is the first single of Eiko Shimamiya

Eiko Shimamiya

, born April 20, is a female J-pop singer and member of the production group I've Sound since their first album. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan...

 under I've Sound

I've Sound

I've Sound, or simply called , is a Japanese techno/trance music production group based in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Led by Kazuya Takase, it features the talents of seasoned "sound creators" and many different female vocalists, known as to their fans....

 and Geneon Entertainment

Geneon

is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...

 label. Released on May 24, 2006 and reached #18 in the Oricon weekly charts. It has sold an approximate total of 35,000 copies and stayed in the charts for 26 weeks making this Eiko's most selling and longest charting single to date. The title track was used as the opening theme for the anime series of the same title, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs...

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Note: If you hear this song backwards, you can hear the word Nigerarenai (逃げられない, "you cannot escape").

Tracklisting

1. – 4:27

   Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

   Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Kazuya Takase

   Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya

2. – 6:04

   Composition: Kazuya Takase

   Arrangement: Kazuya Takase

   Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya

3. – 4:23
4. – 6:02