White Love (Speed song) explained

White Love
Caption:Cover
Type:single
Artist:Speed
Album:Rise
B-Side:Namaiki
Genre:J-pop
Label:Toy's Factory
Prev Year:1997
Next Year:1998

"White Love" is a single by Japanese girl group Speed. It was released on October 15, 1997.[1] The song marked a point in Speed's career when their style shifted from dance music to other genres, such as ballads.[2] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[3] It was the 10th best-selling single in Japan in 1997, with 1.164 million copies sold[4] and it has sold a total of 1.845 million copies.[5]

In 2012, Su-metal of the kawaii metal group Babymetal performed a cover during their Legend "D" show at Akasaka Blitz, which coincided with her 15th birthday. The song was chosen because it was a hit in 1997, the year of her birth.[6] In 2022, the J-pop duo ClariS performed a cover for their mini-album Winter Tracks.

Track listing

All songs are written by Hiromasa Ijichi; all music is arranged by Yasutaka Mizushima.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHITE LOVE. September 27, 2016. Oricon Style. Oricon. Japanese.
  2. Web site: http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/047/47639.html. ja:『わたしたち、もっとビッグになります』--快進撃Speedに特別インタビュー. Japanese. Nikkei Entertainment. 1998-12-22. 2024-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719012555/http://www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/047/47639.html . 2011-07-19.
  3. Web site: Japan #1 DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles. September 27, 2016. hbr3.sakura.ne.jp. Japanese.
  4. Web site: オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング 1997年. September 27, 2016. amigo.lovepop.jp. Japanese.
  5. Web site: 歴代シングルランキング TOP246. September 27, 2016. musictvprogram.com. Japanese.
  6. http://babymetal.net/babymetal-white-love-english-captions-intro/ BABYMETAL – White Love (English Captions Intro)