"Rain" is the seventeenth single by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on November 24, 2010. The title song is a tie-in for the Fuji TV drama series Perfect Report. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.[1]
| "Rain" | ||||
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| Single by Yui | ||||
| from the album How Crazy Your Love | ||||
| A-side | "Rain" | |||
| B-side | "A Room" | |||
| Released | November 24, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 (Japan) | |||
| Venue | Osaka, Japan | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 16:32 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yui (lyrics & music) | |||
| Producer(s) | Hisashi Kondo | |||
| Yui singles chronology | ||||
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Music video and lyrics edit
The music video for "Rain" alternates between cuts of Yui and her band playing in the rain and Yui herself running through a rainy street towards a Christmas gift shop. Around the middle of the music video, a happier past is shown through flashbacks of Yui smiling and receiving earrings on a sunny day, along with the lines: "They try to bring back memories / Which are already gone / No matter what I do, I can't get rid of the past."[note 1] The video eventually ends with an image of hope for the future, with the lyrics: "When someday this rain turns to snow / And slowly consumes this sadness / I'll be greeted by new hope.[note 2]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Yui
| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rain" | Hisashi Kondo | 4:03 |
| 2. | "A Room" | Northa+ | 4:41 |
| 3. | "How Crazy ~Yui Acoustic Version~" | Yui & Northa+ | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Rain ~Instrumental~" | Hisashi Kondo | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rain (Music Video)" | Shigeaki Kubo | |
| 2. | "Please Stay With Me (Music Video)" | Tsuchiya Takatoshi |
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) edit
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
First week sales | Sales total | Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Daily Single | 1 | |||
| Japan Oricon Weekly Single[2] | 2 | 67,796 | 83,706 | 11 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Single | 86 |
The single was certified gold by the RIAJ for having more than 100,000 copies shipped to stores.[3]
References edit
Notes edit
Sources edit
- ^ "Rain（初回限定ＤＶＤ付き盤） - YUI" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Rain（初回生産限定盤）)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月". RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved August 5, 2011.