Say Yes (Chage and Aska song)

"Say Yes" is a Japanese single by Chage and Aska, released by Pony Canyon on July 24, 1991. The song was used as a theme of the Japanese television drama 101 kaime no Propose (101回目のプロポーズ). It was regarded as a wedding song.[2]

"Say Yes"
Single by Chage and Aska
from the album Tree
B-side"Kokuhaku"
ReleasedJuly 24, 1991 (1991-07-24)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:46[1]
LabelPony Canyon
Songwriter(s)Ryo Aska
Chage and Aska singles chronology
"'Taiyou to Hokori no Naka de'"
(1991)
"Say Yes"
(1991)
"'Boku ha Kono Me de Uso wo Tsuku'"
(1991)
Music video
Say Yes on YouTube

On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, "Say Yes" spent 13 consecutive weeks at the number-one position. The single became the best-selling song for the duo. It sold over 2.82 million copies and is the sixth best-selling single in Oricon charts history.[3][4]

Chart

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Weekly

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Appearances
(Weeks)
Japanese Singles Chart 1[5] 39[5]

Cover versions

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In 1992, both Hong Kong singer Raymond Choi[citation needed] and Chicago band's Jason Scheff[6] covered this song in Cantonese and English respectively. Debbie Gibson also covered the song in English differently, in her 2010 Japan-only release Ms. Vocalist.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chage & Aska – Say Yes (1991, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-16. Say Yes 4:46 Aard-Vark (merged into Pony Canyon) – PCDA-00217, Pony Canyon – PCDA-00217
  2. ^ Steve McClure. "Chage and Aska". nippop. Archived from the original on 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2005-05-06.
  3. ^ "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に!!" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2004-08-03. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 位 - 累積 (万枚 ) - タイトル - アーティスト - 発売日 - 6 - 282.2 (万枚) - SAY YES - CHAGE&ASKA - 1991/7/24
  4. ^ "歴代シングルランキング TOP246". musictvprogram.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2016. 歴代シングルランキング TOP246 - 順位 売上枚数(万枚) タイトル アーティスト 最高位 発売日 - 6 282.2(万枚) SAY YES CHAGE&ASKA 1(最高位)1991/7
  5. ^ a b "CHAGE and ASKAのシングル売上TOP20作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-01. SAY YES 発売日 1991年07月24日 最高順位 1位 登場回数 39週
  6. ^ "恋人たちの冬物語 (1992, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-16. Various – 恋人たちの冬物語 - Dec 16, 1992 - Media Remoras (now Virgin/Universal Records) – MRCA-20005 - Jason Scheff – Say Yes - 4:55
  7. ^ "Debbie Gibson – Ms. Vocalist (2010, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-11-16. Debbie Gibson – Ms. Vocalist - Sony Records Int'l – SICP 2886 - Nov 3, 2010 - Say Yes - 4:44