Kōfukuron
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"Kōfukuron" (幸福論, lit.The theory of happiness) is the debut single by Japanese singer Ringo Sheena and it was released on May 27, 1998 by Toshiba EMI, East World. Since Sheena suddenly gained popularity, it was decided that this single was resold as a 12 cm single. New edition, including the new song, was re-released with the fourth single "Honnō" on October 27, 1999. The 1999 edition was certified gold by the RIAJ for 200,000 copies shipped to stores.[1]
Background
Kōfukuron and Suberidai were produced by Hiroshi Kitashiro who is an audio engineer and synthesizer programmer, and Toki ga Bōsō Suru was produced by Uni Inoue who is an audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist. Seiji Kameda arranged all songs. Sheena wanted to release not "Kōfukuron" but C/W song "Suberidai" as a title tune. However, she gave up it because of opposition from the EMI staff. Since Sheena was not pleased with arrangement of Kōfukuron, the single version was not included in the album.
The song was used as the theme song to the TBS variety show Ai no Hinadan, and the "Etsuraku-hen" version featured on Muzai Moratorium in a 1999 commercial for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar Cassis & Orange.
The song was covered as a part of a medley by Rie Tomosaka on the television show The Yoru mo Hippare on September 9, 2000. It was later covered by Arashi members Jun Matsumoto and Masaki Aiba on their 2002 concert Arashi Storm Concert Tour 2003 "Atarashi Arashi".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kōfukuron (幸福論, A View of Happiness)" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Suberidai (すべりだい, Slide)" | 4:00 |
All tracks are written by Ringo Sheena
| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kōfukuron (幸福論, A View of Happiness)" | Seiji Kameda | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Suberidai (すべりだい, Slide)" | Seiji Kameda | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Toki ga Bōsō Suru (時が暴走する, Time Drives Recklessly)[2]" | Seiji Kameda, Ringo Sheena | 5:11 |
Chart rankings
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon weekly singles[3] | 5 |
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
| Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart[4] | 92 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales[5] | 261,000 |
| RIAJ physical certification[1] | Gold (200,000) |
Credits and personnel
Kōfukuron
- Synthesizer Programming: Hiroshi Kitashiro
- Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル, Matchless Hectopascal)
Suberidai
- Vocals: Ringo Sheena
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa
- Contrabass: Hitoshi Watanabe
- Synthesizer Programming: Hiroshi Kitashiro
Toki ga Bōsō Suru
- Vocals, Piano: Ringo Sheena
- Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
- Synthesizer Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
References
- ^ a b "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年12月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 483. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. February 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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- ^ 「幸福論」 椎名林檎 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 2011年11月16日～2011年11月22日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). November 25, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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