Gips (song) explained

Gips
Cover:	sheena-gips.jpg
Alt:	A woman stares off to her left, while cutting an apple in her hands.
Type:	single
Artist:	Ringo Sheena
Album:	Shōso Strip
Genre:	Rock, pop, kayōkyoku
Length:	11:34
Label:	Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music
Producer:	Uni Inoue
Chronology:	Ringo Sheena
Prev Title:	Honnō
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Mayonaka wa Junketsu
Next Year:	2001

is Japanese singer Ringo Sheena's 5th single and it was released on January 26, 2000, by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. The single was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 800,000 copies shipped to stores^[1] and later gold for 100,000 downloads to cellphones in 2010.^[2]

Background

Gips^[3] is taken from Sheena's second album Shōso Strip. Sheena was compelled to release two songs at the same time after all, she was going to release this song and Tsumi to Batsu separately first, though.Hisako Tabuchi, the guitarist of Number Girl, plays the guitar on Σ.

The song was covered as a part of a medley by Rie Tomosaka on the television show The Yoru mo Hippare on September 9, 2000. It was also performed by Mino Kabasawa on her piano cover album Piano Pure: Memory of 2000 and by Kazumasa Oda on the TBS music program Christmas no Yakusoku 2002 on December 25, 2001. In 2009, it was covered by Marié Digby on her album Second Home and by Juju on her cover album Request. In 2012, it was released as a single by Ms. Ooja, and appeared on her album Woman: Love Song Covers.

Chart rankings

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Japan Oricon weekly singles^[4]	3
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart^[5]	46

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales^[6]	714,000<	--714,240-->
RIAJ physical certification^[7]	2× Platinum (800,000)
RIAJ cellphone download certification^[8]	Gold (100,000)

Credits and personnel

Gips^[3]

• Vocals: Ringo Sheena
• Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
• Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
  • • Piano: Yuta Saito Drums and Tambourines: Noriyasu "Kāsuke" Kawamura Synthesizer programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama, Hiroshi Kitashiro

Tokyo no Hito

• Vocals, Electric guitars: Ringo Sheena
• Electric guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
• Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
  • Drums: Masayuki Muraishi Organ: Yuta Saito

Σ

• Vocals, Electric guitars: Ringo Sheena
  • Electric guitars: Hisako Tabuchi Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
• Synthesizer programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
• Turntables: moOog yamamOTO (from Buffalo Daughter)

Music video cast

Gips

• Vocal & Electric guitar: Ringo Sheena
• Electric guitar: Makoto Totani (from Milk Crown, Thinners)
• Electric bass guitar: Eikichi Iwai (from Chirinuruwowaka)
• Synthesizer, Keyboard instrument: Makoto Minagawa (from Thinners, Sparky)
• Drums: Hisashi Nishikawa (he is Sheena 's friend and is an amateur)

Σ

• Takeshi Hara
• Yuka Yoshimura
• Hisako Tabuchi
• Seiji Kameda

Notes

1. GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . Japanese . . . April 10, 2000 . 485 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225426/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200004.pdf . November 2, 2013 . January 22, 2014.
2. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101122.html . . Japanese . December 22, 2010 . January 23, 2014.
3. The literal translation is "Orthopedic cast".
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/237797/products/music/266828/1/ . ja:「ギブス」 椎名林檎 . Oricon . Japanese . May 3, 2014.
5. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2011年11月02日～2011年11月08日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞ . Record Association Investigation: November 2, 2011 to November 8, 2011 (For Short: Recokyō Chart (Chaku-uta Full)) . . Japanese . November 11, 2011 . January 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309045807/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011s&weeklyCd=20111108&rankKbn=50 . March 9, 2012 .
6. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . . subscription . April 21, 2014.
7. GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . Japanese . . . April 10, 2000 . 485 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225426/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200004.pdf . November 2, 2013 . January 22, 2014.
8. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101122.html . . Japanese . December 22, 2010 . January 23, 2014.