Ariamaru Tomi

"Ariamaru Tomi"
The neck and shoulders of a woman, tinted pink. A clear necklace has been digitally added to her.
Single by Shiina Ringo
from the album Hi Izuru Tokoro
ReleasedMay 27, 2009
Length10:09 minutes
LabelEMI Music Japan / Virgin Music
Songwriter(s)Shiina Ringo, Tomotaka Imamichi, Jazztronik
Producer(s)Uni Inoue
Shiina Ringo singles chronology
"Kono Yo no Kagiri"
(2007) 		"Ariamaru Tomi"
(2009) 		"Carnation"
(2011)

"Ariamaru Tomi" (ありあまる富, The Invaluable)[1] was Japanese singer Shiina Ringo's first single as a solo artist in five years. It was released on May 27, 2009, the same day her debut single was released eleven years earlier. The distributor is EMI Music Japan / Virgin Music.

It is featured in the 2024 video game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as the ending theme.

Outline

The single was her first in two and a half years as Shiina Ringo, and her first single in five years as a solo artist. "Ariamaru Tomi" is the theme song for the TV drama Smile of TBS. Shiina wrote this song at the request of the drama director. It was the first time that she had performed for a TV drama as a solo singer.

"Ariamaru Tomi" is not contained in Shiina's 4th studio album Sanmon Gossip released on June 24, 2009. However, "SG～Superficial Gossip～" is contained in the vinyl record Saturday Night Gossip (released on August 26, 2009) and "Ariamaru Tomi" was eventually released in her album Hi Izuru Tokoro (released November 5, 2014).

The song was performed live by Shiina as a part of her band Tokyo Jihen at their appearance at the Countdown Japan festival in 2009, and during the band's Ultra C tour in 2010.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shiina Ringo; all music is composed by Shiina Ringo and additional music by Tomotaka Imamichi. #1 arranged by Tomotaka Imamichi, #2 arranged by Ryota Nozaki/Jazztronik

No.TitleLength
1."Ariamaru Tomi (ありあまる富, The Invaluable)[1]"5:41
2."SG～Superficial Gossip～"4:21
Total length:10:01

Chart and sales

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[3] 14
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] 5
Japan Oricon weekly singles[5] 3
Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart[6] 7
Taiwan G-Music East Asian Releases[7] 13

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[8] 75,000
RIAJ physical certification[9] Gold (100,000)
RIAJ cellphone download certification[10] Gold (100,000)
RIAJ PC download certification[11] Gold (100,000)

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from "Ariamaru Tomi"'s liner notes booklet.[12]

Performers and musicians

  • Kenta Arai – bass guitar (#1)
  • Tomotaka Imamichi – guitars (#1)
  • Naoto Strings – strings (#2)
  • Noriyasu "Kāsuke" Kawamura – drums (#1)
  • Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik) – all other instruments (#2)
  • Shiina Ringo – vocals
  • Suginami Junior Chorus – chorus (#1)

Technical and production

  • Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik) – string arrangement (#2)
  • Shiina Ringo – arrangement, songwriting

References

  1. ^ a b The literal translation is "Excessive Wealth."
  2. ^ チャンネルガイド-東京事変オフィシャルブック- [Channel Guide: Tokyo Jihen Official Book] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kronekodow (published February 29, 2012). February 2012. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-4884182984.
  3. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay 2009/06/01". Billboard (in Japanese). June 1, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2009/06/08". Billboard (in Japanese). June 8, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. ^ 「ありあまる富」 椎名林檎 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2009年05月13日～2009年05月19日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" [Record Association Investigation: May 13, 2009 to May 19, 2009 (For Short: Recokyō Chart (Chaku-uta Full))]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 22, 2009. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. 2009 week 22. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  9. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2009)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  10. ^ レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  11. ^ レコード協会調べ 8月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: August Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). September 20, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  12. ^ Ariamaru Tomi (Media notes) (in Japanese). Ringo Sheena. Tokyo, Japan: EMI Music Japan. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)