Say Yes (Chage and Aska song) explained

Say Yes
Type:single
Artist:Chage and Aska
Album:Tree
B-Side:Kokuhaku
Genre:J-pop
Length:4:46[1]
Label:Pony Canyon
Prev Title:'Taiyou to Hokori no Naka de'
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:'Boku ha Kono Me de Uso wo Tsuku'
Next Year:1991

"Say Yes" is a Japanese single by Chage and Aska, released by Pony Canyon on July 24, 1991. The song was used as a theme of the Japanese television drama 101 kaime no Propose (101回目のプロポーズ). It was regarded as a wedding song.[2]

On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, "Say Yes" spent 13 consecutive weeks at the number-one position. The single became the best-selling song for the duo. It sold over 2.82 million copies and is the sixth best-selling single in Oricon charts history.[3] [4]

Chart

Weekly

Cover versions

In 1992, both Hong Kong singer Raymond Choi and Chicago band's Jason Scheff[6] covered this song in Cantonese and English respectively. Debbie Gibson also covered the song in English differently, in her 2010 Japan-only release Ms. Vocalist.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chage & Aska – Say Yes (1991, CD) . . 2023-11-16 . Say Yes 4:46 Aard-Vark (merged into Pony Canyon) – PCDA-00217, Pony Canyon – PCDA-00217.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050506035011/http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-139/artist_name-chage_and_aska/. Chage and Aska. nippop. Steve McClure. 2005-05-06. 2005-05-06. dead.
  3. Web site: SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に!!. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212234552/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/5139/. Oricon. 2004-08-03. 2008-12-05. 2013-12-12. ja. 位 - 累積 (万枚) - タイトル - アーティスト - 発売日 - 6 - 282.2 (万枚) - SAY YES - CHAGE&ASKA - 1991/7/24 . live.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180819220801/http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-single.html . 歴代シングルランキング TOP246 . September 27, 2016 . August 19, 2018 . musictvprogram.com . ja . 歴代シングルランキング TOP246 - 順位 売上枚数(万枚) タイトル アーティスト 最高位 発売日 - 6 282.2(万枚) SAY YES CHAGE&ASKA 1(最高位)1991/7 . dead.
  5. Web site: CHAGE and ASKAのシングル売上TOP20作品 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503093041/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/4069/rank/single/ . . ja . 2023-05-03 . 2023-11-01 . SAY YES 発売日 1991年07月24日 最高順位 1位 登場回数 39週 . live.
  6. Web site: 恋人たちの冬物語 (1992, CD) . . 2023-11-16 . Various – 恋人たちの冬物語 - Dec 16, 1992 - Media Remoras (now Virgin/Universal Records) – MRCA-20005 - Jason Scheff – Say Yes - 4:55.
  7. Web site: Debbie Gibson – Ms. Vocalist (2010, CD) . . 2023-11-16 . Debbie Gibson – Ms. Vocalist - Sony Records Int'l – SICP 2886 - Nov 3, 2010 - Say Yes - 4:44.