"Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri/Kamisama, Hotokesama" (Japanese: 長く短い祭／神様、仏様, "No verão, as noites / God, nor Buddha")[note 1] is Ringo Sheena's 15th single and her 2nd double A-side single. It was released on 31 July 2015 by Universal Music Japan.
| "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri/Kamisama, Hotokesama" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ringo Sheena | ||||
| from the album Sandokushi | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Length | 7:48 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ringo Sheena | |||
| Producer(s) | Uni Inoue | |||
| Ringo Sheena singles chronology | ||||
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Background and development
edit"Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" was used in advertisements for Coca-Cola Japan's 2015 summer campaign. "Kamisama, Hotokesama" was used as an TV commercial jingle for the au smartphone "isai vivid" manufactured by LG Electronics, in which Sheena also stars in the commercial.[2]
A picture of the Nebuta Matsuri was used for the album artwork of the single.[3]
Sheena sings two duets in both songs with two of her close male musician friends: Ryosuke Nagaoka, also known as Ukigumo (former member of Tokyo Jihen) in "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" and Shutoku Mukai for "Kamisama, Hotokesama".[4]
Music video
editBoth videos for "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" and "Kamisama, Hotokesama" are directed by Yuichi Kodama.[5] The video of "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" is inspired by the song theme "the summer of woman’s life". The first video shows an impatient heroine interspersed with scenes of Sheena and Ukigumo singing a duet together. The session musicians who played the song at the recording session there also appear on the "Kamisama, Hotokesama" video, where they play as spectres of the "Hyakki Yagyō".[6]
Both music videos were released in full on 31 July 2015 at Ringo Sheena's YouTube channel.[6][7]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Ringo Sheena
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" | Ringo Sheena | Ringo Sheena Yoichi Murata (wind instruments) | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Kamisama, Hotokesama" | Ringo Sheena Shutoku Mukai | Ringo Sheena Yoichi Murata (wind instruments) | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 7:48 | |||
Credits and personnel
editCredits are taken from the singles's liner notes.[8]
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yakuza Developers Tease New Project and Update on New Mainline "Shin Yakuza" Game". TWINFINITE. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ "椎名林檎のニューシングル『長く短い祭／神様、仏様』発売中！" (in Japanese). SR 猫柳本線. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "大型CMタイアップ2タイトルの両A面シングル発売決定！ ジャケット・アートワーク＆ニュービジュアル公開！" (in Japanese). ユニバーサル ミュージック. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "椎名林檎の新シングルに浮雲、向井秀徳ら参加、11会場巡るホールツアーも" (in Japanese). CINRA.NET. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "ONE OK ROCK、林檎、星野、セカオワ、Perfumeら『MTV VMAJ』にノミネート" (in Japanese). RO69. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ a b "椎名林檎「長く短い祭」「神様、仏様」MVを同時公開" (in Japanese). 音楽ナタリー. 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "椎名林檎『長く短い祭/神様、仏様』本日8/5リリース 両曲のMVを公開" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri/Kamisama, Hotokesama (Media notes) (in Japanese). Ringo Sheena. Tokyo, Japan: EMI R. 2015.
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External links
edit- Ringo Sheena "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri/Kamisama, Hotokesama" special web site
- Ringo Sheena - Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri on YouTube (SheenaRingoVEVO)
- Ringo Sheena – Kamisama, Hotokesama on YouTube (SheenaRingoVEVO)
- Ringo Sheena "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" (music audition Short Ver.) on YouTube (Ringo Sheena official channel)