Sekai (世界, World) is a song by Chara. It was released as the first single from her album Union on September 13, 2006.[1] It debuted at #24 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted for five weeks.[2] The song was used in commercials for the NEC brand 'Foma N702iS' cellphone.
| "Sekai" | ||||
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| Single by Chara | ||||
| from the album Union | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chara | |||
| Producer(s) | Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto | |||
| Chara singles chronology | ||||
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Chara wrote the song in 2005.[1] The main guitar chords in the song were recycled from the song Ongaku (音楽, Music) from her 2005 independently released album Something Blue.
She wrote "Amai Tori" (甘い鳥, Sweet Bird) in the style of Stevie Nicks.[1] The B-side "Anata" (あなた, You) is a cover of Akiko Kosaka's 1973 debut single.
Music video
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The music video was shot by director Kenjiro Harigai (針谷建二郎).[3] It begins with an animated/CGI image of an egg that cracks becomes a bird. This bird flies off past several doors, and enters one into a space scene. The scene switches to Chara in an almost completely white room with a white dress. She wears her hair half-straight and half in an afro (with the division being vertically down the centre of her head). The scene switches to a drawing a Chara falling through a dark, psychedelic scene, followed by a white-backed scene depicting different drawings. Chara returns to the white room, however with a different hair-style and now drawn animals floating around her. Occasionally the originally dressed Chara appears behind her. The video ends with more psychedelic scenes and the bird flying away into space/clouds.
Track listing
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edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger | Length |
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| 1. | "Sekai (世界, World)" | Chara | Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Amai Tori (甘い鳥, Sweet Bird)" | Chara | Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Anata (あなた, You)" | Akiko Kosaka | Swing-O | 5:31 |
| Total length: | 12:13 | |||
Chart Rankings
edit| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| September 13, 2006 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 15 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 24 | 4,838 | 9,607 | 5 weeks | |
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart |
References
edit- ^ a b c ""Chara*UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL SITE*「世界」"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ ""世界/Chara"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ ""Chara 世界"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-11-14. (subscription only)