My Generation/Understand

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"My Generation/Understand"
My Generation + Understand.jpg
Single by Yui
from the album I Loved Yesterday
A-side "My Generation / Understand"
B-side "Cherry (Acoustic Version) / My Generation (Instrumental)"
Released13 June 2007
Genre J-pop
Length14:49
Label Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Yui (lyrics & music)
Producer(s) Hisashi Kondo
Yui singles chronology
"Cherry"
(2007)
"My Generation/Understand"
(2007)
"Love & Truth"
(2007)

"My Generation/Understand" is the ninth single by the Japanese artist Yui. Even though this is a double-A single, "Understand" is not included on the album I Loved Yesterday , but the song is included in the B-side compilation album, My Short Stories . "My Generation" was used as the theme song for the drama Seito Shokun!.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yui

CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."My Generation"northa+ 
2."Understand"northa+ 
3."Cherry ~Yui Acoustic Version~"Yui & northa+ 
4."My Generation ~Instrumental~"northa+ 

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak PositionSales TotalChart Run
June 13, 2007Oricon Daily Singles Chart1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart1135,0939 weeks
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart9
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart55

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