Tora Tora Tora (MAX song)
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"Tora Tora Tora" is a song by Okinawan dance unit MAX
. It is a Japanese
cover of Italo Disco
artist Domino's
song of the same name. It was composed by Tiger Boys with Japanese lyrics written by Kazumi Suzuki. It was released as their third single and the original version of the song appears on the albums Maximum
(1996), Maximum Collection (1999) and Precious Collection 1995–2002
(2002). The song is responsible for launching MAX into mainstream stardom, garnering the group their first top 20 single.
In 2005, the group rerecorded the song and released it on their single "Nirai Kanai" as "Tora Tora Tora 2005" to commemorate their 10th anniversary.
MAX (band)
MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
. It is a Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
cover of Italo Disco
Italo disco
Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...
artist Domino's
Alessandra Mirka Gatti
Alessandra Mirka Gatti is an Italian Eurobeat singer.- Career :Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo Disco when she met Giancarlo Pasquini in the late 1980s...
song of the same name. It was composed by Tiger Boys with Japanese lyrics written by Kazumi Suzuki. It was released as their third single and the original version of the song appears on the albums Maximum
Maximum (MAX album)
Maximum is MAX's debut studio album released under Avex Trax. The album consists entirely of Japanese language covers of Eurobeat songs. The album sold more than 1.2 million copies becoming the group's most successful release. It spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at #1...
(1996), Maximum Collection (1999) and Precious Collection 1995–2002
Precious Collection 1995–2002
Precious Collection 1995–2002 is a singles collection released by Japanese dance unit, MAX. It was released on March 20, 2002 on the avex trax label. The album compiled all of the group's then current singles on a two disc set. Due to lead vocalist Mina's pending hiatus because of pregnancy, the...
(2002). The song is responsible for launching MAX into mainstream stardom, garnering the group their first top 20 single.
In 2005, the group rerecorded the song and released it on their single "Nirai Kanai" as "Tora Tora Tora 2005" to commemorate their 10th anniversary.
Track list
# | |Songwriters | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Tora Tora Tora" | Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys | 3:46 |
2. | "So Much In Love" | Suzuki, Tiger Boys | 4:07 |
3. | "Tora Tora Tora (Original Karaoke)" | Tiger Boys | 3:46 |
4. | "So Much In Love (Original Karaoke)" | Tiger Boys | 4:03 |