"Sad Tango" marks Rain's (or ピ in Japanese) debut single throughout Japan. The single experiments with Latin style melodies tied with modern RNB beats. The single was released on January 25, 2006 and entered the official Japanese Music Charts (Oricon) at number fourteen. The single was released in two formats, a CD Single and a CD/DVD single, and included the R&B ballad Slowly as a b-side.
| "Sad Tango" | ||||
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| Single by Rain | ||||
| from the album Eternal Rain | ||||
| B-side | "Slowly" | |||
| Released | January 25, 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, R&B, Tango | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Park Jin-young, Bang Si-hyuk | |||
| Producer(s) | Park Jin-young | |||
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Music video edit
In the music video for Sad Tango, we follow the mysterious, dark figure of Rain entering a parking lot on his motorcycle after a white car. This is revealed to be the car of a young woman, who Rain follows into a club-like arena. The scene swiftly changes to a lit-up dance floor, on which Rain and his dancers are on. The music begins, and Rain is soon singing. The video alternates between Rain on the dance floor and him following the mysterious girl through the club.
Track listing edit
CD Single
- Sad Tango
- Slowly
- Sad Tango [Instrumental Version]
- Slowly [Instrumental Version]
DVD Single Disc 1
- Sad Tango - Music Video
- Making of Sad Tango
DVD Single Disc 2
- Sad Tango
- Slowly
- Sad Tango [Instrumental Version]
- Slowly [Instrumental Version]
Charts edit
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Top 200 Weekly | 14 |
| Oricon Year-End Singles Chart | 333[1] |
| SoundScan Japan Singles Chart Top 20 | none[2] |
| J-WAVE Tokio Hot 100 | none |
Sales: 25,748[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Oricon Entertainment (March 2007). Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. pp. 17, p. 152, p. 156, p. 160, p. 164, p. 171, p. 175, p. 179, p. 183. ISBN 978-4-87131-082-6.
- ^ "Weekly CD Top 20" (in Japanese). Ongen Publishing. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
External links edit
- Rain - Official English website (in English)