Heavy Starry Chain

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"Heavy Starry Chain"
Heavy Starry Chain.jpg
Single by Tommy heavenly6
from the album Heavy Starry Heavenly
B-side "Always Somethin' New"
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2007
Genre Rock
Length12:00
Label Defstar Records
Songwriter(s) Tomoko Kawase, John White
Tommy heavenly6 singles chronology
"I Love Xmas"
(2006)
"Heavy Starry Chain"
(2007)
"Papermoon"
(2008)
CD+DVD version
Heavy Starry Chain DVD.jpg

"Heavy Starry Chain" is the only single released from Tomoko Kawase's alter-ego, Tommy heavenly6 in 2007. It was followed up by her second album Heavy Starry Heavenly. This is Tommy heavenly6's 8th single, and Kawase's 16th overall. [1] The single peaked at #20 on the Oricon singles chart.[ citation needed ] The limited edition version includes a DVD with the Heavy Starry Chain promotional video.

Contents

Music video

The music video features Tommy heavenly6 and her band in a setting that resembles a cooking show. Kawase is dressed as Snow White, with the rest of the band dressed as magicians. At some points in the video the setting is a birthday party, where Kawase is dressed accordingly.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tomoko Kawase, all music composed and arranged by John White.

Disc 1: CD
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Starry Chain"3:54
2."Always Somethin' New"3:37
3."Heavy Starry Chain" (Instrumental)3:52
Disc 2: DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Starry Chain" (music video) 

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References

  1. Tommy heavenly6 Discography Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine Warner Music Japan