One More Time, One More Chance

"One More Time, One More Chance"
Single by Masayoshi Yamazaki
from the album
A-side	"One More Time, One More Chance"
B-side	"Yousei to Ita Natsu"
Released	January 22, 1997
Label	Polydor Japan
Songwriter(s)	Masayoshi Yamazaki
Alternative cover
5 Centimeters Per Second edition album cover

"One More Time, One More Chance" is a single by Japanese singer Masayoshi Yamazaki that was released on January 22, 1997 on the Polydor Japan label.^[1] It peaked on the Oricon weekly singles chart at No. 18 and charted for 24 weeks.^[1]

It is used as the ending theme song for the 2007 film 5 Centimeters Per Second. As the song is played in a convenience store, the film's male lead, Takaki Tōno, recognizes it as a hit song since his junior high school. It was re-released on March 3 of that year under the label Nayutawave Records and reentered the chart at No. 52.^[2]

Track listing[]

Original[]

• "One More Time, One More Chance"
• "Yousei to Ita Natsu" (妖精といた夏)
• "One More Time, One More Chance (Karaoke)"

Re-release[]

• "One More Time, One More Chance"
• "Yuki no Eki: One More Time, One More Chance (from 5 Centimeters Per Second Soundtrack)" (雪の駅～Ｏｎｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｔｉｍｅ，Ｏｎｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｃｈａｎｃｅ～（ｆｒｏｍ『秒速５センチメートル』Ｓｏｕｎｄｔｒａｃｋ）)
• "One More Time, One More Chance (Hikigatari Ver.)" (Ｏｎｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｔｉｍｅ，Ｏｎｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｃｈａｎｃｅ（弾き語りＶｅｒ．）)

Cover versions[]

• Beni Arashiro released an English version of the song in track 5 of the album Covers on March 21, 2012. The English lyrics were literally translated from the original Japanese.
• Koda Kumi covered this song in Track 5 of her album Color the Cover in 2013.
• Akina Nakamori covered the song in her album "Belie" released in 2016 as well as an accompanying music video.
• Park Chanyeol from the K-pop group EXO made a cover of the song on September 25, 2016.
• Little Glee Monster covered the song in the album "Joyful Monster," released January 6, 2017.
• Astel Leda from the VTuber group Holostars released a cover of the song on December 7, 2020.

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