Paranoia (Eiko Shimamiya song)

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"Paranoia"
Single by Eiko Shimamiya
B-side "To lose in amber -I'VE in BUDOKAN live ver.-"
ReleasedJuly 29, 2009
Format Maxi
Genre J-Pop
Length12:01
Label Geneon
Songwriter(s) Kazuya Takase, Eiko Shimamiya
Producer(s) I've Sound
Eiko Shimamiya singles chronology
" Super scription of data "
(2009)
"Paranoia"
(2009)
"Onkalo"
(2012)

Paranoia is a maxi single released by the J-pop singer Eiko Shimamiya. It will be produced by Geneon and I've Sound. The single was scheduled to be released on July 29, 2009, a month after releasing her fifth single Super scription of data . It has to be noted that this is Shimamiya's first single which does not have an anime tie-in. This single has also been contained in the I've Sound 10th Anniversary 「Departed to the future」 Special CD BOX which was released on March 25, 2009.

Eiko Shimamiya, also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer, producer, and a former member of the production group I've Sound. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki. She announced on May 10, 2010 via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.

Super Scription of Data single

Super scription of data is the 5th single of J-pop singer Eiko Shimamiya. The title track was used as the opening theme for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei, having made this Shimamiya's fifth and last tie-in with the series.

Contents

The coupling song To lose in amber -I'VE in BUDOKAN 2009 live ver.- is the live version of her visual novel theme song with I've Sound that she performed in their concert in Budokan last January 2, 2009.

The single will only come in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCV-0019). [1] The DVD will contain the Promotional Video for Paranoia. [1]

Track listing

  1. Paranoia—4:20
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: Eiko Shimamiya
  2. To lose in amber -I'VE in BUDOKAN 2009 live ver.- -- 3:23
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: SAYUMI
  3. Paranoia -instrumental- -- 4:18

Charts and sales

ChartRankTotal sales
Oricon Weekly Chart185326

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eiko Shimamiya / Paranoia [CD+DVD]" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-06-22.