Green Days / Strings

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"Green Days / Strings"
Lead - GREEN DAYS/strings.jpg
Single by Lead
from the album The Showcase
B-side
  • strings (Normal; Type A, B & C)
  • Ame Nochi-kun (Jacket A)
  • Giant Steps (Jacket B)
  • Azayakana Sekai (Jacket C)
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre J-pop, hip hop
Label Pony Canyon
PCCA-70386 (CD)
PCCA-03905 (Type A, CD+DVD)
PCCA-03906 (Type B, CD+DVD)
PCCA-03907 (Type C, CD)
Lead singles chronology
"Upturn"
(2013)		"Green Days / Strings"
(2013)		"Sakura"
(2014)

"Green Days" / "Strings" (stylized as "GREEN DAYS" / "strings") is the twenty-second single by Japanese hip hop group Lead, released on September 18, 2013. The single continued their top-charting releases, reaching No. 4 for the week and remaining on the chart for four weeks.

Contents

The single was released in four formats: a standard CD, two limited CD+DVD combo packs and a limited CD edition, each containing different content. Each edition contained different cover art. While every edition contained the track "strings", the limited editions harbored varying b-sides. The CD+DVD versions not only contained differing tracks on the CD, but also carried differing content on the DVD portion.

Information

Green Days/strings is the twenty-second single by the Japanese hip hop group Lead, and the second the group released as a trio after lead vocalist and group leader Hiroki Nakadoi graduated from the group. The single continued the group's string of top-charting releases, peaking at No. 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart and remaining on the chart for four consecutive weeks. [1]

The single was released in four editions, a standard CD, two limited CD+DVD combo packs and a limited CD edition. Each edition contained different content, sans the coupling track "strings", which was available on every editions. The standard edition carried the two tracks, along with their corresponding instrumentals and an edited version of "Green Days", which was a shortened version of the original track. [2] The CD on the type A edition contained the bonus track "Ame Nochi-kun" (雨のち君 / Rainy Moon), and the songs' corresponding instrumentals. The DVD contained the music video and the making video of the song "Green Days." [3] The type B CD carried the bonus track "Giant Steps", [4] while the DVD portion contained a "solo focus" version of the title track (in which each member had their own version), and the recordings of each member. [5] The bonus track on the type C edition was "Azayakana Sekai" (アザヤカナセカイ / Brilliant World). [6]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Green Days"AnDiSMMEG.MEAnDiSM 
2."strings" Shinya Tanuichi YUKIYOSHI  
3."Green Days" (TV Drama Edit)AnDiSMMEG.MEAnDiSM 
4."Green Days" (Instrumental) MEG.MEAnDiSM 
5."strings" (Instrumental) YUKIYOSHI  
CD (Type A)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Green Days"AnDiSMMEG.MEAnDiSM 
2."strings" Shinya Tanuichi YUKIYOSHI  
3."Ame-Nochi-kun" (雨のち君 / Rainy Moon)shogo.kshogo.k  
4."Green Days" (Instrumental) MEG.MEAnDiSM 
5."strings" (Instrumental) YUKIYOSHI  
6."Ame Nochi-kun" (Instrumental) shogo.k  
CD (Type B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Green Days"AnDiSMMEG.MEAnDiSM 
2."strings" Shinya Tanuichi YUKIYOSHI  
3."Giant Steps"    
4."Green Days" (Instrumental) MEG.MEAnDiSM 
5."strings" (Instrumental) YUKIYOSHI  
6."Giant Steps" (Instrumental)    
CD (Type C)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Green Days"AnDiSMMEG.MEAnDiSM 
2."strings" Shinya Tanuichi YUKIYOSHI  
3."Azayakana Sekai" (アザヤカナセカイ / Brilliant World)    
4."Green Days" (Instrumental) MEG.MEAnDiSM 
5."strings" (Instrumental) YUKIYOSHI  
6."Azayakana Sekai" (Instrumental)    
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."Green Days" (Music Video) 
2."Green Days" (Off-Shot MV) 
DVD (Type B)
No.TitleLength
1."Green Days" (Music Video) (Solo Focused ver.) 
2."Recording Document" (レコーディングドキュメント) 

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak position
September 18, 2013Oricon Weekly Singles Chart4

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References

  1. ↑ "GREEN DAYS/strings / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "GREEN DAYS/strings (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ "GREEN DAYS/strings [Type A](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lead「Giant Steps」/ シングル、アルバム、ハイレゾ、着うた、動画". RecoChoku. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "GREEN DAYS/strings [Type B](SINGLE+DVD)(First Press Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "GREEN DAYS/strings [Type C](First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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