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is a song by Japanese band Superfly. It was used as the theme song of the NHK
broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, played during relay clips and highlight shows. It was released as a digital download in Japan on June 18, 2010, and was later included as a B-side on Superfly's single and cover album release "Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'
" in September 2010. An extended version of the song appears on Superfly's third studio album Mind Travel
.
, addressing somebody and trying to encourage them. Metaphors, such as facing monsters or "going to an unknown world" are used. The song also mentions that "(the songwriter does not) care about adversity, I'm the strongest when changing."
The song was written by Superfly vocalist/lead woman Shiho Ochi, who wanted to create a "reassuring song able to cheer on all the players." This is the second song solely composed
by Ochi in Superfly's discography, after "Last Love Song" from Superfly's self-titled debut album
in 2008. She described the writing process as being very difficult. Ochi wanted to "lift (the soccer fans') good feelings and tension" when they watched the soccer matches, however found it hard to write a song that the soccer players themselves would not hear. Furthermore, the song had to be much more upbeat than songs Superfly was used to writing. Ochi reasoned that a soccer player's pitch was much like a band's stage, so used her feelings about the stage as inspiration for the song.
. The song was widely used in relays during soccer matches, especially matches featuring Japan and the final trophy matches. It was also used widely throughout NHK shows that discussed the World Cup, such as highlight shows.
The song was performed on television at Music Japan, on June 27, 2010, and at Bokura no Ongaku in collaboration with Saki Aibu
, on August 3, 1010. Superfly also performed the song at summer festivals, such as at the Fuji Rock Festival
on July 30, J-Wave Live 2000+10 on August 14 and Super Dry the Live, on August 28. The song was also performed at Odaiba Gasshūkoku, a Fuji Television
event performed to 7,000 people and streamed live on August 31.
in September 2010.
The short version, as its name suggests, is only accompanied by a two minute edit of the song. It features Superfly and several bands in a recording studio, as they perform a recording of the song together. Much of the video features close-ups, and non-steady camera work. The close-ups feature such things as the band members' instruments, and recording materials such as the sheet music or the recording machinery. The bulk of shots centre around vocalist Shiho Ochi as she performs the song in front of a music stand, with headphones. In some scenes of the video, individual shots are frozen and replaced with versions featuring washed out colours, and occasionally writing (such as the word ) while Ochi sings the words in the lyrics. The performance is interspersed with shots of Ochi working on the post-production of the recording in the booth, or on a laptop.
The regular-length version features Superfly performing the song with a band in an old Western-style stone building, overgrown with creeping vines. This version features a lot of added animation and distorted images, featuring black-and-white flames and bubbles. The art style features many grainy distortions in the style of a printed comic, and many patterns based on newsprint. Much of the animation focuses of images of soccer balls, which fly out of the television set in the room where the band plays, and out of the building's windows. Occasionally, the animations are only additions to the scenes, while other times the entire shots have been animated. At certain points, Ochi and her back-up band are represented as cartoons, and in others, Ochi performs the song with people in gorilla suits.
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, played during relay clips and highlight shows. It was released as a digital download in Japan on June 18, 2010, and was later included as a B-side on Superfly's single and cover album release "Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'
Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'
"Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3" is a single and cover compilation album by Japanese band Superfly, released on September 1, 2010, Superfly's tenth single overall. The release consists of three discs: one four-tracked CD single , one 15-tracked album , and one 8-cm CD single...
" in September 2010. An extended version of the song appears on Superfly's third studio album Mind Travel
Mind Travel
Mind Travel is the third studio album by Japanese pop-rock band Superfly, the first studio album from the group fronted by Shiho Ochi in nearly two years. The record features guest musicians from Beat Crusaders, Losalios, and Mo'Some Tonebender, and the limited edition version of the album includes...
.
Writing and inspiration
The song is an upbeat pop-rock song, arranged with a mix of a 1960s-inspired band arrangement and a brass band backing. The lyrics are written in second personSecond person
Second person can refer to the following:* A grammatical person, you, your and yours in the English language* Second-person narrative, a perspective in storytelling* Second Person , a trip-hop band from London...
