Eyes on Me (Superfly song)

"Eyes on Me" is the eleventh single by Japanese recording artist Superfly, released on December 15, 2010. The title track, described as a "classic winter ballad" (冬の王道バラード, fuyu no ōdō barādo),[1] is used as the theme song for the PlayStation Portable game The 3rd Birthday.[2][3][4] The single was released as a standard CD release and a limited edition CD+DVD bundle. "Rescue Me" and "Prima Donna" serve as the single's B-sides.[5] The DVD included with the first pressings of the single features an "Official Bootleg Live DVD" of Superfly's performance at the Monster Bash 2010 music festival on August 23, 2010.[6] "Eyes on Me" has since been nominated for the 2011 Space Shower Music Video Award for best female video.[7]

"Eyes on Me"
Single by Superfly
from the album Mind Travel
ReleasedDecember 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
Recorded2010
GenreJ-Pop, rock
Length11:58
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Shiho Ochi, Kōichi Tabo
Superfly singles chronology
"Wildflower"
(2010)
"Eyes on Me"
(2010)
"Sunshine Sunshine"
(2011)

Track listing edit

CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Eyes On Me"Shiho OchiKōichi TaboKōichi Tsutaya4:34
2."Rescue Me"S. OchiK. TaboKōichi Tsutaya4:11
3."Prima donna" (プリマドンナ, Purima donna)S. OchiS. Ochi, K. TaboKōichi Tsutaya3:15
Total length:12:00
DVD Official Bootleg "Live at MONSTER baSH 2010"
No.TitleLength
1."Alright!!" 
2."How Do I Survive?" 
3."Wildflower" 
4."Free Planet" 
5."Tamashii Revolution" 
6."Dancing on the Fire" 

Personnel edit

Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of Mind Travel.[8]

  • Tomoyuki Asakawa – harp
  • Gen Ittetsu Strings – strings
  • Hideki Matsubara – bass
  • Shiho Ochi – lead and background vocals, glockenspiel, vibraphone, wind chime
  • Satoshi Shōji – oboe
  • Hideyo Takakuwa – flute
  • Yuichi Togashiki – drums
  • Kōichi Tsutaya – piano
  • Yoshiyuki Yatsuhashi – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Charts and sales edit

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[9] 3
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 2
Oricon daily singles[11] 4
Oricon weekly singles[12] 5

Reported sales and certifications edit

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[12] 21,000

References edit

  1. ^ "Superfly、新曲は自身初の"冬の王道"バラード ニュース-ORICON STYLE-". 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  2. ^ "Superfly | News |2010年第2弾シングル!「Eyes On Me」発売!". 2010-10-26. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  3. ^ "ナタリー - Superfly、スクエニ新作テーマソングに王道バラード提供". 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  4. ^ "Superfly : Superfly、新曲「Eyes On Me」がPSPソフトテーマソングに / BARKS ニュース". 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  5. ^ "ナタリー - Superflyニューシングルであの名曲を初音源化". 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  6. ^ "ナタリー - Superfly新作特典DVDは夏フェス灼熱ライブの"公式海賊版"". 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  7. ^ "ナタリー - 毎年恒例スペシャ「MVA」ノミネート70作品が明らかに". 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  8. ^ Mind Travel (Media notes) (in Japanese). Superfly. Tokyo, Japan: Victor Music Japan. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard. December 22, 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  10. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. December 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  11. ^ "シングル デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved December 21, 2010. (subscription only)

External links edit

  • Eyes On Me at Superfly's official website (in Japanese)