Sunshine Sunshine Explained

Sunshine Sunshine
Cover:Superfly - Beep! Sunshine Sunshine (cover).jpg
Alt:A pair of embroidered jeans
Caption:"Beep!!" / "Sunshine Sunshine" single cover
Type:single
Artist:Superfly
Album:Mind Travel
Recorded:2010
Genre:Pop, rock
Label:Warner Music Japan
Producer:Kōichi Tsutaya
Prev Title:Eyes on Me
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Beep!!
Next Year:2011

"Sunshine Sunshine" is a song by Japanese musical act Superfly. Written for a national radio campaign called Meet the Music, it was released as a double A-side single along with "Beep!!" in March 2011.

Background and development

In March 2010, released , a 2-CD set featuring a four-track single and a full-length cover album of classic rock songs. It was led by the song "Wildflower", the theme song for the drama Gold, and also featured "Tamashii Revolution", a song used to promote the NHK broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1] Both songs were commercially successful, with "Wildflower" becoming certified Platinum for downloads by the Recording Industry Association of Japan,[2] and "Tamashii Revolution" certified platinum twice.[3] [4] This was followed by "Eyes on Me", a ballad single released in December used as the theme song for the Square Enix shooting game The 3rd Birthday.[5]

"Sunshine Sunshine" was written for Meet the Music, a radio campaign by KDDI and FM radio stations across Japan. The song was released to radio in mid January, 2011.[6] The song was written after "Beep!!", after Meet the Music campaign organizers asked Ochi to write something about music.[7] Superfly vocalist Shiho Ochi wrote the song about what music personally meant to her, and wanted to create a song that would allow listeners to relax and unwind.[6]

Promotion and release

The song was released as a single also featuring Superfly's song "Beep!!" as the other A-side. The limited edition version of the single featured an additional DVD, with a performance from the Superfly & The Lemon Bats Special Live "Rock'N'Roll Muncher", a three-date tour in November 2010 commissioned by Switch! music magazine to celebrate the magazine's 25th anniversary.[8] The Lemon Bats are a group formed by Superfly, featuring Tatsuya Nakamura of Losalios, Kōichi Tsutaya, Kazuhiro Momo of Mo'Some Tonebender, Yoshiyuki Yatsuhashi and Hidekazu Hinata of Straightener.[9]

On March 20, a concert featuring Superfly was planned for the Meet the Music campaign. Held at the Namura Hall in Okinawa, the concert was intended to be aired live on Tokyo FM, J-Wave and FM Okinawa.[6] The concert was cancelled, due to the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, a week before the intended date.[10] Due to the earthquake, Ochi uploaded an a cappella version of the song on her official blog on March 17.[11] [12] Later, Ochi wrote and recorded the song "You & Me" in a single day, which was released as a digital downloaded to raise money for the earthquake relief efforts.[13]

No music video was created to promote the song.

Critical reception

Tomoki Takahashi of Rockin' On Japan described the song as "warmly constructed". Compared to "Beep!!", which he felt showed Ochi as a person-willed person, Takahashi described the song as showing off Ochi as a person of emotion.[14] Haruna Takekawa of Hot Express described the song as "country-style number played with an acoustic tone", and felt that Ochi's "refreshing and comfortable vocals" softly color the song. She noted that both "Sunshine Sunshine" and "Beep!!" were much more simple than her previous songs.[15] CDJournal reviewers felt that the song's guitars made it into a good, rock'n'roll/country-style song. They noted the use of the accordion made the song nostalgic and heartwarming, and praised the guitar arpeggio as beautiful and impressive.[16] [17]

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from the liner notes booklet of Mind Travel.[18]

Chart rankings

Charts (2011)Peak
position
Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[19] 1
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[20] 6
Japan Oricon weekly singles[21]
  • "Beep!
" / "Sunshine Sunshine"5
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart[22] 77

Sales

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributing LabelCatalog codes
Japan[24] ringtoneWarner Music Japan
[25] digital download
[26] CD single, CD/DVD, digital download (EP)WPCL-10924, WPZL-30253/4 (DVD)
[27] Rental CDWPCL-10924

