Speedrive

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"Speedrive"
"スピードライブ"
Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)misono, Kōichi Tsutaya
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
Misono singles chronology
"Kojin Jugyō"
(2006) 		"Speedrive"
"スピードライブ"
(2006) 		"Lovely Cat's Eye"
(2006)
Alternative cover
CD+DVD

Speedrive is the third solo single by the former lead vocalist of the group Day After Tomorrow, misono. The single debuted at No. 13 on the Oricon charts, becoming her lowest-ranking single at the time. It became her first single in which she performed on live television; she performed the song on both Music Fighter and MelodiX! during the month of July.

The title track was used as the opening theme to the Japanese film Love Com.

Background

Speedrive (スピードライブ) is the third single released by Japanese singer-songwriter misono. The single debuted at No. 13 on the Oricon Singles Charts, but dropped to No. 21 for the weekly ranking. Despite charting low, it remained on the charts for six consecutive weeks.[1] At the time, this was her lowest-ranking single. The single was released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo.

"Speedrive" kept the

Aesop fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. The story was about a grasshopper who spends its days in the summer singing, while the ant prepares for the inevitable winter. As winter draws closer, the grasshopper realizes he has not stored any food and will surely die. Knowing this, the grasshopper begs the ant for help, but the ant refuses.[4][5] Although taking inspiration from the fable, the lyrics to "Ari no Kirigirisu ~10 years later~" were about a young child enjoying life from the time they were small until they were old in age.[6]

For "Speedrive," misono worked with composer Koichi Tsutaya, who is best known for his work with fellow

avex artists Yuna Ito and AAA.[7] While the music was composed by Koichi, it was performed and arranged by Takahiro Izutani, who misono worked with for both "VS" and "Kojin Jugyō."[8][9] Takahiro is also known for his musical composition for the Tales of role-playing video game series, including Tales of the Tempest.[10] "Ari to Kirigirsu ~10 years later~" was written and composed by Yozo Nakatsugawa.[11]

"Speedrive" became the first song misono performed on live television, performing it on Music Fighter on July 8, and on MelodiX! on July 22.[12][13] The title track was used as the opening theme song to the romantic comedy film Love★Com (ラブ★コン), which was the live action adaptation of the manga Lovely Complex.[14]

Music video

Keeping in line with her previous music videos, the video for "Speedrive" was also centered around a fairy tale, this time taking on the story of The Ugly Duckling.

For "Speedrive," misono used

Kumi Koda, did for her song "Wind
," which was released in February of the same year. In the video, misono is dressed as a gray duckling. During her walk through the city, she continues to fall into misfortune as she idolizes the white swan, who appears to be famous and well-known. Despite harboring constant bad luck, she continues to help other people in trouble or who are feeling down. Finally feeling defeated by her consistent misfortune, she is rewarded of her good deeds by becoming like the white swan she had looked up to.

There were two different renditions of the video; the standard music video which was released on the CD+DVD combo, and a version compiled of clips from the movie Love Com.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Speedrive" (スピードライブ)misonoTakahiro IzutaniKoichi Tsutaya4:24
2."Ari no Kirigirisu ~10 years later~" (アリとキリギリス / Ant and the Grasshopper)misonoYozo NakatsugawaYozo Nakatsugawa4:23
3."Speedrive" (Instrumental) Takahiro IzutaniKoichi Tsutaya4:24
4."Ari no Kirigirisu ~10 years later~" (Instrumental) Yozo NakatsugawaYozo Nakatsugawa4:26
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Speedrive" (Video Clip) 

Live performances

  • July 8, 2006 – Music Fighter
  • July 22, 2006 – MelodiX!

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
July 12, 2006 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 13
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 21 16,145 copies 5 weeks

References

  1. ^ "スピードライブ / misono / ORICON STYLE (archive)". Oricon Archives. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "PV167: Speedrive / misono (2006)". 500 Excellent Music Videos. September 25, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Tatar, Maria (2008). The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen. W.. Norton & Company. pp. 99–118.
  4. ^ Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, London reprint 1992, p.36
  5. ^ Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, History of the Graeco-Latin fable III, Leiden NL 2003, p.146
  6. ^ "Ari To Kirigirisu ~10 Years Later~ Lyrics by misono". JpopAsia. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Koichi Tsutaya Discography". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "misono : Kojin Jugyou (arranger & composer)". Nautiljon. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "misono : SPEEDRIVE". Nautiljon. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tales of the Tempest Original Soundtrack". VGMdb. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Yozo Nakatsugawa Discography". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Monthly Music Fighter 2006". Music Fighter Official. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Monthly MelodiX!". Music TV Programing Schedules. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "Love★Com (ラブ★コン) (2006) – Speed Drive (スピードライブ)". YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2017.[dead YouTube link]

External links

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