Kokoro no Senshi

"Kokoro no Senshi" (心の戦士) is the second single by Japanese singer Angela Aki. It was released on January 18, 2006, reached number 9 on the Oricon Daily Charts, and number 13 on the Weekly Chart. It features the Final Fantasy VIII theme song "Eyes on Me" by Faye Wong and "Today", The Smashing Pumpkins cover.

"心の戦士" "Kokoro No Senshi" / "Heart of the Warrior""
Single by Angela Aki
from the album Home
Released	January 18, 2006 (Japan)
Recorded	2006
Genre	J-Pop
Length	17:40
Label	Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Angela Aki
Producer(s)	Matsuoka Motoki
Angela Aki singles chronology
"Home" (2005) "心の戦士" "Kokoro No Senshi" / "Heart of the Warrior"" (2006) "Kiss Me Good-Bye" (2006)

In an Excite Japan interview, Aki reports composer Nobuo Uematsu as saying her version 'shed light on "Eyes on Me"'.[1]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Kokoro no Senshi (心の戦士, Warrior of the heart)"	Angela Aki	Angela Aki	Angela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka	5:11
2.	"Sora wa Itsumo Naite Iru (空はいつも泣いている)"	Angela Aki	Angela Aki	Angela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka	3:12
3.	"Today" (The Smashing Pumpkins' cover)	William Patrick Corgan, Angela Aki (Japanese lyrics)	William Patrick Corgan	Angela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka	3:54
4.	"Eyes On Me -featured in FINAL FANTASY VIII-" (bonus track)	Kazumi Someya	Nobuo Uematsu	Angela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka	4:31

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kokoro no Senshi" (Music video)
2.	"Final Fantasy VIII Premier movie featuring Kiss Me Good-Bye"

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total	Chart run
January 18, 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	9
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2]	13	12,645	17 Weeks

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=634189&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40376034

External links

• Official Discography (in Japanese)