Urahara (song)

"Urahara" (うらはら, lit. "Upside Down") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released as a single by Pony Canyon on May 21, 1992. The song made its first album appearance on the compilation album, Super Best.

"Urahara"
Single by Shizuka Kudo
ReleasedMay 21, 1992 (1992-05-21)
Genre
Length4:53
LabelPony Canyon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tsugutoshi Gotō
Shizuka Kudo singles chronology
"Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai"
(1992)		 "Urahara"
(1992)		 "Koe o Kikasete"
(1992)
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Background

The song was written by Gorō Matsui and composed and produced by Tsugutoshi Gotō, making it the third consecutive single of Kudo to be written and produced by the pair. Lyrically, it describes a protagonist struggling to confess her love which she admits is "turning my heart upside down". The song, which starts with a "freaky" guitar solo, came about when Gotō was randomly playing around with different sounds in the studio one day, fresh out of ideas for new songs.[1] Kudo was praised for delivering vocals that matched the creativity of Gotō's melody.[1]

Chart performance

The single debuted at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart with 49,000 copies in its first week.[2] It slid to number six on its second week, but outsold its first week sales, moving 51,000 copies.[3] It dropped to number ten on its third charting week and was out of the top ten the following week.[4][5] The single stayed in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks and ranked at number 95 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō

No.TitleLyricsArranger(s)Length
1."Urahara" (うらはら, "Upside Down")
  • Gotō
4:53
2."Hatachi no Scenario" (20才のシナリオ, Hatachi no Shinario, "Scenario of a 20-year-old")
  • Gotō
5:02
3."Urahara" (Original Karaoke) 
  • Gotō
4:51
Total length:14:46

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7] 5
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[8] 8
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[6] 95

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "工藤静香 / ミレニアム・ベスト". CDJournal. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. "1992年6月1日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. "1992年6月8日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. "1992年6月15日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  5. "1992年6月22日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. "オリコン 1992年TOP100". Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. "うらはら 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  8. "オリコン(oricon)「1992年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. "Japanese single certifications – 工藤 静香 – うらはら" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 20, 2017. Select 1992年6月 on the drop-down menu
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