| "Umi" | ||||
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| Single by Lead | ||||
| from the album Feel the Vibes | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | July 18, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop, hip hop | |||
| Label |
Flight Master CD+DVD (PCCA-02531) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | MJ • Seiji Motoyama • Gajin • Toshiyuki Kimori • Akira Sasaki • Michio Yamagami | |||
| Producer(s) | Seiji Motoyama | |||
| Lead singles chronology | ||||
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Umi (海 / Ocean) is the thirteenth domestic single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The single failed to break the top twenty on Oricon for the weekly ranking, charting at #27 for two weeks.
Umi was released as a CD+DVD combo, which was only released for a limited time. One of five possible pictures were also packaged with each copy.
The b-side "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" was a cover of the same song, originally released by 99Harmony.
Information
Umi (海 / Ocean) is the thirteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead on July 18, 2007. The single failed to chart in the top twenty on the Oricon Singles Charts, reaching #27 for the weekly ranking and only remaining on the charts for two consecutive weeks. [1] Limited copies of the single housed one of five possible photographs. [2]
The single was only released as a limited CD+DVD combo pack. [3] The CD featured the title track with its corresponding instrumental, and the coupling tracks "Sora no Kanata e" (空の彼方へ / Beyond the Sky) and "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" (君は何かが出来る / You Can Do Something). The DVD harbored the music video for "Umi", along with the video's behind-the-scenes making.
"Umi" was written and composed by the Japanese rock band MJ. [4] The musical arrangement was done by Seiji Motoyama, who had worked with Lead with prior songs (" Summer Madness", " Drive Alive") and would continue to work with the group in the future. [5] "Sore no Kanata e" was written and composed by Japanese musical composer Gajin ( Masato Nakamura), who has also worked with the likes of KinKi Kids and AKB48. [6] The music was performed by Seiji Motoyama, like the title track. [7] "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru," originally by the Japanese band 99Harmony, [8] was composed by Toshiyuki Kimori and arranged by Akira Sasaki. The lyrical portion was written by Michio Yamagami. [9]
Promotional advertisements
To help promote the single, both "Umi" and the coupling tracks, "Sora no Kanata e" and "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru", had promotional tie-ins.
"Umi" was utilized as the ending theme to the Japanese television series We Have Muscle! (いただきマッスル! / Itadaki Massuru) throughout the month of July. [10]
"Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" was the theme song to the film Captain, which was based on the manga of the same name. [11] The song was originally performed by the band 99Harmony for the anime adaptation, which aired in the 1980s. [12] "Sora no Kanata e" was also used as a tie-in for the film and played during one of the scenes.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Umi" (海 / Ocean) | MJ | Seiji Motoyama | MJ | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Sora no Kanata e" (空の彼方へ / Beyond the Sky) | Gajin | Seiji Motoyama | Gajin | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" (君は何かが出来る / You Can Do Something) | Michio Yamagami | Akira Sasaki | Toshiyuki Kimori | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Umi" (Instrumental) | Seiji Motoyama | MJ | 5:23 | |
| Total length: | 18:21 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Umi" (Music video) | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Umi" (Off-Shot video) | 17:00 |
| Total length: | 22:38 | |
Charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 27 |
References
- ^ "海 / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "海 Official Information". Lead Official. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Umi (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead 海 歌詞". J-Lyric (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "海 歌詞 Lead ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網". Mojim. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gajin at AKB PORTAL". AKB PORTAL. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "空の彼方へ Lead情報". Kasi-Time. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "99Harmony". Musique. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead 君は何かができる 歌詞". J-Lyric. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead「海」いただきマッスル!". RecoChoku. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Lead「君は何かができる」". dミュージック. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "アニメ キャプテン OP 君は何かができる". saki masa. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
External links
| "Umi" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Single by Lead | ||||
| from the album Feel the Vibes | ||||
| B-side |
| |||
| Released | July 18, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop, hip hop | |||
| Label |
Flight Master CD+DVD (PCCA-02531) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | MJ • Seiji Motoyama • Gajin • Toshiyuki Kimori • Akira Sasaki • Michio Yamagami | |||
| Producer(s) | Seiji Motoyama | |||
| Lead singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Umi (海 / Ocean) is the thirteenth domestic single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The single failed to break the top twenty on Oricon for the weekly ranking, charting at #27 for two weeks.
Umi was released as a CD+DVD combo, which was only released for a limited time. One of five possible pictures were also packaged with each copy.
The b-side "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" was a cover of the same song, originally released by 99Harmony.
Information
Umi (海 / Ocean) is the thirteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead on July 18, 2007. The single failed to chart in the top twenty on the Oricon Singles Charts, reaching #27 for the weekly ranking and only remaining on the charts for two consecutive weeks. [1] Limited copies of the single housed one of five possible photographs. [2]
The single was only released as a limited CD+DVD combo pack. [3] The CD featured the title track with its corresponding instrumental, and the coupling tracks "Sora no Kanata e" (空の彼方へ / Beyond the Sky) and "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" (君は何かが出来る / You Can Do Something). The DVD harbored the music video for "Umi", along with the video's behind-the-scenes making.
"Umi" was written and composed by the Japanese rock band MJ. [4] The musical arrangement was done by Seiji Motoyama, who had worked with Lead with prior songs (" Summer Madness", " Drive Alive") and would continue to work with the group in the future. [5] "Sore no Kanata e" was written and composed by Japanese musical composer Gajin ( Masato Nakamura), who has also worked with the likes of KinKi Kids and AKB48. [6] The music was performed by Seiji Motoyama, like the title track. [7] "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru," originally by the Japanese band 99Harmony, [8] was composed by Toshiyuki Kimori and arranged by Akira Sasaki. The lyrical portion was written by Michio Yamagami. [9]
Promotional advertisements
To help promote the single, both "Umi" and the coupling tracks, "Sora no Kanata e" and "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru", had promotional tie-ins.
"Umi" was utilized as the ending theme to the Japanese television series We Have Muscle! (いただきマッスル! / Itadaki Massuru) throughout the month of July. [10]
"Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" was the theme song to the film Captain, which was based on the manga of the same name. [11] The song was originally performed by the band 99Harmony for the anime adaptation, which aired in the 1980s. [12] "Sora no Kanata e" was also used as a tie-in for the film and played during one of the scenes.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Umi" (海 / Ocean) | MJ | Seiji Motoyama | MJ | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Sora no Kanata e" (空の彼方へ / Beyond the Sky) | Gajin | Seiji Motoyama | Gajin | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru" (君は何かが出来る / You Can Do Something) | Michio Yamagami | Akira Sasaki | Toshiyuki Kimori | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Umi" (Instrumental) | Seiji Motoyama | MJ | 5:23 | |
| Total length: | 18:21 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Umi" (Music video) | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Umi" (Off-Shot video) | 17:00 |
| Total length: | 22:38 | |
Charts (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 27 |
References
- ^ "海 / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "海 Official Information". Lead Official. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Umi (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead 海 歌詞". J-Lyric (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "海 歌詞 Lead ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網". Mojim. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gajin at AKB PORTAL". AKB PORTAL. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "空の彼方へ Lead情報". Kasi-Time. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "99Harmony". Musique. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead 君は何かができる 歌詞". J-Lyric. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lead「海」いただきマッスル!". RecoChoku. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Lead「君は何かができる」". dミュージック. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "アニメ キャプテン OP 君は何かができる". saki masa. Retrieved June 2, 2018.