Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (聖なる鐘がひびく夜, "Holy Bell Resounding Through the Night") is the fourth single of Morning Musume subgroup Tanpopo. It was released on October 20, 1999, as an 8 cm CD, and peaked at #2 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for twelve weeks and selling 86,090 copies in its first week.[1][2] The first press edition contained a special trading card.[3]
| "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tanpopo | ||||
| from the album Tanpopo 1 | ||||
| Released | October 20, 1999 (JP) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Zetima | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
| Tanpopo singles chronology | ||||
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It is the only Tanpopo single that doesn't have a B-side track and an instrumental, which are standards for Hello! Project singles. Instead, it includes three solo versions of the songs, sung by the first generation line-up of the group.
In 2002, an English-language cover ("My Love (Holy Night)") was recorded by Lalah Hathaway for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!.[4]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Tsunku, arranged by Takao Konishi
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru" (聖なる鐘がひびく夜, "Holy Bell Resounding Through the Night") | |
| 2. | "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Iida)" | |
| 3. | "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Ishiguro)" | |
| 4. | "Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru (featuring Yaguchi)" |
Members at the time of single edit
- Aya Ishiguro (石黒彩)
- Kaori Iida (飯田圭織)
- Mari Yaguchi (矢口真里)
References edit
- ^ "Oricon singles ranking for first week of November 1999" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Oricon - Tanpopo: Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yori" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Zetima - Tanpopo: Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "カバー・モーニング娘。ハロー！プロジェクト！". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
External links edit
- Seinaru Kane ga Hibiku Yoru entry at the Up-Front Works official website
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