"Ai Uta" (愛唄, lit. 'Love Song') is a song by the Japanese band GReeeeN (now GRe4N). It was released on May 16, 2007.
| "Ai Uta" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by GReeeeN | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Released | May 16, 2007 | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Nayutawave Records | |||
| Composer(s) | GReeeeN | |||
| Producer(s) | Jin | |||
| GReeeeN singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
editAi Uta was release on May 16, 2007 as the band's third single.[1] The song was later included in the band's first album Ā, Domo. Hajimemashite.
Nayutawave Records specifically targeted the song for the junior and senior high school students because they think they may empathize with the song's message.[2]
Commercial success
editThe song quickly rose to popularity. The song was sold 250,000 copies and the chaku-uta version of the song was downloaded 2 million times in two months.[2] The song later become the third best-selling multi-format single of 2007 in Japan with over 6.2 million combine sales.[3][4] It ranked second on Recochoku's "Heisei Download Ranking" released in 2019, just behind "Kiseki" another song of the band. The song surpass 100 million streams on Billboard Japan on February 2024, making it the ninth song from the 2000's to do so.[1] The song ranked ninth for most played 2000s song on Spotify Japan for 2022.[5] It peak on Oricon's weekly chart on May 2007 at second.[6]
The GReeeeN won the 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards on the category of New Artist of the Year award for the song.[7] The song was ranked as the third highest certified song by the Recording Industry Association of Japan with 2.5 million downloads tracked between 2007 and 2009.[8]
On a survey conducted by Oricon on 2007 about "heart-throbbing love songs that are perfect for autumn and will liven up your romance", the song ranked first.[9]
Reception
editOn a survey conducted by Oricon on 2007, they wrote that the song was "making girls fluttered."[9]
Covers
editThe song was used as the sixth ending theme for the 2018 anime Teasing Master Takagi-san covered by Rie Takahashi,[10] and the second ending theme for the 2023 anime The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten covered by Manaka Iwami.[11][12]
Chart
edit| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon weekly hottest topic ranking | 2[13] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GReeeeN「愛唄」ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破 | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). February 21, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "デジタルとパッケージでブレイク、GReeeeN". ORICON NEWS. March 4, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "ＧＲｅｅｅｅＮキバッた初連ドラ主題歌…ＴＢＳ系「ＲＯＯＫＩＥＳ」" [First drama series theme song ... TBS system was GReeeeN Kiba~tsu "ROOKIES"]. Sports Hochi. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "GReeeeN「愛唄」が映画化 「キセキ」に続く2作目". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). April 9, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Spotify、海外で今年最も再生された日本のアーティスト／楽曲TOP10発表". ORICON NEWS. December 7, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "2007年ヒットソングの傾向、「泣き歌」". ORICON NEWS. March 4, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "EXILEが初のゴールドディスク大賞を受賞！". ORICON NEWS. March 4, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". RIAJ. September 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "女のコを胸キュンさせるラブソング1位は、GReeeeNの「愛唄」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "TVアニメ「からかい上手の高木さん」公式サイト". TVアニメ「からかい上手の高木さん」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Cambosa, Teddy (February 19, 2023). "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Gets New Special Ending Theme Song". Anime Corner. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Loo, Egan (February 16, 2023). "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Anime Posts 2 New Videos". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "今週の注目ランキングトピック一覧！". ORICON NEWS. March 4, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2024.