Umi made 5-fun
"Umi made 5-fun" | ||||
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Single by Chisato Moritaka | ||||
from the album Sava Sava | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
English title | 5 Minutes to the Sea | |||
B-side | "Sleepless Night Blues" | |||
Released | July 15, 1998 (1998-07-15) | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre |
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Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | zetima | |||
Composer(s) | Toshinobu Kubota | |||
Lyricist(s) | Chisato Moritaka | |||
Producer(s) | Yukio Seto | |||
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Umi made 5-fun on YouTube | ||||
"Umi made 5-fun" (海まで5分, Umi made Go-fun, lit. "5 Minutes to the Sea") is the 36th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Toshinobu Kubota, the single was released by zetima on July 15, 1998. It is the theme song of the TBS drama of the same name. The song was also used in a 2010 Panasonic camcorder commercial featuring Moritaka.[1]
Music video
The music video features Moritaka rolling a toy Mini convertible around a house while another version of herself performs the song with her band by the pool.
Chart performance
"Umi Made 5-fun" peaked at No. 20 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 32,000 copies, becoming Moritaka's last top 20 single.[2][3]
Other versions
Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on August 5, 2012.[4] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 1.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka
No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Umi made 5-fun" (Umi made Go-fun (海まで5分, "5 Minutes to the Sea")) | Toshinobu Kubota | Yasuaki Maejima | 4:15 |
2. | "Sleepless Night Blues" | Moritaka | Moritaka | 3:25 |
3. | "Umi Made 5-fun" (Original Karaoke) | 4:11 |
Personnel
- Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, steel drums
- Yasuaki Maejima – keyboards, piano
- Masahiro Inaba – guitar
- Yukio Seto – guitar
- Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar
- Takuo Yamamoto – tenor saxophone
- Yohichi Murata – brass, trombone
- Akira Okumura – trumpet
- Gen Ogimi – congas, timbales, shaker
Chart positions
Charts (1998) | Peak position |
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Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] | 20 |
References
- ^ "「海まで5分」(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ a b "海まで5分/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2012-05-05). 森高千里 『海まで5分』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.1」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
External links
- Official website
- "Umi made 5-fun" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Umi made 5-fun" at Discogs
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