"Honnō" (本能, "Instinct") is Japanese singer Ringo Sheena's 4th single and it was released on October 27, 1999, by Toshiba EMI / East World. The single was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 800,000 copies shipped to stores, and later gold for 100,000 downloads to cellphones in 2011.
| "Honnō" | ||||
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| Single by Ringo Sheena | ||||
| from the album Shōso Strip | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1999 | |||
| Genre | alternative rock, pop, jazz | |||
| Length | 12:12 | |||
| Label | Toshiba EMI / East World | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ringo Sheena | |||
| Producer(s) | Uni Inoue | |||
| Ringo Sheena singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Honnō" is taken from Sheena's second album Shōso Strip and is presently her best selling single. The music video and album art, which featured Sheena in a traditional nurse's dress and cap shattering a screen of glass, became a hot topic at its release. Sheena had originally planned to release "Gips" at this point. However, she reversed this decision, believing that the "freshness" of "Gips" had already faded as she had promoted the song on her previous Japanese tour. She substituted it with the earlier recorded "Honnō", to much success.
The song was used as a theme song for the music TV show Fun (Fun's Recommend #007). The song was covered as a part of a medley by Rie Tomosaka on the television show The Yoru mo Hippare on September 9, 2000. Satoko Nishikawa of Shang Shang Typhoon covered it on her solo album Hibiki in 2006, and by Dorlis on her greatest hits album Dorlis (2012).
The B-sides "Aozora" and "Rinne Highlight" were used in TV commercials for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar Love Story, "Rinne Headlight" in 1999 and "Aozora" in 2000.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Honnō (本能, Instinct)" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Aozora (あおぞら, Blue Sky)" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Rin-ne Highlight (輪廻ハイライト, Transmigration Highlights)[1]" | 3:28 |
| Total length: | 12:12 | |
Chart rankings
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon weekly singles[2] | 2 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| Japan RIAJ Digital Track Chart[3] | 35 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales[4] | 998,000 |
| RIAJ physical certification[5] | 2× Platinum (800,000) |
| RIAJ cellphone download certification[6] | Gold (100,000) |
| RIAJ streaming certification | Gold (50,000,000) |
Credits and personnel
editHonnō
- Vocals: Ringo Sheena
- Guitars: Yukio Nagoshi
- Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
- Piano: Yuta Saito
- Drums: Masayuki Muraishi
- Synthesizer Programming: Nobuhiko Nakayama
Aozora
- Vocals, Whistle: Ringo Sheena
- Guitars: Susumu Nishikawa
- Bass guitars: Seiji Kameda
- Organ: Yuta Saito
- Synthesizer: Makoto Minagawa
- Fluegelhorn: Yokan Mizue
- Drums, percussion, Toys: Koichi Asakura "Asa-Chang" (from Asa-Chang & Junray, ex-Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)
- Synthesizer Operator: Nobuhiko Nakayama
Rin-ne Highlight
- Piano: Ken Shima
- Contrabass: Kenji Takamizu
- Drums: Yuichi Tokashiki
Music video cast
editHonnō
- Vocal & Nurse: Ringo Sheena
- Electric bass guitar & Doctor: Yasunobu Torii (from Panicsmile, Gaji)
- Others: Kunihiro Suda (He is an actor. Sheena and him were the same class in high school.)
Notes
edit- ^ This song is written in Japanese lyrics sounding like English lyrics by force. Actually, it is English lyrics.
- ^ 「本能」 椎名林檎 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 2011年11月02日～2011年11月08日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" [Record Association Investigation: November 2, 2011 to November 8, 2011 (For Short: Recokyō Chart (Chaku-uta Full))]. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 484. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). July 20, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.