Yakusoku no Tsubasa
{{Infobox song
| name = Yakusoku no Tsubasa
| cover = Yakusokunotsubasa.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Misia
| album = Just Ballade
| released = May 28, 2008
| recorded = 2007–08
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 5:19
| label = BMG Japan
| writer = Misia, Jun Sasaki
| producer = Sasaki
| prev_title = Yes Forever
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Catch the Rainbow
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{nihongo|"Yakusoku no Tsubasa"|約束の翼||lit. "Wings of the Promise"}} is the twentieth single by Japanese recording artist Misia. It was released on May 28, 2008 as the second single from Misia's ninth studio album Just Ballade.{{cite news |url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/5560 |title=Misiaが綾瀬はるか主演映画の主題歌を書き下し |access-date=2011-06-19 |date=2008-02-18 |work=Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |language=ja |archive-date=2012-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829232515/http://natalie.mu/music/news/5560 |url-status=live }}
Overview
The single was released as the second of a set of three releases planned for a three-month period.{{cite news |url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000038095 |title=MISIA、ツアーファイナルにて3ヶ月連続リリースを発表 |access-date=2011-06-19 |date=2008-02-24 |work=Barks |publisher=ITmedia |language=ja |archive-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071704/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000038095 |url-status=live }} The first press edition comes housed in a cardboard sleeve and includes a 720mm×477mm poster of the cover artwork,{{cite news |url=http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&cd=BVCS000029070 |script-title=ja:約束の翼【初回生産限定盤】 |work=Sony Music Shop |publisher=Sony Music Distribution |access-date=2011-06-19 |language=ja}} which features Misia holding two lilies and posing on her knees with wings of steel attached to her back, reminiscent of the angel in the Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci. The wings, designed by Tokyo-based stainless steel artist Nobuyuki Yoshimoto, were subsequently recreated on the back of a prop chair on which Misia sat to perform the song during The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia.{{cite news |url=http://www.nobuyukiyoshimoto.com/misia-tubasa-1.html |script-title=ja:芸術的鐵製家具創作家 宜本伸之 |publisher=NobuyukiYoshimoto.com |access-date=2011-06-19 |language=ja}}
{{Listen
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"Yakusoku no Tsubasa" was written by Misia and composed and produced by Jun Sasaki. It was penned for the movie Cyborg She, starring Haruka Ayase and Keisuke Koide.{{cite news |url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000039418 |title=「僕の彼女はサイボーグ」主題歌はMISIA |access-date=2011-06-19 |date=2008-04-18 |work=Barks |publisher=ITmedia |language=ja |archive-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071748/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000039418 |url-status=live }} At a press conference for the film, the director, Kwak Jae-yong, explained his choice of theme song:
The movie runs the panoply of emotions — from love to sadness to sorrow to exhilaration — and by having this song play at the end, the main focus is brought back to love, which is why it is perfect for the film.
The B-side, "So Beautiful," was written by Misia, composed by Toshiaki Matsumoto and produced by Tohru Shigemi.{{cite news |url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/6905 |title=MISIA、連続リリース第2弾はサイボーグ映画主題歌 |access-date=2011-06-19 |date=2008-05-06 |work=Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc. |language=ja}} The single includes two remixes, one of "Any Love", remixed by producer Sinkiroh himself, and one of "To Be in Love," remixed by Studio Apartment. Also included is a live version of "Yakusoku no Tsubasa," recorded during the Hoshizora no Live IV Classics tour.
Chart performance
"Yakusoku no Tsubasa" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 8 and peaked at number 12 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 8,042 copies sold in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/2291/0|title=GReeeeNがV6を抑え、デイリー首位発進☆5/27付 シングルデイリー|date=2008-05-28|access-date=2011-06-19|language=ja|archive-date=2012-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214610/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/2291/0|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2008&month=6&week=2&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18|script-title=ja:2008年6月第2週の邦楽シングルランキング情報|access-date=2011-06-19|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|archive-date=2012-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030720/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2008&month=6&week=2&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18|url-status=live}} The single charted for five weeks and sold a total of 13,095 copies.{{cite web|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=762312&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40464241|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|access-date=2011-06-19|language=ja|work=Oricon|publisher=Oricon Research}}{{cite web |url=http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=426018383 |title=【周榜单】2008/07/07付周榜单（单曲top200） |access-date=2011-06-19 |date=2008-07-03 |language=zh |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073058/http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=426018383 |url-status=live }}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = Misia
| total_length = 30:04
| title1 = Yakusoku no Tsubasa
| note1 = {{Nihongo2|約束の翼}} "Wings of the Promise"
| music1 = Jun Sasaki
| length1 = 5:19
| title2 = So Beautiful
| music2 = Toshiaki Matsumoto
| length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Any Love (Sinkiroh Encore Mix)
| music3 = Sinkiroh
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = To Be in Love (Studio Apartment Remix)
| music4 = Joi
| length4 = 9:16
| title5 = Yakusoku no Tsubasa (Hoshizora no Live IV)
| note5 = {{Nihongo2|約束の翼 (星空のライヴIV)}}
| music5 = Sasaki
| length5 = 5:25
}}
Charts
Release history
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|id=zvFNNClXczI|title=Official music video}}
{{Misia singles}}
Category:Songs written by Misia
Category:Songs written by Jun Sasaki