"Urahara" (うらはら, lit. "Upside Down") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released as a single by Pony Canyon on May 21, 1992. The song made its first album appearance on the compilation album, Super Best.
The song was written by Gorō Matsui and composed and produced by Tsugutoshi Gotō, making it the third consecutive single of Kudo to be written and produced by the pair. Lyrically, it describes a protagonist struggling to confess her love which she admits is "turning my heart upside down". The song, which starts with a "freaky" guitar solo, came about when Gotō was randomly playing around with different sounds in the studio one day, fresh out of ideas for new songs.[1] Kudo was praised for delivering vocals that matched the creativity of Gotō's melody.[1]
Chart performanceedit
The single debuted at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart with 49,000 copies in its first week.[2] It slid to number six on its second week, but outsold its first week sales, moving 51,000 copies.[3] It dropped to number ten on its third charting week and was out of the top ten the following week.[4][5] The single stayed in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks and ranked at number 95 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.[6]
^ abc"工藤静香 / ミレニアム・ベスト". CDJournal. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"1992年6月1日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"1992年6月8日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"1992年6月15日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"1992年6月22日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^ ab"オリコン 1992年TOP100". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"うらはら 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^"オリコン(oricon)「1992年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^"Japanese single certifications – 工藤 静香 – うらはら" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2017. Select 1992年6月 on the drop-down menu
April 18, 2024
urahara, song, urahara, うらはら, upside, down, song, recorded, japanese, singer, shizuka, kudo, released, single, pony, canyon, 1992, song, made, first, album, appearance, compilation, album, super, best, urahara, single, shizuka, kudoreleasedmay, 1992, 1992, gen. Urahara うらはら lit Upside Down is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo It was released as a single by Pony Canyon on May 21 1992 The song made its first album appearance on the compilation album Super Best Urahara Single by Shizuka KudoReleasedMay 21 1992 1992 05 21 GenrePoprock 1 Length4 53LabelPony CanyonSongwriter s Gorō MatsuiTsugutoshi GotōProducer s Tsugutoshi GotōShizuka Kudo singles chronology Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai 1992 Urahara 1992 Koe o Kikasete 1992 Audio sample source source Urahara filehelp Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Certification 6 ReferencesBackground editThe song was written by Gorō Matsui and composed and produced by Tsugutoshi Gotō making it the third consecutive single of Kudo to be written and produced by the pair Lyrically it describes a protagonist struggling to confess her love which she admits is turning my heart upside down The song which starts with a freaky guitar solo came about when Gotō was randomly playing around with different sounds in the studio one day fresh out of ideas for new songs 1 Kudo was praised for delivering vocals that matched the creativity of Gotō s melody 1 Chart performance editThe single debuted at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart with 49 000 copies in its first week 2 It slid to number six on its second week but outsold its first week sales moving 51 000 copies 3 It dropped to number ten on its third charting week and was out of the top ten the following week 4 5 The single stayed in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks and ranked at number 95 on the year end Oricon Singles Chart 6 Track listing editAll music is composed by Tsugutoshi GotōNo TitleLyricsArranger s Length1 Urahara うらはら Upside Down Gorō MatsuiGotō4 532 Hatachi no Scenario 20才のシナリオ Hatachi no Shinario Scenario of a 20 year old AeriGotō5 023 Urahara Original Karaoke Gotō4 51Total length 14 46Charts editChart 1992 PeakpositionJapan Weekly Singles Oricon 7 5Japan Monthly Singles Oricon 8 8Japan Yearly Singles Oricon 6 95Certification editRegion Certification Certified units salesJapan RIAJ 9 Gold 200 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b c 工藤静香 ミレニアム ベスト CDJournal Retrieved December 17 2017 1992年6月1日付 CDシングル アルバムランキング Retrieved December 17 2017 1992年6月8日付 CDシングル アルバムランキング Retrieved December 17 2017 1992年6月15日付 CDシングル アルバムランキング Retrieved December 17 2017 1992年6月22日付 CDシングル アルバムランキング Retrieved December 17 2017 a b オリコン 1992年TOP100 Retrieved December 17 2017 うらはら 工藤静香 Oricon Retrieved December 17 2017 オリコン oricon 1992年06月 の月間シングルCDランキング Retrieved January 18 2018 Japanese single certifications 工藤 静香 うらはら in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Retrieved December 20 2017 Select 1992年6月 on the drop down menu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Urahara song amp oldid 1153147194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