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 18:10～「MUSIC JAPAN」出演決定！ . Warner Music Japan . June 16, 2010. September 3, 2010. Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716082603/http://wmg.jp/artist/superfly/news002.html . dead . July 16, 2011.
  2. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html . . Japanese . February 28, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: July Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110820.html . . Japanese . August 20, 2011 . January 26, 2014.
  4. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w120720.html . . Japanese . July 20, 2012 . October 10, 2014.
  5. Web site: Superfly、スクエニ新作テーマソングに王道バラード提供 . Japanese . Natalie . October 27, 2010 . January 30, 2015.
  6. Web site: Superfly、全国FM生放送ライブは初沖縄＆書き下ろし曲も . Japanese . Natalie . January 20, 2011 . January 30, 2015.
  7. Web site: ロックンロールとフォーキー、2種が並んだSuperflyの両A面シングル . Junichi Uchimoto . EMTG . Japanese . March 9, 2011 . April 16, 2015.
  8. Web site: "SWITCH" anniversary concert with Superfly announces new guests . Tokyo Hive . September 22, 2010 . January 30, 2015.
  9. Web site: 「Beep!! / Sunshine Sunshine」初回特典DVD収録内容、カップリング曲決定！ . Japanese . Warner Music Japan . January 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130041550/http://www.superfly-web.com/news/?page=32 . January 30, 2015 . January 30, 2015.
  10. Web site: 「全国民放FM＆KDDI present MEET THE MUSIC LIVE with Superfly」開催・放送見送 りのお知らせ . Japanese . Warner Music Japan . March 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130041747/http://www.superfly-web.com/news/?page=31 . January 30, 2015 . January 30, 2015.
  11. Web site: Sunshine Sunshine . Japanese . Warner Music Japan . March 17, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130041915/http://www.superfly-web.com/diary/?ym=201103 . January 30, 2015 . January 30, 2015.
  12. Web site: 「トンネルくぐったその先に」Superflyアカペラ音源捧ぐ . Japanese . Natalie . March 18, 2011 . January 30, 2015.
  13. Web site: Superfly、新曲「You & Me」配信開始 . Japanese . Barks . March 25, 2011 . January 30, 2015.
  14. 意志の歌、情愛の歌 . Tomoki Takahashi . . Japanese . January 30, 2015.
  15. Web site: Superfly 映画「漫才ギャング」主題歌で強気な姿勢!? . Haruna Takekawa . Hot Express . Japanese . January 30, 2015.
  16. Web site: Superfly / Mind Travel [デジパック仕様] [CD+DVD] [限定] ]. CDJournal . Japanese . January 30, 2015.
  17. Web site: Superfly / Superfly BEST [デジパック仕様] [2CD] ]. CDJournal . Japanese . January 30, 2015.
  18. . . 2011 . Japanese . . Tokyo, Japan.
  19. Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay . . Japanese . February 2, 2011 . January 30, 2015.
  20. Japan Billboard Hot 100 . . Japanese . February 2, 2011 . October 11, 2014.
  21. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/417999/ranking/cd_single/ . ja:Superflyのシングル売り上げランキング . Superfly single sales ranking . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527191951/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/417999/ranking/cd_single/ . Oricon . May 27, 2013 . Japanese . December 18, 2014.
  22. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2011年03月02日～2011年03月08日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞. Record Association report: 2011.03.02~2011.03.08 . Japanese . . March 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130051939/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2011f&weeklyCd=20110308&rankKbn=100 . January 30, 2015 . January 30, 2015.
  23. 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 . December 18, 2014.
  24. Web site: 両A面シングル「Beep!! / Sunshine Sunshine」発売！！ . Japanese . Warner Music Japan . January 20, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130041439/http://www.superfly-web.com/news/?page=33 . January 30, 2015 . January 30, 2015.
  25. Web site: Sunshine Sunshine - Single . 2 March 2011 . Japanese . Apple . January 30, 2015.
  26. Web site: Beep!! / Sunshine Sunshine - Single . 2 March 2011 . Japanese . Apple . January 30, 2015.
  27. Web site: Ｂｅｅｐ！！／Ｓｕｎｓｈｉｎｅ Ｓｕｎｓｈｉｎｅ . Tsutaya . Japanese . February 1, 2015.

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