Jam/Tactics
"Jam/Tactics" is the ninth single by Japanese rock band The Yellow Monkey, released on February 29, 1996. A double A-side, "Tactics" first appeared on their sixth studio album Four Seasons, released on November 1, 1995.
| "Jam/Tactics" | ||||
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| Single by The Yellow Monkey | ||||
| from the album Four Seasons | ||||
| Released | February 29, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 19:30 | |||
| Label | Triad/Nippon Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kazuya Yoshii (both tracks) | |||
| Producer(s) | Kazuya Yoshii | |||
| The Yellow Monkey singles chronology | ||||
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It is the band's second best-selling single, reaching number 6 on the Oricon chart and was the 39th best-selling single of the year. "Jam" was an ending theme song for the TV show Pop Jam, while "Tactics" was used as the first ending theme of the Rurouni Kenshin anime.[1]
Overview
According to Nippon Columbia's director at the time, Hiroyuki Sōsei, with "Jam" Kazuya Yoshii wanted to write the "All the Young Dudes of Japan."[2] The music video for "Jam" was directed by Yoshii.
The single cut of "Tactics" is slightly different than the album version. For the English dub of the Rurouni Kenshin anime, an English-language version sung by Lex Lang was created.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kazuya Yoshii. Arranged by The Yellow Monkey.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jam" | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Tactics" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Jam (Karaoke)" | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Tactics (Karaoke)" | 4:28 |
Sales
"Jam/Tactics" is the band's second best-selling single, behind 1997's "Burn", reaching number 6 on the Oricon chart.[3] It was the 39th best-selling single of the year, with 600,580 copies sold.[4]
References
- "ＴＨＥ ＹＥＬＬＯＷ ＭＯＮＫＥＹ「ＪＡＭ／ＴＡＣＴＩＣＳ」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- "徹底座談会で明かされる真実とそれぞれの1曲". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- "THE YELLOW MONKEYのシングル売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- "What's This Year - Music 1996". interq.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2015-06-06.