Yukigasa Explained

Yukigasa
Cover Size:193
Type:Single
Artist:Shizuka Kudo
Label:Pony Canyon
Title2:Night Wing
Prev Title:Amayo no Tsuki ni
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Kimi ga Kureta Mono
Next Year:2012

is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released as a double A-side single alongside "Night Wing" by Pony Canyon on November 5, 2008.[1]

Background and composition

"Yukigasa" is Kudo's first single to be released as a double A-side, with "Night Wing". The 1998 B-side "In the Sky", from the single "Kirara", was treated as an A-side, but never officially released as such. "Yukigasa", as well as "Night Wing", was written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima,[2] and arranged by Ichizō Seo.[3] The single marks Kudo's first collaboration with Nakajima in two years, since "Clāvis (Kagi)". It is described as a "feminine" ballad.[4] Lyrically, the song tells a winter love story of a woman finally finding someone to spend her birthday with. The song is composed in the key of C minor and Kudo's vocals span from G3 to B4 in modal voice, and up to C5 in head voice.

Chart performance

"Yukigasa" debuted at number 75 on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 1,000 copies sold.[5] The single charted for two weeks and sold a total of 2,000 copies.[6] It also charted on Billboard Japans Top Single Sales chart, on which it peaked at number 88.[7]

Cover version

In 2010, Nakajima recorded a cover of "Yukigasa" as a bonus track for her album, Mayonaka no Dōbutsuen.[8]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[9] 75
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)88

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 工藤静香シングル「NIGHT WING/雪傘」11/5発売・・・中島みゆき書き下ろしの新曲. https://archive.today/20130131015744/http://oops-music.com/news.php?nid=41818. Oops!. September 6, 2008. January 31, 2013. December 24, 2017.
  2. Web site: SONGS 第67回 工藤静香. NHK. December 24, 2017.
  3. Web site: 工藤静香 / NIGHT WING / 雪傘. CDJournal. December 24, 2017.
  4. Web site: 工藤静香「NIGHT WING/雪傘」. Billboard Japan. December 24, 2017.
  5. Web site: 1987.08.31 工藤静香 アイドル・ポップ・データベース. December 24, 2017.
  6. Web site: 工藤静香 - アーティスト別シングル売上補完. @wiki. December 24, 2017.
  7. Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales . Billboard. December 24, 2017.
  8. Web site: 中島みゆき、最新アルバム含む3作品一挙リリース. Natalie. August 19, 2010. December 25, 2017.
  9. Web site: NIGHT WING/雪傘 工藤静香. Oricon. December 24, 2017.