" (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder", Atsuko Maeda cover)	Katsuhiko Sugiyama	5:08
4.	"Jane Doe off vocal ver."	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
5.	"Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
6.	"Migikata off vocal ver." (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder")	Katsuhiko Sugiyama	5:08

DVD track list
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jane Doe" (music video)
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (music video)
3.	"Solo Debut Commemorative Talk Takahashi Minami x Akimoto Yasushi ~2nd Single Lyrics Meeting~" (ソロデビュー記念対談高橋みなみ×秋元康～2ndシングル作詞会議～)

Theater edition

CD
No.	Title	Composer	Length
1.	"Jane Doe"	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
2.	"Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
3.	"Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu" (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")	Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha	4:11
4.	"Jane Doe off vocal ver."	Akio Hayakawa	4:45
5.	"Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")	Mineaki Kawahara	4:01
6.	"Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu off vocal ver." (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")	Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha	4:11

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2013	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	2^[2]
Billboard Japan Hot 100	1^[3]

The single sold 45645 copies on the first day of release and 85493 copies in the first week of release.

References

↑ "ナタリー - 高橋みなみソロデビュー曲が仲間由紀恵「サキ」OP曲に". natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2013.
↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2013.

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