"Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi" (これが私の生きる道, "This Is the Way That I Live") is the 2nd single released by the Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi on October 7, 1996. It sold over 1.5 million copies and was their first #1 hit.[1] They won "Japan Record Award for Best New Artist" in 1996.[2]
"That's the Way It Is (Korega Watashino Ikiru Michi)" on YouTube
It is known in American releases as being titled '"That's The Way It Is"' in An Illustrated History and the album Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, although not a direct translation of the song title.
A Mandarin version of the song was released as a single in China and Taiwan in late 1998 and can be found on their compilation album The Very Best of Puffy/amiyumi Jet Fever. A remix of this version is also on their 2003 remix album PRMX Turbo.
"Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi" is filled with phrases and harmonies of The Beatles and The Who.[2]
In 2012, Tamio Okuda explained it in the magazine PEN's interview featured the Beatles:
"I thought it would be fun if women played a song as a parody of the Beatles a little bit. If I played it, it would only become a song that was merely parodied by the man who liked the Beatles. But I thought it would be OK if Puffy played it." ("あれは、女の人がちょっとビートルズのパロディ的な曲をやるっていうのも、面白いかもしれないと思って。僕がやったら、ただ好きなヤツがパロディにしたっていうだけになっちゃうけど、あいつらならいいかと")[3]
Chart performanceedit
The song became the first Puffy single to debut at number 1, selling 402,920 copies that week (until date,[when?] Puffy's biggest first-week sales of a single); the track stayed for another two weeks at the top of the chart and became Puffy's longest reign at number one, selling 735,230 copies only in its first three weeks; it stayed nine non-consecutive weeks at the top 10. The song remained for 16 weeks on the chart and sold 1,566,060 copies, Puffy's biggest selling single. On the J-Wave chart, the song debuted at number 85 and in its fifth week peaked at number 12; it remained on the chart for 20 weeks, Puffy's longest run on the chart.
^"Tokio Hot 100 Chart – 1996.11.3 (see "1996–11– 1")". J-Wave. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
^ [(RIAJ - Statistics - Other Data - List of million-certified compact discs by year - 1996)]. riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
External linksedit
DISCOGRAPHY: これが私の生きる道. PUFFY Official Website.
Tessera Commercial on YouTube
English lyrics of this song
January 01, 1970
kore, watashi, ikiru, michi, これが私の生きる道, this, that, live, single, released, japanese, puffy, amiyumi, october, 1996, sold, over, million, copies, their, first, they, japan, record, award, best, artist, 1996, kore, watashi, ikiru, michi, single, puffyfrom, albu. Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi これが私の生きる道 This Is the Way That I Live is the 2nd single released by the Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi on October 7 1996 It sold over 1 5 million copies and was their first 1 hit 1 They won Japan Record Award for Best New Artist in 1996 2 Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi Single by Puffyfrom the album Jet CDReleased1996GenreJ popSongwriter s Tamio OkudaPuffy singles chronology Asia no junshin 1996 Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi 1996 Circuit no Musume 1997 Music video That s the Way It Is Korega Watashino Ikiru Michi on YouTube It is known in American releases as being titled That s The Way It Is in An Illustrated History and the album Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi although not a direct translation of the song title A Mandarin version of the song was released as a single in China and Taiwan in late 1998 and can be found on their compilation album The Very Best of Puffy amiyumi Jet Fever A remix of this version is also on their 2003 remix album PRMX Turbo Contents 1 Track listing 2 Phrases and harmonies 3 Chart performance 3 1 Oricon Sales Chart 3 2 J Wave Airplay Chart 4 Certifications 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External linksTrack listing edit Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi Monaural Yuki ga Furu Machi Unicorn cover Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi Stereo Karaoke Yuki ga Furu Machi Original Karaoke Phrases and harmonies edit Kore ga Watashi no Ikirumichi is filled with phrases and harmonies of The Beatles and The Who 2 In 2012 Tamio Okuda explained it in the magazine PEN s interview featured the Beatles I thought it would be fun if women played a song as a parody of the Beatles a little bit If I played it it would only become a song that was merely parodied by the man who liked the Beatles But I thought it would be OK if Puffy played it あれは 女の人がちょっとビートルズのパロディ的な曲をやるっていうのも 面白いかもしれないと思って 僕がやったら ただ好きなヤツがパロディにしたっていうだけになっちゃうけど あいつらならいいかと 3 Chart performance editThe song became the first Puffy single to debut at number 1 selling 402 920 copies that week until date when Puffy s biggest first week sales of a single the track stayed for another two weeks at the top of the chart and became Puffy s longest reign at number one selling 735 230 copies only in its first three weeks it stayed nine non consecutive weeks at the top 10 The song remained for 16 weeks on the chart and sold 1 566 060 copies Puffy s biggest selling single On the J Wave chart the song debuted at number 85 and in its fifth week peaked at number 12 it remained on the chart for 20 weeks Puffy s longest run on the chart Oricon Sales Chart edit Chart 1996 Peakposition Japan Oricon 4 1 J Wave Airplay Chart edit Chart 1996 Peakposition J Wave Tokio Hot 100 5 12Certifications editRegion Provider Certification sales thresholds Japan RIAJ Million 6 In popular culture edit Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi was featured in the Japan only game Donkey Konga 3 A chiptune rendition also appeared in the Japan only Sega Pico game Minna de Karaoke Issho ni Utaou Suki na Uta It also appeared in a rhythm minigame the Japanese version of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 where it replaced A Teenager In Love The song also featured in the pilot episode of the television series Heroes and a remix appeared in the French Japanese action film Wasabi Parts of the song were notable for being used in a 1996 commercial for Japanese brand Tessera Juicy Juicy shampoo The song was used for the ending theme of the anime television adaptation of ReLIFE Episode 05 Overlap in July 2016 and for the opening theme of the anime movie Sound Euphonium The Movie Our Promise A Brand New Day References edit Oricon profile and interview in Japanese a b PUFFY 裏Hit Fun スタッフによる全楽曲解説 Sony Music Retrieved 2016 03 09 ビートルズ全米進出を阻んだのは 上を向いて歩こう だった livedoor news 2012 07 25 Retrieved 2016 03 09 Oricon Style Tokio Hot 100 Chart 1996 11 3 see 1996 11 1 J Wave Retrieved 2012 01 15 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 gt 各種統計 gt その他のデータ gt 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 gt 1996年 RIAJ Statistics Other Data List of million certified compact discs by year 1996 riaj or jp in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Archived from the original on April 22 2009 Retrieved June 21 2010 External links editDISCOGRAPHY これが私の生きる道 PUFFY Official Website Tessera Commercial on YouTube English lyrics of this song Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi amp oldid 1203945245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
