You & Me (Superfly song)
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"You & Me" is a song by Japanese band Superfly. It was written by Superfly's vocalist and frontwoman Shiho Ochi in response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
, and initially released to her blog on March 19, 2011, via a YouTube
video. On March 25, 2011, Superfly released the song for sale to the iTunes Store
, the Recochoku store, and the wamo! store, and revealed that all proceeds from sales of the song will go to the Japanese Red Cross
's relief efforts. As of May 11, 2011, sales of the song allowed Superfly to raise ¥7,831,780 (approx. US$96.8k, €68k, or £59.4k) for the Red Cross.
"You & Me" quickly rose to the top of the iTunes Japan singles charts, and on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart
, it debuted at number 37, and on the Japan Hot 100
, it debuted at number 24, and then reached number 4 on the following week.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
, and initially released to her blog on March 19, 2011, via a YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video. On March 25, 2011, Superfly released the song for sale to the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
, the Recochoku store, and the wamo! store, and revealed that all proceeds from sales of the song will go to the Japanese Red Cross
Japanese Red Cross
The ' is the Japanese affiliate of the International Red Cross.The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the society, with Empress as Honorary President and other royal family members as vice-presidents. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo and local chapters are set up in all 47...
's relief efforts. As of May 11, 2011, sales of the song allowed Superfly to raise ¥7,831,780 (approx. US$96.8k, €68k, or £59.4k) for the Red Cross.
"You & Me" quickly rose to the top of the iTunes Japan singles charts, and on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....
, it debuted at number 37, and on the Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....
, it debuted at number 24, and then reached number 4 on the following week.