Let Me Know (Towa Tei song)

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"Let Me Know"
Towa letmeKnow.jpg
Single by Towa Tei featuring Chara
from the album Last Century Modern
ReleasedJune 23, 1999 (1999-06-23)
Genre
Length4:10
Label Warner Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Towa Tei, Chara
Producer(s) Towa Tei
Towa Tei featuring Chara singles chronology
"A Ring"
(1999)
"Let Me Know"
(1999)
"Kasei"
(2000)
Chara singles chronology
"70% (Yūgure no Uta)"
(1999)
"Let Me Know"
(1999)
"Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange (with Yuki)"
(1999)

Let Me Know is a song by Japanese electronic musician Towa Tei, featuring singer Chara on vocals. It was released as the fourth single from his album Last Century Modern on June 23, 1999, a month before the album's release. [1] [2] It debuted at #34 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted for four weeks. [3] It did substantially better on the J-Wave airplay charts, charting in the top 30 for eight weeks. [4]

Contents

Tei had produced Chara's songs Shimashima no Bambi (しましまのバンビ, Striped Bambi) (from her 1997 album Junior Sweet ) and Atashi wa Koko yo (あたしはここよ, I'm Here) (from her 1999 album Strange Fruits , released three months before this single). [1]

Let Me Know was used as the ending theme song for the variety show Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and The Adventures of Laughing Dog: YARANEVA!!. [5]

The song also appears on the 1999 remix album Lost Control Mix with the remix Let Me Know (Mighty Bop Remix) (remixed by Bob Sinclar), as well as the original version appearing on Tei's 2001 best-of album, Towa Tei Best .

Track listing

Single

No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Know"4:10
2."Let Me Know (TT Remix)"5:59
3."Let Me Know (TT Bossa)"3:41
4."Let Me Know (TT Instrumental)"4:10

Chart rankings

Oricon Charts (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
June 23, 1999Oricon Weekly Singles Chart348,15019,590

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