"Jet Boy Jet Girl" is Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi (singer)

is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...

's 7th single under the Sony Records (gr8! records) label, and was released on August 1, 2007 in two different versions - CD only and CD+DVD.

Overview

"Jet Boy Jet Girl" is the 7th single released by Japanese punk-rock singer Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi (singer)

is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...

, and her 2nd single to be released in 2007, five months after "Candy Line

Candy Line

"Candy Line" is Hitomi Takahashi's 6th single under the Sony Records label, and was released on March 7, 2007, four months after her previous single "Ko·mo·re·bi."-Overview:...

". The song replaced Uverworld

Uverworld

Uverworld is a Japanese rock band consisting of five members originating from Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Releasing six studio albums and several singles, which went on to achieve massive success, they went on to become one of the most influential rock bands in Japan to this day.-2000–2005: Beginnings...

's "endscape" as the opening theme song for the anime Toward the Terra

Toward the Terra

is a Japanese science fiction manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It was originally serialized in Asahi Sonorama's Gekkan Manga Shōnen magazine, between January 1977 and May 1980...

, making "Jet Boy Jet Girl" the second opening theme for the anime. First pressings of the CD+DVD version included an animation video clip of Toward the Terra, along with a sticker and tarot card.

Like her past three singles, "Jet Boy Jet Girl" was produced by Takuya Asanuma

Takuya Asanuma

, known better by his mononymous stage name TAKUYA, is a Japanese guitarist and record producer. He was formerly the second guitarist of Judy and Mary. He currently works as a solo artist under the name TAKUYA and also had a solo project called ROBOTS which was dissolved in 2009. He was previously...

 of Judy and Mary

Judy and Mary

Judy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band formed in 1991 in Hakodate, Hokkaido by bassist and vocalist , with drummer and guitarist completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist replaced Taiji the following year...

 fame, and the b-side song "Pride" was produced by 175R's shogo.k, who previously produced the song "Drive" for her. The main song "Jet Boy Jet Girl" is described as "featuring a fun sound designed to complement the anime", while "Pride" is described as a "rock tune that's set to get the summer concert bumping". The special DVD movie does not contain a music video as "Aozora no Namida

Aozora no NAMIDA

is Hitomi Takahashi's third single under the Sony Records label. The single was released on November 30, 2005, in two different formats: CD only and CD+DVD. This is the third retail single to be released for her first album Sympathy.-Overview:...

" did, but a series of random, moving clips with "Jet Boy Jet Girl" playing in the background.

Sample of the translated lyrics:

Jet boy, accelerate, don't let go, no matter what

Jet girl, push on, ascend up the air current, and fly high

There's no reasoning behind it, I want to be at your side

With just that, I can be invincible

Music video

Filming for the music video of "Jet Boy Jet Girl" took place on June 23, 2007, and occurred inside a library somewhere in Joso, Ibaraki

Joso, Ibaraki

is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 42,342 and the density of 531.40 persons per km². The total area is 79.68 km².The city was founded as Mitsukaido on July 10, 1954....

. Like the music video for "Candy Line", the music video for "Jet Boy Jet Girl" was directed by Jun'ya Masuyama.

CD Portion

1. "Jet Boy Jet Girl" – 4:34
   Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
   Music by Takuya
   Arranged by Takuya
2. "Pride" – 3:35
   Lyrics by shogo.k
   Music by shogo.k
   Arranged by Takuya
3. "Jet Boy Jet Girl -Instrumental-" – 4:31
4. "Pride -Instrumental-" – 3:35
5. "Jet Boy Jet Girl -Terra e... Opening Mix-" – 1:34

Personnel

• Hitomi Takahashi – vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• TAKUYA - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  s, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , & programming (Tracks #1 & #2)
• Katsuhiko Kurosu - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   (Tracks #1 & #2)
• Kōta Igarashi - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
   (Tracks #1 & #2)
• nishi-ken - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  & programming (Track #1)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
1 August 2007	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#22
1 August 2007	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#33	4,300	4,300+	2 weeks