Tsunami (Southern All Stars song)
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"Tsunami" is a song by the Southern All Stars
, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000.
weekly charts. The band used the style of hard rock
on the previous single "Yellow Man," which was released in March 1999. However, it only managed to reach the number-ten position on Oricon charts. Therefore, they returned to Japanese pop. The song sold over 654,000 copies in the first week and debuted at number-one, beating out Morning Musume
's "Koi no Dance Site
" on the Oricon weekly charts. The song once spent two weeks at the number-one position, lost one week to B'z
's "Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni", and reached the number-one position again for three weeks. It sold over 2.9 million copies and became the best selling single for the band. In June 2005, it became the third best-selling single on the Oricon chart, surpassing the sales of "Dango 3 Kyodai
".
The song was included in their greatest hits
album Ballad 3: The Album Of Love, released on November 22, 2000. The album debuted at the number-one position on the Oricon weekly charts, selling over 1.36 million copies within only one week.
The song resurrected the band. The song won the "Song of The Year" award at the 14th Japan Gold Disc Award
. It also won the grand prix award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards
.
A cover version was recorded and released by the American band Allister
in their 2006 album Guilty Pleasures
.
Southern All Stars
, also known by the abbreviations or SAS, is a Japanese pop/rock band that formed in the mid 1970s.The band is composed of Keisuke Kuwata , Yuko Hara , Kazuyuki Sekiguchi , Hiroshi Matsuda and Hideyuki "Kegani" Nozawa...
, released as their forty-fourth single on January 26, 2000.
Overview
The song was the first number-one single for Southern All Stars since the 1996 single Ai no Kotodama on the OriconOricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
weekly charts. The band used the style of hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
on the previous single "Yellow Man," which was released in March 1999. However, it only managed to reach the number-ten position on Oricon charts. Therefore, they returned to Japanese pop. The song sold over 654,000 copies in the first week and debuted at number-one, beating out Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
's "Koi no Dance Site
Koi no Dance Site
is the eighth single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on January 26, 2000 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,229,970 copies making it their second highest selling single and a number-two hit on the Oricon Charts. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again...
" on the Oricon weekly charts. The song once spent two weeks at the number-one position, lost one week to B'z
B'z
is a Japanese hard rock duo, composed of and .B'z has released 45 consecutive #1 singles, 24 #1 albums, and sold more than 79 million records in Japan alone...
's "Kon'ya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni", and reached the number-one position again for three weeks. It sold over 2.9 million copies and became the best selling single for the band. In June 2005, it became the third best-selling single on the Oricon chart, surpassing the sales of "Dango 3 Kyodai
Dango 3 Kyodai
is a Japanese song released on March 3, 1999. The song caused a social phenomenon in Japan. On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies. It was considered that the song might surpass the record of "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"....
".
The song was included in their greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album Ballad 3: The Album Of Love, released on November 22, 2000. The album debuted at the number-one position on the Oricon weekly charts, selling over 1.36 million copies within only one week.
The song resurrected the band. The song won the "Song of The Year" award at the 14th Japan Gold Disc Award
Japan Gold Disc Award
The Japan Gold Disc Awards for Music sales in the Recording Industry Association of Japan, is major music awards held annually in Japan also released as a CD.- List of the Artists of the Year :************...
. It also won the grand prix award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards
42nd Japan Record Awards
The 42nd Annual Japan Record Awards took place on December 31, 2000, starting at 6:30PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.- Award winners :*Japan Record Award:...
.
A cover version was recorded and released by the American band Allister
Allister
Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records...
in their 2006 album Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures (EP)
Guilty Pleasures is an EP by the American rock band Allister released only in Japan. Issued on November 29, 2006 via In-n-Out Records, the EP comprises cover versions of Japanese and American pop songs.-Track listing:# "Intro"...
.