Jiyū e Michizure

"Jiyū e Michizure" (自由へ道連れ, "Traveling Companion to Freedom") (official English title: Collateral Damage) is Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena's digital single (the 17th single overall), released on May 16, 2012. The song is featured as the theme song for the Japanese television drama Ataru.^[1] "Jiyū e Michizure" reached number one in iTunes Store charts, peaked at 5 on the Japan Hot 100,^[2] and at 7 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.^[3] It was certified gold for 100,000 copies downloaded to computers in 2013.^[4]

"Jiyū e Michizure"
Single by Ringo Sheena
from the album Hi Izuru Tokoro
Released	May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Genre	Pop-rock
Length	3:33
Label	EMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Ringo Sheena
Ringo Sheena singles chronology
"Carnation" (2011) "Jiyū e Michizure" (2012) "Irohanihoheto" (2013)
Music video
"Jiyū e Michizure" at YouTube

Sheena wrote the song at the request of the TV program's staff.

Music video

The music video for "Jiyū e Michizure" was directed by Yasuyuki Ozeki. Sheena didn’t appear on the music video, and Nana Komatsu starred in the video instead.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jiyū e Michizure"	Ringo Sheena	3:33

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay^[5]	7
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100^[6]	5
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart^[7]	7

Certifications

Chart	Amount
RIAJ PC download certification^[4]	Gold (100,000)

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from Hi Izuru Tokoro's liner notes booklet.^[8]

• Hayashi (from Polysics) – guitars
• Satoshi Ishihara (from Going Under Ground) – bass guitar
• Makoto Sakurai (from Dragon Ash) – drums
• Ringo Sheena – arrangement, songwriting, vocals

Notes and references

1. 椎名林檎、中居主演ドラマに主題歌「自由へ道連れ」提供 (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
2. (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2012-05-28. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
3. "レコード協会調べ 2012年05月16日～2012年05月22日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
4. レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: September Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). October 18, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
5. "Adult Contemporary Airplay 2011/05/28". Billboard (in Japanese). May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
6. "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2011/05/28". Billboard (in Japanese). May 28, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
7. [Record Association Investigation: May 16, 2009 to May 22, 2009 (For Short: Recokyō Chart (Chaku-uta Full))]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 25, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
8. Hi Izuru Tokoro (Media notes) (in Japanese). Ringo Sheena. Tokyo, Japan: Universal Music Japan. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)