Switch (Lisa song)

"Switch/I Only Want To Be With You"

"Switch" / "I Only Want to Be with You" cover artwork.
Single by Lisa feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales
from the album Gratitude
Released 21 April 2004
Format CD, digital[1]
Genre R&B, pop, J-pop
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45122 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s) LISA, Heartsdales, Ryuichiro Yamaki
Lisa feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales singles chronology
"My Dearest"
(2004)		 "Switch/I Only Want To Be With You"
(2004)		 "So Beautiful"
(2004)

"My Dearest"
(2004)		 "Switch/I Only Want to Be with You"
(2004)		 "So Beautiful"
(2004)

"Switch/I Only Want To Be With You" (stylized as SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU) is a song performed by ex-m-flo vocalist LISA, and features hip-hop group Heartsdales and singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. It was released as a double a-side on April 21, 2006, alongside LISA's cover of the Dusty Springfield song "I Only Want to Be with You" (1963).

Background information

Switch/I Only Want To Be With You is Japanese R&B artist LISA's eleventh single under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. The single charted low on Oricon, coming in at #43 and selling only 3,365 copies within its first week.[2] Despite it being one of her better-selling singles, it would be her last album to chart in the Top 50. Although the single was promoted as a double a-side, only "Switch" garnered a music video.

"Switch" featured singer-songwriter Koda Kumi and hip-hop duo Heartsdales. All four artists had equal parts in the song, with all four joining in the chorus and the various verses.[3] This was the third time LISA had worked with Koda Kumi, whereas she had written the music and helped with the lyrics on Kumi's song "one" from her studio album grow into one, and for the song "Magic," which was released one month prior to Switch/I Only Want To Be With You, on her album feel my mind.[4]

The second a-side, "I Only Want To Be With You," is a cover of the 1963 Dusty Springfield song of the same name.[5][6] LISA would perform more cover songs on a bonus disc released on the corresponding album.[7]

"Switch" was placed on her second studio album, Gratitude, while "I Only Want To Be With You" was released on the second CD included with the album, which consisted of various cover songs. "Switch" was also used as the opening theme for the PlayStation 2 Capcom game Crimson Tears.[8][9]

Music video

Despite being a double a-side, only "Switch" received a music video.

The video for "Switch" carried an overall grunge-theme, which was mostly present in North American media in the late 1980s to early 1990s.[10] Most of the video utilized the green screen, showing a rundown Tokyo at night while showing clips of the Crimson Tears video game. The Heartsdales are first introduced by sitting on the flange of an I-beam and Kumi's introduced in frame on a black background.

At no point during the video are all four artists shown together.[11]

Track listing

CD

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Switch feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales"LISA • HeartsdalesLISA • Ryuichiro Yamaki5:26
2."I Only Want To Be With You"Mike Hawker • Ivor RaymondeMike Hawker • Ivor Raymonde3:56
3."Switch feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales" (Radio Edit)LISA • HeartsdalesLISA • Ryuichiro Yamaki4:16
4."Switch" (Instrumental) LISA • Ryuichiro Yamaki5:27
5."I Only Want To Be With You" (Instrumental) Mike Hawker • Ivor Raymonde3:56

Chart history

Sales

References

  1. ↑ "Switch (Featuring Kumi Koda & Heartsdales) / I Only Want To Be With You EP". iTunes. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "SWITCH feat.倖田來未 & Heartsdales/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU / LISA / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "LISA/歌詞:SWITCH feat.倖田來未&Heartsdales". utamap. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Magic (Feat. Lisa)". VAGALUME. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "I Only Want to Be With You by Dusty Springfield Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "SWITCH feat.倖田來未 & Heartsdales/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU". LINE MUSIC. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "GRATITUDE (CD+bonus CD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Crimson Tears OP". Nicknico Video. May 22, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "SWITCH / LISA feat. 倖田來未 & Heartsdales". Anime Songz. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "My So-Called Generation: The Cultural Legacy of the 90s Grunge Kids". Social Media Week. June 3, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "[PV]LISA/SWITCH feat. 倖田來未 & Heartsdales -MUSIC VIDEO-". tudou (in Chinese). Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  1. Oricon Style (2005), Oricon Style
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