World! Wide! Love!
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"World! Wide! Love!" is the 33rd physical single
and 34th single overall by Japan
ese singer-songwriter Hitomi
and was released on May 20, 2009 by Avex Trax
. "World! Wide! Love!" is the second single from, and is set to appear on, Hitomi's ninth studio album
, "Love Life 2
".
was going to retire, they were quickly disbanded when her 34th single, "Sagashi Tsuduketeta Mono/World! Wide! Love!", a double a-side featuring a "pop ballad", was announced to be released on January 28, 2009. However, this single was soon cancelled for unknown reasons. Not long after, another single release, tentatively titled, "Birth", was soon scheduled on online stores to release a month later, on February 18, 2009, in both a CD-only and CD+DVD edition. Once again, however, this single release was cancelled for unknown reasons. Finally, however, her ninth studio album, then untitled, was confirmed by online retailers and Hitomi's official website. Soon after, "World! Wide! Love!" was announced. The title track was used in skincare product "Easuterinie" commercials, and was also a tie-in
song for the "Bee TV" series in Japan
. Both "World! Wide! Love!" and the b-side "Kokoro no Sogen" will appear on Hitomi
's upcoming album "Love Life 2
".
does not feature Hitomi
herself; rather, it depicts a girl in a long t-shirt
walking around a school campus. As she walks, more girls join her and wear part of the girl's long t-shirt. The beginning of the video features a spoken, robotic message (most likely from Hitomi
herself), and the song used in the video prior to release of Love Life 2
uses a more vocoded
voice than the version on the single. This vocoder version appeared on the CD Love Life 2
However, the version of the video on the CD+DVD version of Love Life 2
uses the single mix.
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and 34th single overall by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese singer-songwriter Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
and was released on May 20, 2009 by Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
. "World! Wide! Love!" is the second single from, and is set to appear on, Hitomi's ninth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, "Love Life 2
Love Life 2
Love Life 2 is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi, released on June 24, 2009, by Hitomi's sub-label of Avex Trax, Love Life Records. It was originally to be released June 10, 2009, but was pushed back for promotional reasons. The first pressing of the album came with an...
".
Background
While there were many rumors that HitomiHitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
was going to retire, they were quickly disbanded when her 34th single, "Sagashi Tsuduketeta Mono/World! Wide! Love!", a double a-side featuring a "pop ballad", was announced to be released on January 28, 2009. However, this single was soon cancelled for unknown reasons. Not long after, another single release, tentatively titled, "Birth", was soon scheduled on online stores to release a month later, on February 18, 2009, in both a CD-only and CD+DVD edition. Once again, however, this single release was cancelled for unknown reasons. Finally, however, her ninth studio album, then untitled, was confirmed by online retailers and Hitomi's official website. Soon after, "World! Wide! Love!" was announced. The title track was used in skincare product "Easuterinie" commercials, and was also a tie-in
Tie-in
A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property...
song for the "Bee TV" series in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Both "World! Wide! Love!" and the b-side "Kokoro no Sogen" will appear on Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
's upcoming album "Love Life 2
Love Life 2
Love Life 2 is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi, released on June 24, 2009, by Hitomi's sub-label of Avex Trax, Love Life Records. It was originally to be released June 10, 2009, but was pushed back for promotional reasons. The first pressing of the album came with an...
".
Music video
The promotional videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
does not feature Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
herself; rather, it depicts a girl in a long t-shirt
T-shirt
A T-shirt is a style of shirt. A T-shirt is buttonless and collarless, with short sleeves and frequently a round neck line....
walking around a school campus. As she walks, more girls join her and wear part of the girl's long t-shirt. The beginning of the video features a spoken, robotic message (most likely from Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
herself), and the song used in the video prior to release of Love Life 2
Love Life 2
Love Life 2 is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi, released on June 24, 2009, by Hitomi's sub-label of Avex Trax, Love Life Records. It was originally to be released June 10, 2009, but was pushed back for promotional reasons. The first pressing of the album came with an...
uses a more vocoded
Vocoder
A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
voice than the version on the single. This vocoder version appeared on the CD Love Life 2
Love Life 2
Love Life 2 is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi, released on June 24, 2009, by Hitomi's sub-label of Avex Trax, Love Life Records. It was originally to be released June 10, 2009, but was pushed back for promotional reasons. The first pressing of the album came with an...
However, the version of the video on the CD+DVD version of Love Life 2
Love Life 2
Love Life 2 is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Hitomi, released on June 24, 2009, by Hitomi's sub-label of Avex Trax, Love Life Records. It was originally to be released June 10, 2009, but was pushed back for promotional reasons. The first pressing of the album came with an...
uses the single mix.
Track listing
| # | Title | Lyrics | Composers | Arrangers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "World! Wide! Love!" | Hitomi Furuya | Hiroyuki Fujino | Hiroyuki Fujino | 4:20 |
| 02 | "ココロの草原" | Hitomi Furuya | Hiroyuki Fujino | Hiroki | 3:37 |
| 03 | "World! Wide! Love! (Instrumental)" | Hiroyuki Fujino | Hiroyuki Fujino | 4:21 | |
| 04 | "ココロの草原 (Instrumental)" | Hiroyuki Fujino | Hiroki | 3:35 | |
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total | Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22, 1995 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | |||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 119 | 645 | 1 week | |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | ||||
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |