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Tsubasa (song)
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"Tsubasa" is the 10th physical single and 11th overall maxi single
from Alice Nine. It was released on October 24, 2007.
The single was released in three versions: two limited editions and one regular edition. The limited editions include the songs "Tsubasa" and "Ruri no Ame" and a DVD; the DVD for Type A includes the music video for "Tsubasa," and the DVD for Type B includes the music video for "Ruri no Ame." The regular edition does not include a DVD but features a bonus track, "Follow Me." In the weeks preceding the single's release, both music videos featured on the single were broadcast on television in Japan, such as on Music On! TV.
In Japan, it peaked at #6 on the Oricon charts, which was the band's highest ever rank on a mainstream music chart at the time.
Version 2 (CD)
Version 3 (CD)
The music video for "Tsubasa" features the band members in uniform as they perform in either a dark room filled with green lasers or a large ethereal stage with large panels displaying imagery similar to music visualization
s. Several scenes depict vocalist Shou in a room surrounded by mirrors and lasers. Some scenes also show several buildings and a flower crumbling away into blocks.
The music video for "Ruri no Ame" features the band in a Japanese villa as heavy rain pours outside. The interior of the villa features a mix of design influences, with tatami
and shōji
as well as draperies, glass windows, shaded lamps, and elaborately woven chairs. Each member is shown holding different objects - Tora holding a calligraphy brush, Hiroto holding/playing the shamisen
, Nao holding a colourful ball-like object and Saga holding an oil paper umbrella. Vocalist Shou sings to the song as it plays while the rest of the band remain motionless around the house while contemplating. The clip also shows a mysterious woman in a kimono, walking around the house and dancing while it rains.
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
from Alice Nine. It was released on October 24, 2007.
The single was released in three versions: two limited editions and one regular edition. The limited editions include the songs "Tsubasa" and "Ruri no Ame" and a DVD; the DVD for Type A includes the music video for "Tsubasa," and the DVD for Type B includes the music video for "Ruri no Ame." The regular edition does not include a DVD but features a bonus track, "Follow Me." In the weeks preceding the single's release, both music videos featured on the single were broadcast on television in Japan, such as on Music On! TV.
In Japan, it peaked at #6 on the Oricon charts, which was the band's highest ever rank on a mainstream music chart at the time.
Track listing
Version 1 (promotional CD)- "Tsubasa" – 4:59 (Wings)
- "Ruri no Ame" – 4:23 (瑠璃の雨 Lapis Lazuli Rain)
- "Tsubasa" Music Video
Version 2 (CD)
- "Tsubasa" – 4:59
- "Ruri no Ame" – 4:23
- "Ruri no Ame" Music Video
Version 3 (CD)
- "Tsubasa" – 4:59
- "Ruri no Ame" – 4:23
- "Follow Me" – 3:12
Music videos
The music video for "Tsubasa" features the band members in uniform as they perform in either a dark room filled with green lasers or a large ethereal stage with large panels displaying imagery similar to music visualization
Music visualization
Music visualization, a feature found in electronic music visualizers and media player software, generates animated imagery based on a piece of music...
s. Several scenes depict vocalist Shou in a room surrounded by mirrors and lasers. Some scenes also show several buildings and a flower crumbling away into blocks.
The music video for "Ruri no Ame" features the band in a Japanese villa as heavy rain pours outside. The interior of the villa features a mix of design influences, with tatami
Tatami
A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Traditionally made of rice straw to form the core , with a covering of woven soft rush straw, tatami are made in standard sizes, with the length exactly twice the width...
and shōji
Shoji
In traditional Japanese architecture, a shōji is a door, window or room divider consisting of translucent paper over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo...
as well as draperies, glass windows, shaded lamps, and elaborately woven chairs. Each member is shown holding different objects - Tora holding a calligraphy brush, Hiroto holding/playing the shamisen
Shamisen
The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...
, Nao holding a colourful ball-like object and Saga holding an oil paper umbrella. Vocalist Shou sings to the song as it plays while the rest of the band remain motionless around the house while contemplating. The clip also shows a mysterious woman in a kimono, walking around the house and dancing while it rains.