Kesenai Tsumi

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"Kesenai Tsumi"
Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa
Producer(s)Nishikawa Susumu
Nana Kitade singles chronology
"Kesenai Tsumi"
(2003)
"
Utareru ame
"
(2004)

"Kesenai Tsumi" (消せない罪, lit. "Unfading Sin") is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade.[1] The song was used as the first ending theme in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.

Music video

The music video for "Kesenai Tsumi" starts out with the image of a doll version of Kitade, that is being slowly pieced together. Throughout the video are images of pale red flowers, masks floating in a bubbly space and Kitade in a black dress. At the end of the video, Kitade is shown fully human, singing against a blue backdrop with the words "Debut" and "北出菜奈" (Kitade Nana) in white text.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)"Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa4:14
2."Shunkan (瞬間, Instant)"Kitade, Tatsuya Kikuchi4:54
3."Iryuhin (遺留品, Something I Lost)"Kitade, Nishikawa4:58
4."Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (Instrumental Version)Kitade, Nishikawa4:14
Total length:18:20

Raw "Breath" Track

"Kesenai Tsumi: Raw "Breath" Track" is an acoustic rearrangement of the song. It was released a month after the original "Kesenai Tsumi". The single reached #87 and charted for eleven weeks on the Oricon Charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (~raw "breath" track~)Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa4:35
2."Shunkan (瞬間, Instant)" (~raw "pain" track~)Kitade, Tatsuya Kikuchi4:39
3."Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (~raw "breath" track~ Instrumental Version)Kitade, Nishikawa4:33
Total length:13:47

Charts

Release Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales Album
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall
10/29/2003 "Kesenai Tsumi" -- 14 -- -- 12,916 Copies 65,525 Copies
18: Eighteen
11/2003 "Kesenai Tsumi: Raw "Breath" Track" -- 87 -- -- -- Copies 11,913 Copies

References

  1. ^ Nana Kitade Discography Official Site

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