Evergreen (Hitomi Takahashi song) explained

Evergreen
Cover:EvergreenSingleBig.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Hitomi Takahashi
Album:Sympathy
Released:August 10, 2005
Recorded:C Music Studio, Studio Sound Dali, MIT Studio
Genre:
Length:19:02
Label:Gr8!
Producer:Kazuma Jo
Prev Title:Bokutachi no Yukue
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Aozora no Namida
Next Year:2005

"Evergreen" is the second single by Japanese singer Hitomi Takahashi released under the Sony Records (gr8! records) label. The single was released on August 10, 2005, in one format. This is the second retail single to be released from her first album Sympathy.

Overview

"Evergreen" is the second single released by Takahashi. The A-side song was used as the first theme song for the Japanese TV drama New Kids War. Though this single did not sell as well as her first, it still managed to appear in the top 30 on the Japanese Oricon Charts and overall almost sold 30,000 copies. "Evergreen" is currently her third best selling single in terms of sales.[1]

The title song is a ballad, in which Takahashi sings about how the world changes, but memories will always stay the same. A guitar is used throughout the song, and a piano can also be heard playing during the song. In addition, unlike her previous A-side, the lyrics for "Evergreen" were partially penned by Takahashi herself. In contrast, the B-side song, "Bōkensha", is a fast-paced pop-rock song, which, though it has never appeared on an album, is frequently used during her live shows.

Sample of the translated lyrics:[2]

The wet tracks in the twilight

That summer we walked hand in hand is still within me even now

I'll never, never forget

The countless stories you gave me will cross time and we

Will surely meet again; believe in a miracle

Music video

The music video for "Evergreen" was directed by AT, and was filmed somewhere in Hokkaido.[3] The PV starts with Hitomi walking through a field, the camera only showing her legs. Once the song starts, the first verse and chorus of the PV features a close-up of Hitomi singing with a sunset background behind her. As the PV progresses to the instrumental, another scene emerges with Hitomi in a field with hills in the background. When the instrumental ends, the PV switches between the two scenes. The ending of the PV features two birds flying off into the sky. Also, so far there is no full-length version of the PV.

Track listing

  1. "Evergreen" – 5:19
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Hidenori Tanaka
    Music by Hidenori Tanaka
    Arrangement by Tomoji Sogawa
  2. "" – 4:11
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
    Music by Hyoei Yasuhara
    Arrangement by Hyoei Yasuhara
  3. "Evergreen" (instrumental) – 5:19
  4. "" (instrumental) – 4:11

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Performances

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak
position
First week salesSales totalChart run
10 August 2005Oricon Daily Singles Chart19
10 August 2005Oricon Weekly Singles Chart228,18429,11610 weeks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oricon Style . 2007-10-06.
  2. Web site: Megchan's J-Pop Pages . 2007-10-06.
  3. Web site: Hitomi Takahashi's Official Blog . 2006-07-16.