Valentine Step

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"Valentine Step"
Valentinestep.jpg
Single by Mitsuki Aira
A-side "Valentine Step"
B-side
  • Tofubeats Mash Up
  • L0ne1yBoy L0ne1yGirl
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2009
Genre J-pop
Label D-topia Entertainment
Producer(s) Ōnishi Terukado (大西輝門)
Mitsuki Aira singles chronology
"Sayonara Technopolis"
(2009)
"Valentine Step"
(2009)
"Barbie Barbie"
(2009)

Valentine Step is the sixth single by the Japanese electronica artist Mitsuki Aira. It was released January 20, 2009, the same day as "Sayonara Technopolis". [1]

The single was produced exclusively for HMV and is considered something of a collector's item.

The title track, "Valentine Step", does not feature on any album. It has a strong Latin style but retains the Auto-Tune and electronic characteristics of Aira's music. The "Tofubeats Mash Up" is 21 minutes long and is composed of 11 of Aira's songs mixed with added effects, while "L0ne1yBoy L0ne1yGirl" is the same track that was included in the HMV edition of Copy .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Valentine Step"4:34
2."Tofubeats Mash Up"21:15
3."L0ne1yBoy L0ne1yGirl"4:44

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)