Sounan
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- Artist
- Tokyo Jihen
- Single
- Sounan (遭難)
- Released
- 2004.10.20
- Tracklist
- Information
Sounan is Tokyo Jihen's second single. The second track, Dynamite, is a Brenda Lee cover. Sounan reached #2 in oricon charts and charted for 8 weeks. Sounan sold 123,344 units in Japan, making it the #78 single of 2004. Despite this single reaching #9 on the World Charts for single sales, this single did not even chart on the airplay chart.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Shiina Ringo
- Music
- Shiina Ringo
Sounan when translated means 'disaster', however it could also be translated to 'Mayday!'.
Disambiguation
There are two versions of Sounan to be found in Shiina's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:
- Sounan (遭難)
- Found on Sounan single as track one, as well as track 4 of Kyouiku. This version is the original, and is Tokyo Jihen's second single. This track is very bass-heavy.
- Sounan (Dynamite Out Live)
- Found on Dynamite Out DVD as track 3. This version stays true to the original, though having a slightly different start that sounds more impressive than the original.
