Sotsugyō (卒業, lit. "Graduation") is the twelfth major-label (and thirteenth over all) single from the Japanese pop group Zone. It was released on February 4, 2004 through Sony Music Records under their MSI label. Both limited and standard versions were released.[1][2]
| "Sotsugyō 卒業" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of single release of Sotsugyō. | ||||
| Single by Zone | ||||
| from the album E: Complete A side Singles | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2004 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 8:21 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Noriyuki Machida | |||
| Zone singles chronology | ||||
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History
edit"Sotsugyō" was released on February 4, 2004 through Sony Music Records under their MSI label. The single reached as high as #5 on the Oricon charts, and remained on the charts for eight weeks.[1] In 2006, Oricon ran a user survey in which Zone's release of "Sotsugyō" was ranked #16 overall for "The Epitome of Graduation Songs".[3]
The single was the band's twelfth single released under a major label, and the thirteenth overall. Two versions of the single were released: a standard version which included a calendar with a random single design, and a limited first pressing which came with a 2004 profile calendar with five different designs.[4]
Noriyuki Machida composed and wrote the lyrics for both songs on the single. "Sotsugyō" was arranged by ha-j, and Album" was arranged by Tomoki Ishizuka.[notes 1]
Chart history
edit| Chart (2004) | Release | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon | "Sotsugyō/Album" | 5 |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sotsugyō" (卒業) | Noriyuki Machida | Noriyuki Machida (composer) ha-j (arranger) | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Album" (アルバム) | Noriyuki Machida | Noriyuki Machida (composer) Tomoki Ishizuka (arranger) | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Sotsugyō" (backing track) | Noriyuki Machida (composer) ha-j (arranger) | 4:21 | |
| 4. | "Album" (backing track) | Noriyuki Machida (composer) Tomoki Ishizuka (arranger) | 4:00 | |
| Total length: | 8:21 | |||
Notes
edit- ^ These individuals are listed in the single liner notes.
References
edit- ^ a b "卒業 (SRCL-5702) ＺＯＮＥのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" [Graduation (SRCL-5702) - Zone Profile and History from the Oricon Entertainment Encyclopedia Oricon Style] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "卒業 (SRCL-6101) ＺＯＮＥのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" [Graduation (SRCL-6101) - Zone Profile and History from the Oricon Entertainment Encyclopedia Oricon Style] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "定番の卒業ソングNo.1は、あの名曲!!" [The #1 epitome of graduation songs is that well-known song!!] (in Japanese). Oricon Style. March 7, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : ZONE : 卒業" [Sony Music Online Japan - Zone - Sotsugyō] (in Japanese). Sony Music Online Japan. Retrieved January 17, 2013.