Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara/Subeki Koto

"Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara"/"Subeki Koto" is the forty-first single by the Japanese band Tokio. It was the first single released by Tokio in eleven months, having been released on August 19, 2009. The single reached third place on the Oricon charts and charted for three weeks.[1] The song "Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara" is used as the theme song to the drama show Karei Naru Spy. The song "Subeki Koto" is currently being used as the ending theme song to 5LDK, a talk show hosted by Tokio.[2]

"Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara / Subeki Koto"
Single by Tokio
ReleasedAugust 19, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreJ-pop, Rock
LabelJ-Storm
Songwriter(s)See text
Tokio singles chronology
"Amagasa/Akireru Kurai Bokura wa Negaō"
(2008)
"Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara / Subeki Koto"
(2009)
"Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru"
(2010)

Track listing

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"Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara / Subeki Koto" was released in three different versions:

CD Normal Edition

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara"Akio ShimizuAkio ShimizuAkio Shimizu 
2."Subeki Koto"Shigeru JoshimaTaichi KokubunNoma Kousuke 
3."Chikai"Shigeru JoshimaShigeru JoshimaKam 
4."Cross Fade" HikariHikari 
5."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara (Backing Track)"    
6."Subeki Koto (Backing Track)"    

Limited Edition A

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara"Akio ShimizuAkio ShimizuAkio Shimizu 
2."Subeki Koto"Shigeru JoshimaTaichi KokubunNoma Kousuke 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara (Music Video)" 
2."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara (Making Clip)" 
3."Subeki Koto (Music Video)" 
4."Subeki Koto (Making Clip)" 

Limited Edition B

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CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Taiyō to Sabaku no Bara"Akio ShimizuAkio ShimizuAkio Shimizu 
2."Subeki Koto"Shigeru JoshimaTaichi KokubunNoma Kousuke 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Subeki Koto (Music Video)" 
2."Subeki Koto (Making Clip)" 
3."Tokio Station II: Hanasubekikoto Han" 

References

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  1. ^ "TOKIO-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  2. ^ "華麗なるスパイ主題歌☆TOKIO『太陽と砂漠のバラ』歌詞☆ - Cheer until victory!" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-12-03.