Venus (Tackey and Tsubasa song)

"Venus"
Single by Tackey & Tsubasa
Released	January 18, 2006
Format	CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded	?
Genre	J-pop
Length	35 min 09 s (Regular CD) 30 min 43 s (Limited CD) 30 minutes 43 seconds (CD+DVD)
Label	Avex Trax
Writer(s)	Hitoshi Haneda, Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata, Kazuko Kobayashi
Producer(s)	?
Tackey & Tsubasa singles chronology
"Kamen/Mirai Koukai" (2005) "Venus" (2006) "Ho! Summer" (2006)

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single under the Avex Trax label.

Overview

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "Zubari Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the anime "Capeta."

Sample of the translated lyrics:

Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus

Your eyes scorch my heart

Love is a long silk road

And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me

Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus

Show me a wind like that of a storm

You know the answer

Let loose the sparkling of your love

Track listing

Regular CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:11
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:11
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:11
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:10
8. "Kamen (仮面): '06 Remix" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

DVD Portion

1. "Venus Choreography Video"

Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
• Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

• ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
• January 19, 2006 - Utaban
• January 29, 2006 - Utawara
• February 17, 2006 - Music Station
• May 5, 2006 - Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

RIAJ Certification

As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

References

• ^ Translated Lyrics
• ^ "Recording Industry Association of Japan". Retrieved May 20, 2006.