Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi
{{Infobox song
| name = Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi
| cover = Kokia_Tatta.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kokia
| album = Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino Vocal Album
| B-side = 'Umaretate no Shiro'
| released = {{start date|2008|1|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 4:06
| label = Marvelous Entertainment
| writer = Kokia
| producer = Kokia
| prev_title = Follow the Nightingale
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Karma
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{nihongo|"Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi"|たった１つの想い|Just One Thought}} is a song by Kokia, released as her 19th single on January 23, 2008,{{cite web | title= 音楽｜商品検索｜KOKIA／たった1つの想い｜マーベラスエンターテイメント| url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/music/p_search/detail/2361 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203015019/http://mmv.co.jp/music/p_search/detail/2361 | archivedate=February 3, 2009| publisher=Marvelous Entertainment | language=Japanese |accessdate=2010-05-02}} a month before her sixth studio album The Voice (however the song was not featured on the album). The song was used as the opening theme song for the anime Gunslinger Girl
The song was covered by Avex dance group Move on their anime cover album Anim.o.v.e 01 in 2009.
Composition
"Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" begins with the chorus, solely backed with stringed instrument-sounding synthesizer notes. The bulk of the song is arranged with bass, piano and percussion sound effects.
Kokia felt that the song was created from having the challenge of writing something uptempo (specifically for the anime).{{cite web | url=http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218161041/http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/| archivedate=December 18, 2007 | title=アルバム「The VOICE」完成！ |work='Otonami' Music Translator Kokia's Blog | language=Japanese |date=2007-12-13 |accessdate=2010-05-02}} She noted it was her first uptempo song she had created in several years.{{cite web | url=http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220215624/http://www.kokia.com/blog/1/| archivedate=February 20, 2008| script-title=ja:明日は発売日！！「たった１つの想い」♪ |work='Otonami' Music Translator Kokia's Blog | language=Japanese |date=2008-01-22 |accessdate=2010-05-02}} She described the song as "having the feeling of sprinting."
Kokia finished writing the B-side, "Umaretate no Shiro," on 13 December 2007. The song is a celtic-inspired ballad backed with the guitar and a harp. The panpipes also feature in two instrumental sections in the song, as well as during the end. Kokia felt "Umaretate no Shiro" had an atmosphere that suited winter.
Reception
The song debuted at #33 on Oricon's daily singles chart, peaking at #30. For her first week, Kokia's single peaked at #38, selling 3,200 copies. The single spent three weeks in the top 100, and spent an additional nine weeks charting between #100 and #200. By the end of its charting run, the single had sold 10,400 copies. Because of this, "Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" is Kokia's fifth best selling single, after "The Power of Smile/Remember the Kiss," "Kawaranai Koto (Since 1976)," "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto (With Reflection)" and "Follow the Nightingale".
Critically, CDJournal praised the song for its "ephemeral melody that snatches away your heart." They praised the B-side "Umaretate no Shiro" for its "stress clearing harmony," and noted a Norse feel to the song.{{cite web | url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/4107120115 | title=KOKIA ／ たった1つの想い [CD] [シングル] |work=CDJournal | language=Japanese |accessdate=2010-05-02}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| total_length = 16:50
| title1 = {{nihongo|Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi|たった１つの想い|Just One Thought}}
| writer1 = Kokia
| extra1 = Kokian's
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = {{nihongo|Umaretate no Shiro|生まれたての白|Newborn White}}
| writer2 = Kokia
| extra2 = Yasuhiro Yamamoto
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi (Inst)
| writer3 = Kokia
| extra3 = Kokian's
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Umaretate no Shiro (Inst)
| writer4 = Kokia
| extra4 = Yamamoto
| length4 = 4:18
}}
Japan Sales Rankings<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=[[Oricon]] | accessdate=2010-05-02}} (subscription only)</ref>
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| class="wikitable"
!Release !Chart !Peak Position !First Week Sales !Sales Total !Chart Run |
| rowspan="3"|{{start date|2008|1|23}}
|Oricon daily singles chart |align="center"|30 | | | |
| Oricon weekly singles chart
|align="center"|38 |3,200 |10,400 |12 weeks |
| Oricon yearly singles chart
|align="center"| | | | |
References
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External links
- [http://www.mmv.co.jp/music/p_search/detail/2361 Marvelous Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/gs/gunslingergirl/www/goods/index02.html Marvelous Gunslinger Girl goods page] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kokia}}