Omotesandou / Futakotamagawa / Never Never Give Up (表参道/二子玉川/Never Never Give Up) is the tenth major single by Ciao Bella Cinquetti. It was released on July 8, 2015 in six editions: five regular and one limited. This is their first single under their new name (previously known as THE Possible), and their first single under the PICCOLO TOWN label.[1] This is also the group's last single to feature Akiyama Yurika.
"Omotesandou" is a cover of KAN's song of the same name, which is itself a Japanese cover of the French song, "Les Champs Elysées", originally sung by Joe Dassin in 1969.
Tracklist[]
Regular Edition A[]
- Omotesandou (Joe Dassin cover)
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Acapella Ver.) feat. Akiyama Yurika
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Regular Edition B[]
- Omotesandou
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Acapella Ver.) feat. Okada Robin Shoko
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Regular Edition C[]
- Omotesandou
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Acapella Ver.) feat. Goto Yuki
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Regular Edition D[]
- Omotesandou
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Acapella Ver.) feat. Hashimoto Aina
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Regular Edition E[]
- Omotesandou
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Acapella Ver.) feat. Morozuka Kanami
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Limited Edition[]
- Omotesandou
- Futakotamagawa
- Never Never Give Up
- Omotesandou (Instrumental)
- Futakotamagawa (Instrumental)
- Never Never Give Up (Instrumental)
Featured Members[]

Ciao Bella Cinquetti promoting "Omotesandou"

Ciao Bella Cinquetti promoting "Futakotamagawa"

Ciao Bella Cinquetti promoting "Never Never Give Up"
- Morozuka Kanami
- Hashimoto Aina
- Akiyama Yurika (last single)
- Okada Robin Shouko
- Goto Yuki
Single Information[]
- Omotesandou
- Lyrics and Composition: Michael Antony Deighan, Michael Wilshaw
- Japanese Lyrics: KAN
- Arrangement: Mt.3
- Music Video: Kawatani Hideo (Director), Suehiro Tetsushi (Producer)
- Futakotamagawa
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunoda Takanori
- Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Never Never Give Up
- Lyrics: Tsunku
- Composition and Arrangement: Wada Shunsuke
TV Performances[]
- [2015.07.10] The Girls Live (Futakotamagawa)
- [2015.08.07] The Girls Live (Never Never Give Up)
- [2016.06.16] The Girls Live (Futakotamagawa) - Hashimoto Aina
Oricon Chart Positions[]
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 3 15,610 |
13 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 3,362 |
3 | 21,707 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | 595 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Out for 5 weeks. | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | 283 |
- Monthly Ranking
Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | July | 23 | 22,302 | [2] |
- Yearly Ranking
Year | Year Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|
2015 | 303 | 22,585 |
Total Reported Sales: 22,585*
Trivia[]
- This is the group's first and only triple A-side single.
- This is their highest ranking single.
- "Les Champs Elysées" had previously been covered in French by Iida Kaori in her album Paradinome ~Koi ni Mi wo Yudanete~.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "THE ポッシボー 移籍第一弾シングル「Never Never Give Up/表参道/二子玉川」(曲順未定)」7/8発売決定!" (in Japanese), UP-FRONT WORKS, 2015.04.11
- ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2015-07/p/3/
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External Links[]
- Discography: UP-FRONT WORKS
- Lyrics: Omotesandou (archived), Futakotamagawa (archived), Never Never Give Up (archived)
- Wikipedia: Japanese
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