"Kiss Me Good-Bye" is the third single by Japanese singer Angela Aki, and is the theme song of Final Fantasy XII. It was written by Aki, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Kenichiro Fukui. Although the title version of the single is in Japanese, the version included in the game is sung in English. The single was released on March 15, 2006. The song peaked at number six on the Oricon charts.

"Kiss Me Good-bye"
Single by Angela Aki
from the album Home
ReleasedMarch 15, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreJ-pop
Length19:59 (Japan)
19:41 (U.S.)
LabelSony Music Japan
Tofu Records (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Nobuo Uematsu, Angela Aki
Producer(s)Motoki Matsuoka
Angela Aki singles chronology
"Kokoro no Senshi"
(2006)
"Kiss Me Good-bye"
(2006)
"This Love"
(2006)

The same year on May 16, Aki released an English version of the single as a digital single under the title "Kiss Me Good-Bye [EP]" in North America through Tofu Records.

Track listing edit

CD: Japanese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kiss Me Good-Bye" (Japanese version)Angela AkiNobuo UematsuAngela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka5:13
2."Santa Fé"Angela AkiAngela AkiAngela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka4:59
3."Aoi Kage (青い影)" (A Whiter Shade of Pale Cover)Keith ReidGary Brooker, Matthew FisherAngela Aki, Motoki Matsuoka4:49
4."Kiss Me Good-Bye -Featured in Final Fantasy XII-" (Bonus track)Angela AkiNobuo UematsuKenichiro Fukui4:58
CD: North American version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kiss Me Good-Bye"   4:58
2."Santa Fé"   4:59
3."Eyes On Me"Kazumi SomeyaNobuo UematsuMotoki Matsuoka, Angela Aki4:31
4."Kiss Me Good-Bye" (Japanese version)   5:13
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kiss Me Good-Bye" (Final Fantasy XII + Angela Aki Collaboration Music Video) 

Charts edit

Kiss Me Good-bye - Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak position Sales total Chart run
March 15, 2006 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 4
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 6 27,566 18 weeks

Release history edit

Country Release date Format Label Length
Japan March 15, 2006 CD single Sony Music Japan 19:59
United States May 16, 2006 Digital single Tofu Records 19:41

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-".

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