:Doyōbi no Tamanegi
{{Infobox song
| name = Doyōbi no Tamanegi
土曜日のタマネギ
| cover = Doyōbi no Tamanegi single by Yuki Saito.jpg
| alt = Cover of single release of Doyōbi no Tamanegi.
| caption = Cover of single release of Doyōbi no Tamanegi.
| type = single
| artist = Yuki Saito
| album = Garasu no Kodō
| A-side = Doyōbi no Tamanegi
| B-side = Axia - Kanashii Kotori
| released = {{Start date|1986|05|21}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=43}}
| label = Canyon Records
| writer = Hiroko Taniyama, Toshio Kamei
| producer =
| prev_title = 'Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa'
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = 'Aozora no Kakera'
| next_year = 1986
}}
{{nihongo|Doyōbi no Tamanegi|土曜日のタマネギ||lit. "Saturday Scallions"}} is the sixth single by Japanese pop singer Yuki Saito. It was released May 21, 1986 by Canyon Records together with {{nihongo|"Axia - Kanashii Kotori"|AXIA-かなしいことり-||lit. "Sorrowful Songbird"}}. It was ranked #6 on the Oricon charts.
History
"Doyōbi no Tamanegi" was released on May 21, 1986, as a 12-inch single vinyl record through Canyon Records. The single reached #6 on the Oricon charts.{{cite web|url=http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/シングル/|script-title=ja:シングル - 斉藤由貴 非公式ホームページ|trans-title=Singles - Yuki Saito Unofficial Homepage|publisher=内藤佑輔|accessdate=January 21, 2013|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425081639/http://saitoyuki.jimdo.com/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB/|archivedate=April 25, 2013}}
The B-side release was "Axia - Kanashii Kotori". The title song had lyrics written by Hiroko Taniyama, the music was composed by Toshio Kamei and was arranged by Satoshi Takebe. Natsuo Giniro wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the B-side,{{cite web|url=http://ginironatsuo.com/works/lyrics.html|script-title=ja:作品集 - 銀色夏生 公式ホームページ|trans-title=Works - Giniro Natsuo Official Homepage|accessdate=February 19, 2013|language=Japanese}} and Takebe arranged the music.These individuals are all listed on the album cover as well as the label on the vinyl EP itself.
The original single sold 320,000 copies initially, and a total of 880,000 copies. It was later rereleased as a mini CD single on April 29, 1988.
=Chart history=
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!scope="col"|Chart (1986) !scope="col"|Release !scope="col"|Peak |
scope="row"|Oricon
|"Doyōbi no Tamanegi / Axia - Kanashii Kotori" |6 |
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Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = {{Duration|m=8|s=18}}
| headline = 12" (catalog #C12A0491)
CD single (catalog #S10A0040, released April 29, 1988)
| title1 = Doyōbi no Tamanegi
| note1 = {{nihongo2|土曜日のタマネギ}}
| lyrics1 = Hiroko Taniyama
| music1 = Toshio Kamei (composer)
Satoshi Takebe (arranger)
| length1 = {{Duration|m=3|s=43}}
| title2 = Axia - Kanashii Kotori
| note2 = {{nihongo2|AXIA-かなしいことり-}}
| lyrics2 = Natsuo Giniro
| music2 = Natsuo Giniro (composer)
Satoshi Takebe (arranger)
| length2 = {{Duration|m=4|s=35}}
}}
Notes
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References
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{{Yuki Saito (actress)}}
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