Mayonaka wa Junketsu
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- Artist
- Shiina Ringo
- Single
- Mayonaka wa Junketsu (真夜中は純潔; Midnight Is Pure)
- Released
- 2001.03.13 (vinyl)
- 2001.03.28 (single)
- Catalog Number
- TOJT-22155 (vinyl)
- TOCT-22155 (single)
- Price
- ¥1,300 (vinyl)
- ¥1,200 (single)
- Tracklist
- Mayonaka wa Junketsu (真夜中は純潔; Midnight Is Pure)
((Sample))
- Sid to Hakuchuumu (シドと白昼夢; Daydreaming with Sid)
- Aisaika no Choushoku (愛妻家の朝食; My Devoted Husband's Breakfast)
- Information
Mayonaka wa Junketsu is Shiina Ringo's seventh single. Featured on this single is the well-known band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. The single also has a remade version of Sid to Hakuchuumu from Shiina's Muzai Moratorium album featuring a new jazz arrangement. This single does not appear on any album of Shiina's, and was released after a long period of inactivity. However, the PV for Mayonaka wa Junketsu appears on Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana's PV collection, Seiteki Healing ~Vol. III~.
Strangely, this single was also released as a vinyl 15 days earlier that was 100 yen more expensive than the single. No special features were included in it. The single reached #2 in Oricon charts, and charted for nine weeks. 358,240 copies were sold of the single version in Japan. The vinyl version reached #34 on Oricon charts and sold 16,000 copies.
Contents |
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Shiina Ringo
- Music
- Shiina Ringo
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- Recording: Inoue Uni
Music Video
The PV for Mayonaka wa Junketsu was directed by Banba Shuuichi (番場秀一). Some scenes feature Shiina sitting in the Mercedes with a red leather jacket, red leather gloves and red leather pants on. However, others show Shiina standing against a red wall wielding a katana (with the same attire). Later on in the music video, the camera turns; revealing that it is not a car that Shiina is sitting in; but instead a car cut in half.
Disambiguation
There are two known versions of Mayonaka wa Junketsu to be found in Shiina Ringo's discography. These include:
- Mayonaka wa Junketsu
- Found on the Mayonaka wa Junketsu single as track #1. This is the standard version set to the PV.
- Mayonaka wa Junketsu (Electric Mole Live)
- Found on the Electric Mole DVD as track #3. This version is more rock oriented, and sounds more intense.
Oricon Chart Positions
| Date | Week Rank | Week Sales | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.04.09 | 2 | 206,400 | 206,400 |
| 2001.04.16 | 4 | 45,690 | 252,090 |
| 2001.04.23 | 7 | 32,710 | 284,800 |
| 2001.04.30 | 14 | 26,290 | 311,090 |
| 2001.05.07 | 23 | 19,160 | 330,250 |
| 2001.05.14 | 28 | 13,480 | 343,730 |
| 2001.05.21 | 39 | 7,170 | 350,900 |
| 2001.05.28 | 55 | 4,280 | 355,180 |
| 2001.06.04 | 83 | 3,060 | 358,240 |
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