Nirai Kanai (MAX song)
"Nirai Kanai" "ニライカナイ" | ||||
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"Nirai Kanai" "(ニライカナイ)" is
Overview
Nirai Kanai,
MAX announced the release of the single during their 10th anniversary tour in May 2005. Harking back to their beginnings, all the songs selected for the single were based on the Eurobeat style of music. Eurobeat is a style of dance music that originates in Italy. They coined a new term, "Okinawan-Euro" to describe "Nirai Kanai" that takes Eurobeat and combines it with traditional Okinawan flavors. MAX took a major role in the production of this song including writing its lyrics and performing some of the music. Unique to this song is the fact that several lines of the song are not in Japanese, but in their native Okinawan dialect.
The single also includes two b-sides. The first b-side to appear on the single, "Someday" is a cover of eurobeat vocalist Nuage's song "Sunday." The second b-side "Tora Tora Tora 2005" is a self-cover of their first breakout hit. MAX stated that they wanted to rerecord the song because the song had become popular again under a new wave of Para Para dancing. Unlike the original version, each member has solo lines.
Commercial endorsements
The title track was used as the commercial song for Orion Southern Star, a
Music video
A video for "Nirai Kanai" was shot on location in Okinawa, Japan. The video involves three scenes. The first scene involves the members of MAX performing on a rock platform built into the ocean. The second scene is just individual shots of the members singing in front of a colored background. The final scene of video, follows MAX as they greet locals on the island.
In an unusual move, the music video was released shortly after the release of the single to major video outlets. Promotion and the general popularity of the song could have been stunted because of this.
Track listing
# | Title | Songwriters | Time |
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1. | "NIRAI KANAI" | MAX, S. Castagna, C. Codenotti, E. Somenzi, Ace | 5:03 |
2. | "Someday" | MAX, G. Pasquini, F. Rizzolo, S. Oliva, Dave Rodgers | 4:07 |
3. | "TORA TORA TORA 2005 | Kazumi Suzuki, Tiger Boys | 3:46 |
4. | "NIRAI KANAI (Instrumental)" | S. Castagna, C. Codenotti, E. Somenzi | 5:03 |
5. | "Someday (Instrumental)" | G. Pasquini, F. Rizzolo, S. Oliva | 4:05 |
6. | "TORA TORA TORA 2005 (Instrumental)" | Tiger Boys | 3:43 |
Personnel
- MAX - vocals, background vocals
Production
- Art Direction - Shinichi Hara
- Design: Tomokazu Suzuki
- Photography - Satoshi Miyazawa
- Stylist - KOKA
- Hair - YAS
- Make Up - YOSHI.T for MONDO
- Clothing - Emanuel Ungaro
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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6 July 2005 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 38[2] | 6,148 | 3 weeks[3] |
References
- ^ "The Origins of Life - Nirai Kanai". Wonder Okinawa. Archived from the original on 2003-09-05.
- ^ "MAX Oricon Music".
- ^ "MAX Oricon Music".