Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)
| cover = Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono) 2001 CD cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Zone
| album = Z
| A-side = Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)
| B-side = Shin Boku wa Magma
| released = {{start date|2001|8|8}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- J-pop}}
| length =
| label = Sony Music Records
| composer = {{ubl|Norihiko Machida {{small|(track 1)}}|Morika {{small|(track 2)}}}}
| lyricist = {{ubl|Norihiko Machida {{small|(track 1)}}|Zone {{small|(track 2)}}}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Daibakuhatsu No. 1
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Sekai no Hon no Katasumi Kara
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{nihongo|"Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)"|secret base 〜君がくれたもの〜||{{literal translation}} "Secret Base (What You've Given Me)"}} is a song by Japanese all-female band Zone, released as their 3rd single on August 8, 2001.
Background and release
"Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" is composed and written by Norihiko Machida.{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26999/lyrics/I013823/ | title=secret base～君がくれたもの～の歌詞 | language=ja | work=Oricon | accessdate=2019-10-24}} The single was released on August 8, 2001 as Zone's 3rd single under Sony Music Records. The song was used as the theme song in the television drama Kids War 3. The single was released with "Shin Boku wa Magma" as the B-side, with composition by Morika and lyrics by Zone.{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26999/lyrics/I041990/ | title=新・僕はマグマの歌詞 | language=ja | work=Oricon | accessdate=2019-10-24}}
Reception
"Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" reached #2 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. It ranked #8 in the top 10 nationwide songs of 2002 by JASRAC.{{cite web | url=https://www.jasrac.or.jp/profile/prize/2003_country.html | title=国内作品分配額ベスト10(金・銀・銅賞関連) | language=ja | work=JASRAC| accessdate=2019-10-24}} In 2019, the song was certified triple platinum by the Japan Record Association.{{cite web | url=http://music-book.jp/music/news/news/318132 | title=GReeeeNの2009年発売「歩み」がミリオン認定！ZONEのロングセラーもトリプルプラチナ【8月度有料音楽配信認定】 | language=ja | work=Music News| date=2019-09-21 | accessdate=2019-10-24}}
Track listing
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| extra_column=Arrangement
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|title1={{nihongo|Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)|secret base 〜君がくれたもの〜}}
|lyrics1=Norihiko Machida
|music1=Norihiko Machida
|extra1=
|length1=4:55
|title2={{nihongo|Shin Boku wa Magma|新・僕はマグマ}}
|lyrics2=Zone
|music2=Morika
|extra2=
|note2=
|length2=3:24
|title3=Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)
|lyrics3=
|music3=Norihiko Machida
|note3=Backing Tracks
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|title4=Shin Boku wa Magma
|lyrics4=
|music4=Morika
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|note4=Backing Tracks
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Charts
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!Chart !Peak position |
| scope="row" |Oricon Weekly Singles Chart{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26999/products/452225/1/ | title=secret base～君がくれたもの～ | language=ja | work=Oricon | accessdate=2019-09-06 }}
|style="text-align:center;"| 2 |
|---|
Cover versions
Voice actresses Asami Shimoda, Kana Asumi, Mako, Satomi Akesaka, Youko Honda, and Yu Kobayashi (collectively known as the supergroup "Friends") performed a version of the song, serving as the first end theme of the 2008 anime series Kyō no Go no Ni.{{cite web |title=This is Friends! |publisher=King Records |url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/gononi/report.html#02 |accessdate=2009-04-09 |language=Japanese}}
On November 17, 2010, all-female rock band Scandal released a cover version as a promotional single for their second mini-album, R-GIRL's ROCK!. Later that year, a music video was also released for it.
Voice actresses Ai Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu, and Saori Hayami released two cover versions of "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" as a CD single on April 27, 2011, one as a "10 Years After ver." and the other as a "Memento Mori ver."{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/537124/products/911114/1/ | title=secret base～君がくれたもの～ | language=ja | work=Oricon | accessdate=2019-10-24}} The song served as the ending theme for the anime series Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and the three were credited their characters: Meiko Honma, Naruko Anjo, and Chiriko Tsurumi. The single debuted at #10 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and #4 on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation Charts.{{cite web | title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation Chart (May 11, 2011) | url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime&year=2011&month=05&day=16 | language=ja | work=Billboard Japan | accessdate=2022-05-08}}
In 2015, Silent Siren released a cover version as the B-side to their single "Hachigatsu no Yoru", which was used as the theme song for the live-action television drama adaptation of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/556983/lyrics/I195542/ | title=secret base～君がくれたもの～の歌詞 | language=ja | work=Oricon | accessdate=2019-10-24}}