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Daydreaming/Choose Me

"Daydreaming/Choose Me" is the third single by Japanese rock band Band-Maid, released in Japan on July 19, 2017, by Crown Stones. Band-Maid made a cameo appearance in the 2021 Netflix film Kate, playing "Choose Me".[2] "Choose Me" was used in the third episode Better Goff Dead of the 2022 TV series Peacemaker.[3][4]

"Daydreaming/Choose Me"
Single by Band-Maid
from the album World Domination
B-side"Play"
ReleasedJuly 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)
GenreRock[1]
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Miku Kobato
  • Band-Maid
Producer(s)Tienowa
Band-Maid singles chronology
"YOLO"
(2016) 		"Daydreaming/Choose Me"
(2017) 		"Start Over"
(2018)
Music videos
Band-Maid "Daydreaming" on YouTube
Band-Maid "Choose Me" on YouTube

Composition and lyrics

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Lead guitarist Kanami Tōno composed "Daydreaming" after lead vocalist Saiki Atsumi requested a ballad. She was told to incorporate elements of tropical house and EDM and make it more like Band-Maid. Tōno wrote it on piano. It took about a month to arrange the music. Atsumi told rhythm guitarist/vocalist Miku Kobato, she wanted a song where the audience could take a break and she could sing calmly. Atsumi told Tōno she wanted a rock version of a Hikaru Utada song and she asked her not to include too many English words.[5]

"Choose Me" was written simultaneously with "Daydreaming". When Kobato asked Atsumi what kind of image she wanted for the chorus, after listening to the demo Tōno sent her, she said the appropriate words in the tentative lyrics sounded like "love is". Kobato was surprised, because previously, Atsumi did not want to sing about love.[5]

"Play" was originally an instrumental. Tōno was asked to make a song that would be popular at festivals. Kobato made the lyrics with a strong sense of a scene where everyone is having a good time.[5]

Background and release

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The single was released in two versions: a standard edition, and a limited edition, which contains the CD and a DVD. Both editions of the single feature the b-side "Play".[6] "Daydreaming" and "Play" were later released on their fifth studio album World Domination.

Critical reception

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Patrick St. Michel of Special Broadcasting Service called "Daydreaming" "...borderline cinematic"[7] and that "...the song delivers".[1] He called "Choose Me" "...pure frantic rush; the group barrels ahead, punctuated by the speedy vocals, which add a sense of urgency to the music."[7]

Music video

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The music video for "Daydreaming" was released on May 26, 2017, while the music video for "Choose Me" was released on June 26, 2017. The music video for "Daydreaming", was shot in Taiwan.[5][8] The music video for "Choose Me" shows Band-Maid playing in an empty room.[7]

Live performances

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The footage for the DVD in the limited edition was filmed at Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo on January 9, 2017.[8] Live versions of "Choose Me" and "Play" were later released on their video albums Start Over, Band-Maid World Domination Tour [Shinka] at Line Cube Shibuya (Shibuya Public Hall) and Band-Maid Online Okyu-Ji (Feb. 11, 2021), while live versions of "Daydreaming" were released on the former two video albums.[9][10][11]

In June 2018, Band-Maid played "Choose Me" in TV Azteca's morning show Venga la alegría in Mexico.[12][13]

Track listing

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CD

All music is composed by Band-Maid

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Daydreaming"
  • Miku Kobato
  • Saiki Atsumi
3:57
2."Choose Me"Kobato3:41
3."Play"Kobato3:19
DVD (Limited edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Real Existence"Miwa SasakiKoji Goto (ck 510) 
2."Before Yesterday"NakamuraHitoshi Okamoto 
3."Take Me Higher!!"
  • Kobato
  • Atsumi
Band-Maid 
4."The Non-Fiction Days"Kanata NakamuraToshinari Ohnishi 
5."Don't You Tell Me"
  • Kobato
  • Atsumi
Band-Maid 
6."Alone"
  • Kobato
  • Atsumi
Band-Maid 
7."YOLO"KobatoBand-Maid 

Credits and personnel

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Band-Maid members

  • Misa – bass
  • Miku Kobato – vocals, guitar
  • Saiki Atsumi – vocals
  • Akane Hirose – drums
  • Kanami Tōno – guitar

Recording and management

  • Recorded at Nasoundra Palace Studio
  • Recording engineer: Masyoshi Yamamoto
  • Mixed at Mix Forest
  • Mix Engineer: Masahiko Fukui
  • Mastered by Masahiko Fukui
  • Art Direction: Hikaru Kawahara
  • Photograph: Takayuki Okada

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Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[15] 20
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 18

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Edition(s)
Japan[6] July 19, 2017 CD, digital download
  • Crown Tokuma
 Standard edition
CD with DVD Limited edition
Worldwide[17] Digital download Standard edition

References

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  1. ^ a b St. Michel, Patrick (May 30, 2017). "Band-Maid get dramatic on new single 'Daydreaming'". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kate Soundtrack Guide: Every Song In The Netflix Movie". Screen Rant. September 12, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (January 10, 2022). "Listen to James Gunn's Official Peacemaker Playlist". comicbook.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Rowe, Brandon (January 13, 2022). "What Are The Songs In Peacemaker Episode 3?". looper.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Band-Maid | インタビュー 10／15に名古屋ダイアモンドホールでお給仕（ライブ）！！Band-Maidの小鳩ミク（G&Vo）とKanami（G）にインタビュー！" (in Japanese). Sunday Folk. August 16, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Band-Maid aggressively asks you to "Choose Me" in new music video". Jrock News. June 29, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c St. Michel, Patrick (June 27, 2017). "Get a double dose of high-energy J-Pop". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Okudara, Kai (May 29, 2017). "[Video] Band-Maid Visit Taiwan in the MV for "Daydreaming"!". Tokyo Girls Update. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Band-Maid - Start Over (2018, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "World Domination Tour [進化] at Line Cube Shibuya(渋谷公会堂)". Jrock News. 24 April 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "[News Update] No God 公開！Blu-ray/DVD "Band-Maid Online Okyu-Ji (Feb. 11, 2021)"". bandmaid.tokyo. May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "¡Aquí nos vemos mañana con @bandmaid en la casa! #bandmaid" (in Spanish). Twitter. June 29, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ninshi Conciertos - Band-Maid en " Venga la Alegría " de TVAzteca" (in Spanish). Facebook. July 9, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "Band-Maid – Daydreaming / Choose Me (2017, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Daydreaming/Choose me(初回生産限定盤) | Band-Maid" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales: 2017/07/26 付け". Billboard (in Japanese). July 26, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Daydreaming / Choose me — Single by Band-Maid". Apple Music. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
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