Rain (Yui song)
"Rain" is the seventeenth single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on November 24, 2010. The title song is a tie-in for the Fuji TV drama series Perfect Report. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.[1]
"Rain" | ||||
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Single by Yui | ||||
from the album How Crazy Your Love | ||||
A-side | "Rain" | |||
B-side | "A Room" | |||
Released | November 24, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 (Japan) | |||
Venue | Osaka, Japan | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 16:32 | |||
Label | Sony Music Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yui (lyrics & music) | |||
Producer(s) | Hisashi Kondo | |||
Yui singles chronology | ||||
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Music video and lyrics
The music video for "Rain" alternates between cuts of Yui and her band playing in the rain and Yui herself running through a rainy street towards a Christmas gift shop. Around the middle of the music video, a happier past is shown through flashbacks of Yui smiling and receiving earrings on a sunny day, along with the lines: "They try to bring back memories / Which are already gone / No matter what I do, I can't get rid of the past."[note 1] The video eventually ends with an image of hope for the future, with the lyrics: "When someday this rain turns to snow / And slowly consumes this sadness / I'll be greeted by new hope.[note 2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Yui.
No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rain" | Hisashi Kondo | 4:03 |
2. | "A Room" | Northa+ | 4:41 |
3. | "How Crazy ~Yui Acoustic Version~" | Yui & Northa+ | 3:46 |
4. | "Rain ~Instrumental~" | Hisashi Kondo | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Director | Length |
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1. | "Rain (Music Video)" | Shigeaki Kubo | |
2. | "Please Stay With Me (Music Video)" | Tsuchiya Takatoshi |
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Charts (2010) | Peak position |
First week sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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Japan Oricon Daily Single | 1 | |||
Japan Oricon Weekly Single[2] | 2 | 67,796 | 83,706 | 11 |
Japan Oricon Yearly Single | 86 |
The single was certified gold by the RIAJ for having more than 100,000 copies shipped to stores.[3]
References
Notes
- Original text: 失い続けた / 記憶がよぎる / どうしたって / 過去はなくせない
- Original text: "この雨がいつか粉雪になって / 悲しみをそっと包み込むとき / 新しい希望に出会うの"
Sources
- "Rain(初回限定DVD付き盤) - YUI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- "Rain(初回生産限定盤))" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月". RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2011.