Eden no Machi

{{Infobox song

| name = Eden no Machi

| cover = Eden no machi.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Arisa Mizuki

| album = Arisa

| A-side = Eden no Machi

| B-side = Kaze wa Fuite Iru

| released = August 28, 1991

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:54

| label = Nippon Columbia

| writer = Jun Taguchi, Kaori Okui

| producer = Okui, Masanori Sasaji

| prev_title = Densetsu no Shōjo

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Kaze no Naka de

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{nihongo|"Eden no Machi"|エデンの都市||lit. "Town of Eden"}} is the second single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on August 28, 1991 as the second single from Mizuki's debut studio album Arisa. The title song was written by Jun Taguchi and composed and produced by Princess Princess vocalist and guitarist Kaori Okui. The song is Mizuki's only A-side to not have a commercial tie-in.

Chart performance

"Eden no Machi" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 5 with 59,830 copies sold in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=1991&month=9&week=2&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18|script-title=ja:1991年09月第2週の邦楽シングルランキング情報|accessdate=2011-08-05|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon}} The single charted for eleven weeks and has sold a total of 181,420 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/79508/1/|script-title=ja:エデンの都市/観月ありさ|accessdate=2011-08-05|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ヴィジョンファクトリー(旧ライジング)@売上データ補完スレ |url=http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18 |date=2004-01-20 |language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324084454/http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18 |archivedate=2012-03-24 }} "Eden no Machi" was the 10th best-selling single of September 1991 and ranked number 91 on the Oricon Yearly Singles chart.{{cite web |url=http://takigawarecords.seesaa.net/article/91903100.html |script-title=ja:1991年9月オリコンシングルランキング |accessdate=2011-08-05 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416102503/http://takigawarecords.seesaa.net/article/91903100.html |archivedate=2012-04-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.musictvprogram.com/corner-ranking-1991.html |title=1991年間シングルランキング TOP100 |accessdate=2011-08-05 |language=Japanese}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| extra_column = Arranger(s)

| total_length = 9:27

| title1 = Eden no Machi

| note1 = {{nihongo2|エデンの都市}} "Town of Eden"

| lyrics1 = Jun Taguchi

| music1 = Kaori Okui

| extra1 = Okui, Masanori Sasaji

| length1 = 3:54

| title2 = Kaze wa Fuiteru

| note2 = {{nihongo2|風は吹いてる}} "The Wind is Blowing"

| lyrics2 = Kyōko Tomita

| music2 = Okui

| extra2 = Okui, Sasaji

| length2 = 5:33

}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" | Chart (1991)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Oricon Weekly Singles

|align="center"|5

scope="row"| Oricon Monthly Singles

|align="center"|10

scope="row"| Oricon Yearly Singles

|align="center"|91

References