Sakura Hitohira Explained

Sakura Hitohira
Cover:Sakura Hitohira.png
Type:Single
Artist:Misia
Album:Love Bebop
Genre:Pop
Label:Ariola Japan
Title2:Shiroi Kisetsu
Prev Title:Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Nagareboshi
Next Year:2015

is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, from the album Love Bebop. It was released as the album's second single digitally on February 11, 2015, through Ariola Japan.[1] It was released as a limited double A-side CD single alongside the song "Shiroi Kisetsu" a week later, on February 18, 2015.[2] The song was written by Misia, composed by her0ism and Shirose, from the band White Jam, and arranged and produced by her0ism. It was written specifically for the three-night TX drama The Eternal Zero, adapted from the film by the same name and starring Osamu Mukai, for which it serves as theme song.[3]

Background and release

"Sakura Hitohira" was promoted as being Misia's first Sakura song, a longstanding thematic in Japanese music.[4] On January 22, a trailer for the single was uploaded on Misia's official YouTube channel.[5] The single features three B-sides: the Shiro Sagisu-produced "Mayonaka no Hide-and-seek", "Candle of Life", which Misia first performed during the 2014 installment of her Misia Candle Night concert series, and lastly a remix of the latter track. The CD single cover artwork was designed by longtime collaborator Mitsuo Shindō and photographed by Kristian Schmidt.[2]

Composition

"Sakura Hitohira" is written in the key of F-sharp minor with a common time tempo of 82 beats per minute.[6] Misia's vocals span from A3 to C5.

Chart performance

"Sakura Hitohira" debuted at number 9 on the weekly Recochoku Singles chart.[7] The CD single made its debut at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 4,000 copies sold in its first charting week.[8] It charted for nine consecutive weeks and sold a reported total of 9,000 copies.[9]

Credits and personnel

Personnel[10]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position		Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[11] 209,000<--8,857-->
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[12] 24
Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] 21
Japan Weekly Singles (Recochoku)9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 「時代を超えた名曲」MISIA渾身の「永遠の0」主題歌を向井理が絶賛. Natalie. January 24, 2015. February 18, 2015. February 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219054428/http://natalie.mu/music/news/136886. live.
  2. Web site: MISIA、両A面シングル「白い季節/桜ひとひら」ジャケデザイン公開. Musicman-Net. January 9, 2015. February 22, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171322/https://www.musicman-net.com/artist/39508. live.
  3. Web site: MISIA、平和への願い込めた新曲「桜ひとひら」がドラマ『永遠の0』主題歌に. Barks. December 16, 2015. February 22, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223232227/https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000110779. live.
  4. Web site: MISIA 初の桜ソングがドラマ「永遠の０」主題歌に. Dwango. December 16, 2014. February 18, 2015. February 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219054912/http://news.dwango.jp/?itemid=14529. live.
  5. Web site: MISIA、両A面シングル「白い季節/桜ひとひら」全曲試聴スタート. Musicman-Net. January 22, 2015. February 22, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171338/https://www.musicman-net.com/artist/39845. live.
  6. Web site: 「桜ひとひら / MISIA」のピアノ・ソロ譜（中級）. February 22, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171222/http://www.at-elise.com/elise/JPDPFA04348/. live.
  7. Web site: シングルランキング 週間 2/11～2/17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219052300/http://recochoku.jp/ranking/single/weekly/. Recochoku. February 18, 2015. February 19, 2015. live. February 18, 2015.
  8. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年03月02日付. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226023859/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2015-03-02/p/3/. Oricon. February 25, 2015. February 26, 2015. live. March 2, 2015.
  9. 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 Taiju'. Oricon. subscription. February 20, 2018. April 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421062058/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/. live.
  10. Shiroi Kisetsu / Sakura Hitohira . . 2015 . Booklet . . 4988017691847 . Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan . 2018-02-23 . 2018-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171221/https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=0933&cd=BVCL000000634 . live .
  11. Web site: デイリー CDシングルランキング 2015年02月17日付. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219003852/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2015-02-17/p/2/. Oricon. February 18, 2015. February 19, 2015. dead. February 18, 2015.
  12. Web site: 白い季節/桜ひとひら(初回生産限定盤) MISIA. Oricon. February 22, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171351/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/17265/products/1113312/1/. live.
  13. Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales. Billboard. February 20, 2018. February 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171342/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2015&month=3&day=2. live.

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