, addressing somebody and trying to encourage them. Metaphors, such as facing monsters or "going to an unknown world" are used. The song also mentions that "(the songwriter does not) care about adversity, I'm the strongest when changing."
The song was written by Superfly vocalist/lead woman Shiho Ochi, who wanted to create a "reassuring song able to cheer on all the players." This is the second song solely composed
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
by Ochi in Superfly's discography, after "Last Love Song" from Superfly's self-titled debut album
Superfly (Superfly album)
Superfly is the first studio album by Japanese band Superfly released on May 14, 2008. Approximately 391,182 copies have been sold in Japan and is certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for the shipment of 500,000 copies. On the iTunes Store, a special remix of "Manifesto" by Ram Rider was...
in 2008. She described the writing process as being very difficult. Ochi wanted to "lift (the soccer fans') good feelings and tension" when they watched the soccer matches, however found it hard to write a song that the soccer players themselves would not hear. Furthermore, the song had to be much more upbeat than songs Superfly was used to writing. Ochi reasoned that a soccer player's pitch was much like a band's stage, so used her feelings about the stage as inspiration for the song.
Promotion
The bulk of promotion for the song was its use during NHK's broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. The song was widely used in relays during soccer matches, especially matches featuring Japan and the final trophy matches. It was also used widely throughout NHK shows that discussed the World Cup, such as highlight shows.
The song was performed on television at Music Japan, on June 27, 2010, and at Bokura no Ongaku in collaboration with Saki Aibu
Saki Aibu
is an actress in Japan. She is part of the Box Corporation.-Drama:*Kaseifu no Mita as Urara*Rebound as Nobuko Oba*Buzzer Beat as Natsuki Nanami*Zettai Kareshi SP as Izawa Riiko...
, on August 3, 1010. Superfly also performed the song at summer festivals, such as at the Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...
on July 30, J-Wave Live 2000+10 on August 14 and Super Dry the Live, on August 28. The song was also performed at Odaiba Gasshūkoku, a Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
event performed to 7,000 people and streamed live on August 31.
Music videos
Two music videos were produced for the song, one directed by Tōru Nomura (dubbed the "Short Version") used in promotions for the song's release as a digital single in June 2010, and another directed by Saitō Wataru, used in promotions due to its appearances in Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'
"Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3" is a single and cover compilation album by Japanese band Superfly, released on September 1, 2010, Superfly's tenth single overall. The release consists of three discs: one four-tracked CD single , one 15-tracked album , and one 8-cm CD single...
in September 2010.
The short version, as its name suggests, is only accompanied by a two minute edit of the song. It features Superfly and several bands in a recording studio, as they perform a recording of the song together. Much of the video features close-ups, and non-steady camera work. The close-ups feature such things as the band members' instruments, and recording materials such as the sheet music or the recording machinery. The bulk of shots centre around vocalist Shiho Ochi as she performs the song in front of a music stand, with headphones. In some scenes of the video, individual shots are frozen and replaced with versions featuring washed out colours, and occasionally writing (such as the word ) while Ochi sings the words in the lyrics. The performance is interspersed with shots of Ochi working on the post-production of the recording in the booth, or on a laptop.
The regular-length version features Superfly performing the song with a band in an old Western-style stone building, overgrown with creeping vines. This version features a lot of added animation and distorted images, featuring black-and-white flames and bubbles. The art style features many grainy distortions in the style of a printed comic, and many patterns based on newsprint. Much of the animation focuses of images of soccer balls, which fly out of the television set in the room where the band plays, and out of the building's windows. Occasionally, the animations are only additions to the scenes, while other times the entire shots have been animated. At certain points, Ochi and her back-up band are represented as cartoons, and in others, Ochi performs the song with people in gorilla suits.
Chart rankings
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... |
5 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay | 2 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... Top 100 |
4 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 | 64 |
Certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| RIAJ Chaku-uta Full downloads | 100,000+ |
| RIAJ PC downloads | 100,000+ |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Ringtone | |
| PC digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , Cellphone full-length download |