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from the album Teenage Dream | |||||
| Native title | 卒業 〜TOP OF THE WORLD〜 | ||||
| Released | February 15, 1998 | ||||
| Genre | J-Pop | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Length | 10:23 | ||||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | ||||
| Producer | Sharam Q | ||||
| Previous | GET 1st single (1997) | ||||
| Next | Daikirai 3rd single (1998) | ||||
Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~ (卒業 〜TOP OF THE WORLD〜 ; Graduation ~TOP OF THE WORLD~) is Heike Michiyo's second single, released on February 15, 1998. The title track is a Japanese cover of The Carpenters' song, "Top of the World". It reached #35 on the Oricon chart, and sold 7,560 copis in it's first week, and 34,810 copies overall.
Tracklist
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Heike Michiyo - Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~ (MV)
Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
- Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
- Sasaeta Kurenakucha (支えたくれなくちゃ ; Gotta Support You)
- Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~ (Original Karaoke)
Single InformationEdit
- Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
- Lyrics and Composition: Richard Carpenter and John Bettis
- Japanese Lyrics: Makoto
- Arrangement, Programming, and Guitar: Hatake
- Engineer: Ishikawa Seiji
- Bass: Samejima Hideki
- Drums: Toru Soul
- A. Piano: Tahara Otohiko
- Organ: Sudo Go
- Tambourine: Taisei
- Chorus: Hamada Miwako and Oguchi Kanoko
- Sasaeta Kurenakucha
- Lyrics: Makoto
- Composition and Arrangement: Hatake
TV PerformancesEdit
Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
- [1998.02.15] ASAYAN
- [1998.03.31] Nikkan Hit
Concert PerformancesEdit
- Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~
TriviaEdit
- It was released only a month prior to her debut album.
- In December 1997, it was announced that Heike would release her second single. Hatake started the recording in late December. Heike traveled to Los Angeles to meet Richard Carpenter, and he described her as young, attractive and sensitive. He also wished her good luck.[1]
GalleryEdit
Shooting the PV
ReferencesEdit
External LinksEdit
- Discography: Hello! Project
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~, Sasaeta Kurenakucha
| Heike Michiyo | |
|---|---|
| Discography | |
| Major Singles | 1. GET | 2. Sotsugyou ~TOP OF THE WORLD~ | 3. Daikirai | 4. Dakedo Aishisugite | 5. Anata no Yume ni Naritai | 6. scene | 7. One Room Natsu no Koi Monogatari | 8. Ai no Chikara | 9. Kekkyoku Bye Bye Bye | 10. Propose | 11. Murasaki Shikibu |
| Indies Singles | 1. Ran・RUN・Ran | 2. unaffected |
| Major Albums | Original: Teenage Dream Best: For ourself ~Single History~ Soundtrack: Morning Cop ~Daite HOLD ON ME!~ |
| Indies Albums | 1. JECICA | 2. Koimizuki | 3. Fantasia |
| Units & Other Acts | |
| Associated Acts | Kiiro 5 | 7nin Matsuri | Sexy 8 |
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