Michi (Chisato Moritaka song)

"Michi"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Moritaka Land
LanguageJapanese
English titleRoad
A-side"Seishun"
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)
Recorded1989
GenreJ-pop
Length4:53
LabelWarner Pioneer
Composer(s)Shinji Yasuda
Lyricist(s)Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Daite"
(1989) 		"Michi" / "Seishun"
(1990) 		"Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!"
(1990)
Music videos
"Michi" on YouTube
"Seishun" on YouTube

"Michi" (道, lit. "Road") is the ninth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Shinji Yasuda. The single was released alongside "Seishun" (青春, lit. "Youth") by Warner Pioneer on January 25, 1990. "Michi" was used in a Glico Pocky commercial featuring Moritaka, while "Seishun" was used in the NTV drama series Ikenai Joshikō Monogatari (いけない女子高物語, Naughty Girls' High School Story).[1][2]

Music video

Two music videos were made for "Michi". The first one is solely a close-up shot of Moritaka. The second video, titled "Michi (Chisato-hime no Bōken)" (道 (千里姫の冒険), lit. "Road (Princess Chisato's Adventure)") features Moritaka dressed as a western style princess aboard a ship manned by Arabian-like sailors. Both videos were released in the 1991 video album Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!; the contents of the original LD release were compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.[3][4]

Chart performance

"Michi"/"Seishun" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 164,000 copies.[5][6]

Other versions

A remix of "Seishun" is included in the 1991 remix album The Moritaka.

Moritaka re-recorded "Michi" and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 1, 2013.[7] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 6.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

8 cm CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Michi" ((道, lit. "Road"))Shinji Yasuda4:53
2."Seishun" ((青春, lit. "Youth"))Saitō4:27
Cassette
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Michi"Yasuda 
2."Michi" (Karaoke)  
3."Seishun"Saitō 
4."Seishun" (Karaoke)  

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Hideo Saitō – all instruments, programming, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[5] 5

Cover versions

  • Sakura Tange covered the song as the B-side of her 1998 single "Free".

References

  1. ^ "｢道／青春｣ (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2012-06-19). 『道』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ^ "｢臭いものにはフタをしろ!! ｣(VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. ^ "｢CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.6 臭いものにはフタをしろ!!／ROCK ALIVE｣(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. ^ a b "道/青春/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  7. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2013-12-13). 森高千里 『道』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.6」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.