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"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi"
"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi"
Single by Yōko Oginome
from the album Route 246 Connexion
Language	Japanese
English title	Goodbye Fruits
B-side	"Loftside Graffiti"
Released	June 21, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	J-pop; kayōkyoku;
Length	3:42
Label	Victor
Composer(s)	Kyōhei Tsutsumi
Lyricist(s)	Masao Urino
Producer(s)	Masao Urino
Yōko Oginome singles chronology
Music video
	"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" on YouTube

"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" (さよならの果実たち, lit. "Goodbye Fruits") is the 12th single by Japanese singer Yōko Oginome. Composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi with lyrics by Masao Urino, the single was released on June 21, 1987 by Victor Entertainment.^[1]^[2]

Background and release

"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" became Oginome's first No. 1 single on Oricon's singles chart. It also sold over 161,000 copies. In addition, the single earned Oginome the Best Talent Award at the 13th All Japan Song Music Festival.^[3]

The music video begins with Oginome being forced into a yellow bus filled with an unruly crowd of American passengers dressed as punks. Once she steps out of the bus, she proceeds to sing while the crowd dances behind her.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masao Urino; all music is composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi

1987 single
No.	Title	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" ((さよならの果実たち, "Goodbye Fruits"))	Satoshi Takebe	3:42
2.	"Loftside Graffiti" (Rofutosaido Gurafiti (ロフトサイド・グラフィティ))	Hiroshi Shinkawa	4:08

2013 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi (Original Karaoke)" (Sayonara no Kajitsutachi (Orijinaru Karaoke) (さよならの果実たち (オリジナル・カラオケ)))
4.	"Loftside Grafitti (Original Karaoke)" (Rofutosaido Gurafiti (Orijinaru Karaoke) (ロフトサイド・グラフィティ (オリジナル・カラオケ)))

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[4]	1
The Best Ten	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart^[4]	45
The Best Ten Year-End Chart	52

Cover versions

Kishidan covered the song in the 2021 Kyōhei Tsutsumi tribute album Oneway Generation.

References

^ "Single Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "さよならの果実たち | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 1968-1997 オリコンチャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.

External links

Official website
"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi" at Discogs

[1] "Single Discography". Yōko Oginome Official Website. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[2] "さよならの果実たち | 荻野目洋子". Rising Production. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[Yamachan_2-3] "荻野目洋子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[oricon1-4] 1968-1997 オリコンチャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.

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