Communication (Hitomi Takahashi song)

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"Communication
コミュニケイション"
CommunicationJacket.jpg
Single by Hitomi Takahashi
from the album Bamboo Collage
Released July 12, 2006
Format CD single
Recorded STUDIO SOUND DALI, C MUSIC Studio, MIT Studio
Genre J-pop, Rock
Length 23 min 08 s
Label gr8! records
Songwriter(s) Hitomi Takahashi, Akiko Watanabe, april pool & Youichi Kuramochi
Producer(s) TAKUYA
Hitomi Takahashi singles chronology
"Aozora no Namida"
(2005)		 "Communication
コミュニケイション"
(2006)		 "Ko·mo·re·bi"
(2006)

"Aozora no Namida"
(2005)		 "Communication"
(2006)		 "Ko·mo·re·bi"
(2006)

"Communication" is Hitomi Takahashi's 4th single under the Sony Records (gr8! records) label. The single was released in only one format on July 12, 2006, nearly eight months after her last single Aozora no NAMIDA.

Hitomi Takahashi is a Japanese pop rock singer from Shiogama, Miyagi. She is best known through her songs Bokutachi no Yukue and Aozora no Namida, which were theme songs to animation programs Gundam Seed Destiny and Blood+, respectively. With the former, she became the third artist in to top the Oricon charts with a debut single.

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Overview

"Communication(コミュニケイション,Komyunikeishon)" is Hitomi's fourth single, and, as of now, is her least successful single. "Communication", the a-side, was being used as the ending theme song for the Japanese TV show "MUSIC FIGHTER" during the month of July 2006. Like her past single "evergreen", this single has failed to enter the Daily Top 20 on the Oricon Charts, and even failed to enter the Weekly Top 30, its position being a weak #60. Most fans blame this on the lack of promotion Sony gave this single; an example being that there were no TV performances. However, it ranked at #6 on the "This Week's Sony Music, CD Chart! Best 10!!!" for the week of 7/10~7/16.

This single marks Takahashi's beginning partnership with ex-Judy and Mary member Takuya, who produced and arranged the first two tracks on the single. The 3rd track is a cover of the song that was originally sung by the Magokoro Brothers. The entire single is described as a "new breed rock", which includes the genres of rock, emo, punk, and reggae. [1] Lyrically, the a-side song deals with the notion that communication is extremely important in any kind of relationship, hence the title "Communication". The musical aspect of the song showcases Takahashi's quick change from singing pop/rock music to punk/rock music.

Judy and Mary was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 in Japan by bassist Yoshihito Onda and vocalist Yuki, with drummer Kohta Igarashi and guitarist Taiji Fujimoto completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist Takuya replaced Taiji the following year. The band is known for their innovative punk, rock, and pop meldings of noisy but melodic music in the 1990s.

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.

Sample of the translated lyrics: [2]

I want to laugh with you, I want to trust you, and I don't care if it hurts
I want to understand you more - I can't hold back this communication
It's not enough, everything's not enough, I want to keep going
As I take the first step, the scenery changes, just start the communication

Music video

A screen capture of the music video. CommunicationPV.jpg
A screen capture of the music video.

The PV, promotional video, for "Communication" aired on the channel MO-N SAKIDORI on June 29, 2006 at midnight. Like her last two PVs, this PV was directed by AT, and was filmed at Saitama University. [3] In this PV, which is much more simple than her previous PVs, both Hitomi and her band are showcased in a white room with glass windows in the background. The first half of the PV has Hitomi singing in front of a microphone with large speakers behind her; the camera is constantly switching its view on Hitomi. The next half of the PV shows Hitomi singing around many light bulbs, with the band playing behind her. From there, the PV switches scenes from the white room to the dark room with light bulbs surrounding Hitomi.

Track listing

  1. "Communication(コミュニケイション)" - 5:14
    Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & Akiko Watanabe
    Music and arrangement by Takuya
  2. "sunshine" - 5:15
    Lyrics by April pool
    Music and arrangement by Takuya
  3. "Subarashiki Kono Sekai(素晴らしきこの世界)" - 7:18
    Lyrics and music by Youichi Kuramochi
    Arrangement by Koji Igarashi
  4. "コミュニケイション -Instrumental-" - 5:14

Personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, gazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

Harp class of musical instruments

The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps have been known since antiquity in Asia, Africa and Europe, dating back at least as early as 3500 BC. The instrument had great popularity in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, where it evolved into a wide range of variants with new technologies, and was disseminated to Europe's colonies, finding particular popularity in Latin America. Although some ancient members of the harp family died out in the Near East and South Asia, descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and parts of Africa, and other defunct variants in Europe and Asia have been utilized by musicians in the modern era.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

Production

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ChartPeak PositionFirst Week SalesSales Total
Oricon Daily Singles Chart
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart#602,1422,142+
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

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References

  1. ↑ "Sony Music Shop" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2006-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Megchan's J-Pop Pages" . Retrieved 2007-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Hitomi Takahashi's Official Blog" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2006-07-30.
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