Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy

"Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy (この愛に泳ぎ疲れても/Boy)" is the 11th single by Zard^[1] and released 2 February 1994 under B-Gram Records label. The single debuted at #1 rank first week. It charted for 15 weeks and sold over 887,000 copies.^[2]

"Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy"
Single by Zard
from the album Oh My Love
Released	February 2, 1994
Genre	Pop rock
Label	B-Gram Records
Songwriter(s)	Tetsurō Oda, Izumi Sakai
Producer(s)	Daiko Nagato
Zard singles chronology
"Kitto Wasurenai" (1993) "Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy" (1994) "Konna ni Soba ni Iru no ni" (1994)

The double side single "Boy" is also a famous soft rock song by Izumi Sakai, it's a huge change from the first song "Kono Ai Ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo" which has a strong bass, electric guitar these rock symbols. "Boy" shows the quiet side of Izumi Sakai or the ZARD band, it been selected by fans in almost all compilation albums of ZARD.

Track list

All songs are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Masao Akashi

1. Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo (この愛に泳ぎ疲れても)
   • composer: Tetsurō Oda
     • the song was used in Fuji TV drama Ai to Giwaku no Suspense as opening song
2. Boy
   • composer: Seiichiro Kuribayashi
     • the song was used in Yomiuri TV program Natsu no Niwa The Friends as ending song
3. Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo (この愛に泳ぎ疲れても)(original karaoke)
4. Boy (original karaoke) ^[3]

References

1. Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html 2016-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
2. Official rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/47922/1/
3. Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/BGDH-1033