End=Start/Shūten (Kimi no Ude no Naka)
end=Start / Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~ (終点〜君の腕の中〜 / End Point ~In Your Arms~) is the thirteenth single by Japanese pop/rock artist misono. The single charted at No. 19 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for three weeks.
"end=START Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by misono | ||||
from the album Me | ||||
B-side | "Shuuten ~Kimi no ude no Naka~" | |||
Released | June 10, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | J-Pop, pop/rock | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Songwriter(s) | misono | |||
Misono singles chronology | ||||
|
The coupling track "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" was used as the ending theme for the feature film The Harimaya Bridge, in which misono acted in the role of Saita Nakayama.
Information
end=START / Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~ is the thirteenth single by Japanese singer-songwriter misono under the Avex label Avex Trax. The single charted in the top twenty of the Oricon Singles Charts at #19 and remained on the charts for three consecutive weeks.[1]
"end=START" was written and composed by Diamond Head's composer and electric guitarist Susumu Nishikawa.[2] misono had previously worked with Susumu for her debut song "VS," "Lovely Cat's Eye" and "Hot Time," among others. misono wrote the lyrical portion, however.
The coupling track, "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~," was composed by Miki Fujisue, who is well known for his musical arrangements for animes. He wrote and composed the theme songs for the anime adaptations of the mangas D.Gray-man, Hayate the Combat Butler and Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle.[3] The piece was performed by Toru Watanabe, who had also worked with misono's older sister, Koda Kumi, for the songs "Birthday Eve," "Hot Stuff," "you" and "Butterfly."[4] As with "end=START," misono wrote the lyrics.
"Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" was used as the ending theme for the feature film The Harimaya Bridge, in which misono acted in the role of Saita Nakayama.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "end=START" | misono | Susumu Nishikawa | Susumu Nishikawa | |
2. | "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" (終点〜君の腕の中〜 / End Point ~In Your Arms~) | misono | Toru Watanabe | Miki Fujisue | |
3. | "end=START" (Instrumental) | Susumu Nishikawa | Susumu Nishikawa | ||
4. | "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" (Instrumental) | Toru Watanabe | Miki Fujisue |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "end=START" (Music Video) | |
2. | "Tales..." (misono's Photo Edit) | |
3. | "end=START" (TV SPOT 15sec + 30sec SPOT) |
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart
Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Day/Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 10, 2009 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 14 | |||
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 19 | 4,924 | 6,654 | ||
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | |||||
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | |||||
References
- "end=START/終点~君の腕の中~ / misono / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Susumu Nishikawa Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Miki Fujisue Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- "Toru Watanabe Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.