Hishoku no Sora
"Hishoku no Sora" (緋色の空, Scarlet-colored Sky) is the second single of J-pop singer Mami Kawada. The title track was used as the first intro theme to the anime Shakugan no Shana. This single peaked at the #11 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold 16,503 copies on its first week. It stayed at the Oricon weekly charts for 18 weeks and sold a total of 36,661 copies overall.
| "Hishoku no Sora" | ||||
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| Single by Mami Kawada | ||||
| from the album SEED | ||||
| B-side | "another planet" | |||
| Released | November 9, 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 24:09 | |||
| Label | Geneon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mami Kawada | |||
| Producer(s) | I've Sound | |||
| Mami Kawada singles chronology | ||||
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The single will come in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCA-0019) and a regular CD only edition (GNCA-0020). The DVD will contain the promotional video for Hishoku no Sora.
Reception
The single peak ranked 11th on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart and remained on the chart for eighteen weeks.[1] Anime News Network's Theron Martin described the "synth-pop" track, "Hishoku no Sora", as "solid" and "enthusiastic (if not entirely original-sounding)".[2]
Track listing
- Hishoku no Sora (緋色の空) - 4:15
- Lyrics: Mami Kawada
- Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
- Another Planet - 5:50
- Lyrics: Mami Kawada
- Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
- another planet ~twilight~ - 4:01
- Lyrics: Mami Kawada
- Composition by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
- Arrangement by: Maiko Iuchi
- Hishoku no Sora (instrumental) (緋色の空) - 4:14
- another planet (instrumental) - 5:49
References
- "Hishoku no Sora Past Rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- Martin, Theron (2006-09-12). "Review Shana DVD 1: The Torch Bearer". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-06-29.