Akai_Ito_(song)
Akai Ito (song)
2008 single by Yui Aragaki
"Akai Ito" (赤い糸 "Red Thread") is a pop song by Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki. It was released as her second single on October 15, 2008.[1]
| "Akai Ito" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Yui Aragaki | ||||
| from the album Hug | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 25:15 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kentarō Kobuchi, Blow | |||
| Producer(s) | Seiji Kameda | |||
| Yui Aragaki singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
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"Akai Ito" is a cover of one of Kobukuro's lesser known songs from their independent releases.[2] Kobukuro's team wanted to bring focus to the song once again and suggested to the band they have a female vocalist cover it.[2] Upon hearing Kobukuro perform the song at a Warner Music Japan Convention concert, Aragaki fell in love with the song and agreed to cover it.[2] Aragaki's version was subsequently produced by Tokyo Jihen member Seiji Kameda.[2]
The single was released in two formats: a limited edition, which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and a standard edition, which comes with a bonus DVD that includes the music video for "Akai Ito" as well as its making of.[3]
"Akai Ito" peaked at #1 on the daily Oricon singles chart and #3 on the weekly chart, selling 34,236 copies in its first week.[4][5] The song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making it her second consecutive number-one debut on this chart[6] "Akai Ito" was the 15th best selling single for the month of October and ranked #120 on the yearly Oricon singles chart.[7][8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Akai Ito" (赤い糸 "Red Thread") | Kentarō Kobuchi | Blow | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Tsunaida Te" (つないだ手 "Held Hands") | Yui Aragaki | Kenji Kubo | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Aitai" (あいたい "I Miss You") | Yūho Iwasato | Tadashi Hirosawa | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Akai Ito (Naked Voice Version)" | Kobuchi | Kobuchi | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Akai Ito (Instrumental)" | Kobuchi | 6:22 | |
| Total length: | 25:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Akai Ito" (Music video) | |
| 2. | "Akai Ito" (Making) |
| Chart (2008) | Peak positions |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] | 1 | 64,461[5] |
| Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[4] | 1 | |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] | 3 | |
| Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart[7] | 15 | |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[8] | 120 | |
| Japan SoundScan Singles Chart (CD+DVD)[10] | 5 | |
| Japan SoundScan Singles Chart (CD)[10] | 6 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | October 15, 2008[2] | Warner Music Japan | CD (Limited Edition) |
| CD+DVD (Standard Edition) |
- "ガッキー、コブクロの楽曲「赤い糸」をカバー 「なんとかやりきれました」 ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-09-30. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- "ナタリー - 新垣結衣2ndシングルでコブクロ名曲カバー". Natalie (in Japanese). 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- "新垣結衣 : 新垣結衣、「赤い糸」も初回限定盤のほうが安価 / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- "ワーナー＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- "ワーナー＠売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- "新垣結衣 : ガッキー×コブクロはやっぱり強力──今週のビルボードチャート / BARKS ニュース". Barks (in Japanese). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- "2008 10月売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- 2008年度シングル年間売上ランキング (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-29.