Glorious Mind Explained

Glorious Mind
Cover:Glorious Mind.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Zard
Album:ZARD Request Best: Beautiful memory
Released:December 12, 2007
Recorded:2006
Genre:Pop rock, J-pop
Label:B-Gram Records
Producer:Daiko Nagato
Prev Title:'Heart ni Hi wo Tsukete'
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:'Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de'
Next Year:2008

"Glorious Mind" is Zard's 43rd and first posthumous single by Japanese band Zard. It was released single on December 12, 2007 through B-Gram Records label.

Background

The song was the last song recorded by Izumi Sakai before she died. Although the song was not complete at the time of Izumi Sakai's death, the chorus part had been recorded with assistance of Yuri Nakamura from Japanese pop band Garnet Crow. The extra minutes recorded in English were from another unrelated and unreleased song.

The song was used as a 21st opening theme song of Detective Conan.

Oricon Charting

The single debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts and sold over 84,000 copies in total.[1] This became Zard's best performing single since 2002.

Track listing

All songs are written by Izumi Sakai and arranged by Takeshi Hayama

KanjiRōmaji
1.グロリアス マインド
作曲:大野愛果 作詞:坂井泉水 編曲:葉山たけし
Glorious Mind
Music: Aika Ohno
2.探しに行こうよ(2007 version)
作曲:徳永暁人 作詞:坂井泉水 編曲:葉山たけし
Sagashi ni Yukou yo (2007 version)
Music: Akihito Tokunaga
3.愛を信じていたい(2007 version)
作曲:徳永暁人 作詞:坂井泉水 編曲:葉山たけし
Ai wo Shinjite Itai (2007 version)
Music: Akihito Tokunaga
4.グロリアス マインド(Instrumental)Glorious Mind (Instrumental)

References

  1. Web site: ZARDの"ラストソング"が初登場2位. Oricon. 2007-12-18. 2010-04-21. ja.