Orphans no Namida
"Orphans no Namida" | ||||
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Single by Misia | ||||
from the album Love Bebop | ||||
Released | 25 November 2015 | |||
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Recorded | 23 August 2015 at Rhythmedia Studio (Tokyo) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 5:06 | |||
Label | Ariola | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Shiro Sagisu | |||
Misia singles chronology | ||||
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"Orphans no Namida" (オルフェンズの涙, "Tears of Orphans") is a song by Japanese singer Misia. It was released on 25 November 2015 by Ariola Japan as the fifth single from Misia's twelfth studio album, Love Bebop (2016). Misia wrote the lyrics and Shiro Sagisu composed, arranged and produced the track. "Orphans no Namida" serves as the first ending theme of the 2015 Anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. The song is a pop ballad with soul and jazz influences, and lyrics descriptive of the series' plot. The album version runs 36-seconds longer than the single version and includes newly recorded ad-libs at the end of the song.
In commemoration of the 70th postwar broadcast, Misia performed "Orphans no Namida" at the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen live from the Nagasaki Peace Park.
Writing and composition
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"Orphans no Namida" was written by Misia and Shiro Sagisu and produced by the latter. The backing track was recorded in June 2014 at Eastcote Studios, London and Sony Music Studios Tokyo, Tokyo. Additionally, the strings were recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The vocals were recorded over a year later on 23 August 2015 at Rhythmedia Studio, Tokyo.
"Orphans no Namida" is written in the key of B-flat minor and follows a tempo of 76 beats per minute. Misia's vocals span from G♯3 to D5 in the single version and G♯3 to F♯5 in the album version.
Release
"Orphans no Namida" was performed for the first time during the first date on the Misia Candle Night 2015 tour in Fujikawaguchiko on 21 September 2015. On 11 October, the short edit of the song played at the end of the second episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. The full version premiered on 20 October on Misia's radio show Misia: Hoshizora no Radio on NHK FM Broadcast.
"Orphans no Namida" was released for download and as Misia's thirty-second CD single simultaneously on 25 November 2015. The CD single was issued in standard and limited editions, the latter including an exclusive remix of Misia's "Edge of This World". The song "Hana", written by singer-songwriter Rica, was included in the release as B-side. The standard edition was released in high-resolution (24bit) on Mora and HD-Music.info.
Commercial performance
"Orphans no Namida" debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The CD single entered at number 23 on both the Oricon Weekly Singles and Billboard Top Singles Sales charts.[1] On digital outlets, the single entered at the top of the Mora Weekly Albums chart with the high-resolution release and number 4 with the standard lossy release. The song itself debuted at number 5 on the Mora Weekly Singles chart and number 10 on the Recochoku Weekly Singles chart.
"Orphans no Namida" entered at number 6 on the Billboard Japan Hot Animation chart, marking Misia's first entry on the chart.
Credits and personnel
- Recording
- Recorded at: Abbey Road Studios and Eastcote Studios, London, United Kingdom, Beethoven Studio, Paris, France, Sony Music Studios Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan and Rhythmedia Studio, Tokyo, Japan; mixed at Rhythmedia Studio in Tokyo, Japan.
- Personnel
- Vocals – Misia
- Background vocals – Misia, Lorrain Briscoe, Evette Briscoe, Paul Lee
- Songwriting – Misia, Shiro Sagisu
- Production, arrangement, programming – Shiro Sagisu
- Mixing – Masahiro Kawaguchi
- Mastering – Herb Powers Jr.
- Recording – Shiro Sagisu, Jonathan Allen, Philip Bagenal, George Murphy, Masahiro Kawaguchi
- Drums – Gary Husband
- Rhodes – Mark Walker, Yasuharu Nakanishi
- Acoustic piano – Yasuharu Nakanishi
- Electric guitar – Andrew Smith
- Acoustic guitar – Takayuki Hijikata
- Percussions – Karlos Edwards
- Trumpet – Steve Sidwell
- Tenor Sax – Jamie Talbot
- Baritone Sax – Dave Bishop
- Strings – The London Studio Orchestra
- Conductor – Nick Ingman
- Hammond organ – Mark Walker
- Violin – Perry Montague-Mason, Emlyn Singleton
- Viola – Peter Lale
- Cello – Martin Loveday
- Contrabass – Chris Laurence
- Harp – Skaila Kanga
Track listing
Standard edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Orphans no Namida" (オルフェンズの涙, Orufenzu no Namida, "Tears of Orphans") | Sagisu | 5:06 | |
2. | "Hana" (花, "Flower") |
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| 4:25 |
Total length: | 9:31 |
Limited edition | ||||
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Track listing | ||||
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
3. | "Edge of This World" (Gomi's Feature House Remix) |
| DJ Gomi | 4:59 |
Total length: | 14:33 |
Charts
- Single
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)[2] | 23 |
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon) | 14 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[1] | 23 |
Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) (Hi-Res) | 1 |
Japan Weekly Albums (Mora) (MP3) | 4 |
- Song
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Japan (Hot 100) (Billboard)[3] | 18 |
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[4] | 6 |
Japan Radio Songs (Billboard)[5] | 70 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Recochoku) | 10 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora) (Hi-Res) | 31 |
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora) (MP3) | 5 |
Radio and release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan | 21 October 2015 | Mainstream radio | Ariola Japan |
25 November 2015 | CD single | ||
Digital download | |||
Taiwan | 27 November 2015 | CD Single | Sony Music Taiwan |
References
- 1 2 "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年11月23日~2015年11月29日 21~30位". Oricon. 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Radio Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 20 January 2016.