Tsuki no Uragawa

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"Tsuki no Uragawa (月の裏側; The Other Side of the Moon)"
Single by DiVA
ReleasedMay 18, 2011 (Japan)
Recorded2011
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Genre J-POP
Length26:32(Type-A・D)
25:28(Type-B・E)
28:52(Type-C・F)
Label avex trax
Composer(s) Nao Morisaki
Lyricist(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
DiVA singles chronology
"Tsuki no Uragawa (月の裏側; The Other Side of the Moon)"
(2011)
"Cry"
(2011)

"Tsuki no Uragawa" is the debut single released by DiVA. The single was certified in May 2011 by the RIAJ as gold for physical copies shipped. [1]

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Information

"Tsuki no Uragawa" is the debut single released by DiVA. It was released in seven versions: six limited and regular CD+DVD editions (types A, B, and C), and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited CD+DVD editions came with a debut commemoration event ticket, while the theater edition came with one of four photos and a release commemoration handshake event ticket.

The single was originally scheduled to be released on April 27, but it was postponed until May 18 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto, except Type B・E #2 by Tetsuya Komuro

Limited Edition CD Type A・Regular Edition CD Type D
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Tsuki no Uragawa"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
2."Fade out"Itou Tokoroten rouEarth Pine Productions.4:42
3."Tsuki no Uragawa(Instrumental)"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
4."Fade out(Instrumental)"Itou Tokoroten rouEarth Pine Productions.4:42
Limited Edition CD Type B・Regular Edition CD Type E
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Tsuki no Uragawa"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
2."Information"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro, Koji Kubo4:29
3."Tsuki no Uragawa(Instrumental)"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
4."Information(Instrumental)"Tetsuya KomuroTetsuya Komuro, Koji Kubo4:29
Limited Edition CD Type C・Regular Edition CD Type F
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Tsuki no Uragawa"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
2."Blue rose -DiVA ver.-"Kouji UedaHiroshi Matsui4:26
3."Tsuki no Uragawa(Instrumental)"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
4."Blue rose -DiVA ver.-(Instrumental)"Kouji UedaHiroshi Matsui4:26
Limited Edition CD Type G (Theater)
No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Tsuki no Uragawa"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
2."Tsuki no Uragawa -RoyalMirrorball Mix-"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
3."Tsuki no Uragawa(Instrumental)"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
4."Tsuki no Uragawa -RoyalMirrorball Mix-(Instrumental)"Nao MorisakiEarth Pine Productions.4:26
DVD Type A・D
No.TitleLength
1."Tsuki no Uragawa" (video clip) 
2."Tsuki no Uragawa" (Special Making Movie) 
DVD Type B・E
No.TitleLength
1."Tsuki no Uragawa" (video clip) 
2."DiVA Member no Kiseki Document Eizou" 
DVD Type C・F
No.TitleLength
1."Tsuki no Uragawa" (video clip) 
2."AKB48 Member Kara DiVA e no Message Eizou" 

Charts

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon ChartWeekly PeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart Run
May 18, 2011Daily Singles Chart473,8901 week
Weekly Singles Chart3
Monthly Singles Chart

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References

  1. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年05月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2011)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.