Cat's Eye (song)

Not to be confused with the Ray Stephens song "Cat's Eye" from the 1985 film Cat's Eye.
"Cat's Eye"
Reverse side cover
Single by Anri
from the album Timely!! and Cat's Eye (soundtrack)
B-side"Dancing with the Sunshine"
ReleasedAugust 5, 1983
Length3:20
LabelFor Life
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Toshiki Kadomatsu
Anri singles chronology
"Lady Sunshine"
(1983) 		"Cat's Eye"
(1983) 		"Kanashimi ga Tomaranai"
(1983)

"Cat's Eye" is a song by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Anri. It served as the opening for the anime series of the same name. A new version of the song titled "Cat's Eye (New Take)" was included on Anri's studio album Timely!!, released on December 5, 1983. Since then, it has become the theme song for the entire franchise, being included in other adaptations such as the 1997 Cat's Eye film, Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye and was also used as a leitmotif for the titular trio in City Hunter: Angel Dust.

Cat's Eye was also notably one of the songs that were participated to compete in the 34th edition of the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which became the first theme song from an animated television series to perform at the event.[1]

Other versions

"Cat's Eye -2000-"
Single by Anri
from the album TWIN SOUL
B-side"Kiss"
ReleasedAugust 21, 1997
Length4:40
LabelFor Life
Anri singles chronology
"Mō hitotsu no Birthday"
(1996) 		"Cat's Eye -2000-"
(1997) 		"Future for You"
(1997)
"Cat's Eye 2023"
Single by Anri
from the album Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2023
Length2:50
LabelVAP

Anri would re-record the song in 1997 for that year's live-action Cat's Eye film. Anri again would re-record the song in 2023, for Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye which was released on the same day that the film released.[2]

MAX cover

"Cat's Eye"
Single by MAX
from the album Be MAX
LanguageJapanese
B-side
  • "Arabesque"
  • "Wonder Woman Returns"
ReleasedMay 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)
Recorded2010
Genre
LabelSonic Groove
Composer(s)Yūichirō Oda
Lyricist(s)Yoshiko Miura
MAX singles chronology
"Rough Cut Diamond"
(2009) 		"Cat's Eye"
(2010) 		"Tacata"
(2013)

"Cat's Eye" is the sole single from Japanese pop group, MAX's album Be MAX. It was released on May 12, 2010 through Avex subsidiary, Sonic Groove. Their version of the song has been given a Eurobeat arrangement, a nod to the group's initial claim to fame. The single is released in two editions, a CD+DVD and an Enhanced CD. The latter includes a digest of a concert filmed on February 27, 2010.[3]

Release and promotion

Beginning in January, MAX launched a one-night monthly genre themed concert series entitled MAX Monthly Live VIP at Akasaka BLITZ in Tokyo. Media coverage from the event announced that the group was in the midst of recording material for a release in May to coincide with the group's 15th anniversary.[4] In February, the group held a Eurobeat themed concert where they performed "Cat's Eye" for the first time.[5] Online store listings for a new single followed shortly after, but confirmation of "Cat's Eye" as the actually a-side was not confirmed until April 7 by their management company, Vision Factory.[3]

Music video

A music video for "Cat's Eye" began production on March 23, 2010 over two days in an undisclosed location.[6]

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Cat's Eye" 
2."Arabesque (Arabeseque 〜アラベスク〜)" 
3."Wonder Woman Returns" 
4."Cat's Eye" (instrumental) 
5."Arabesque" (instrumental) 
6."Wonder Woman Returns" (instrumental) 
DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."Cat's Eye" (music clip) 
2."Cat's Eye" (music clip making) 

See also

References

  1. ^ "第34回NHK紅白歌合戦". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "『ルパン三世VSキャッツ・アイ』の主題歌「CAT'S EYE 2023」を担当!". Anri-Music.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MAX：NEWシングル『CAT'S EYE』5月12日リリース決定！".
  4. ^ "MAX、"寅年"初単独ライヴで最初に歌ったのは「TORA TORA TORA」". 25 January 2010.
  5. ^ "MAXがデビュー15周年を目前にユーロビートライブを開催!!". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  6. ^ "今日のコーデ！".