Mitsuyubi

"Mitsuyubi"
Regular edition cover
Single by SID
from the album Sentimental Macchiato
B-side"Chiisana Shiawase"
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2007
Genre
Length7:21
LabelDanger Crue Records
Composer(s)Shinji
Lyricist(s)Mao
SID singles chronology
"Natsukoi"
(2007) 		"Mitsuyubi"
(2007) 		"Namida no Ondo"
(2007)

"Mitsuyubi" (蜜指〜ミツユビ〜) is a single by Japanese rock band SID, released on September 26, 2007, by Danger Crue Records. It was used as theme song for Nippon TV's variety show Megami no Hatena.[2] It was included on the studio album Sentimental Macchiato and on SID All Singles Best compilation album.[3]

"Mitsuyubi" was SID's third single released in 2007, following "Smile" and "Natsukoi", and was followed by "Namida no Ondo" in the same year.[4] It was released in three editions. The regular edition featured the CD with the title track and the B-side Chiisana Shiawase (小さな幸せ), as well as a photo booklet. The limited editions, in addition to the CD, came with a DVD recorded at a show on the Re:play tour and a bonus video. The bonus video differs between version A and B.[5][6]

Musical style and reception

Sarah from Jame World described the song as having an "jazzy, upbeat tune", while the guitar solo would be a stylistic change to rock'n'roll that "doesn't feel at all misplaced". Regarding the other instruments, she cited the strong bass lines and praised the drums.[1] CD Journal website cited that the arrangement has the quality of a non-independent band.[7]

Regarding "Chiisana Shiawase" (小さな幸せ), CD Journal described it as folk rock, also described this way by Jame in other words: Sarah cited enka-inspired vocals and praised the guitar melody.[7][1]

Commercial performance

"Mitsuyubi" was the band's first single to reach the top 5 of Oricon Singles Chart and stayed on chart for 6 weeks.[2][1] On the Oricon indies chart, it ranked first.[6] In Tower Records' Japanese Rock & Pop Singles ranking, it reached third place.[7]

It sold 23,697 copies while on Oricon chart,[8] becoming the band's 20th best-selling single.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mao.

No.TitleLength
1."Mitsuyubi" (蜜指〜ミツユビ〜)3:23
2."Chiisana Shiawase" (小さな幸せ)3:58
Total length:7:21

Personnel

  • Mao – vocals
  • Shinji – guitar
  • Aki – bass
  • Yūya – drums

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sarah (2007-11-06). "SID - Mitsuyubi~MITSUYUBI~". JaME. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "蜜指～ミツユビ～ | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ "シド、新曲「夢心地」を含むシングルベストを1月にリリース". OKMusic (in Japanese). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ^ "シドの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "[シド] 7thシングル「蜜指」を9月リリース". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ^ a b "蜜指?ミツユビ?【初回限定盤B CD＋DVD】". Visunavi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ a b c "シド / 蜜指～ミツユビ～". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  8. ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-23.
  9. ^ "シドのシングル売上TOP20作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-11-17.