Single Again (Mariya Takeuchi song)

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"Single Again"
Mariya Takeuchi - Single Again.jpg
Single by Mariya Takeuchi
from the album Quiet Life
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hey! Baby"
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1989 (1989-09-12)
Genre
Length4:26
LabelMoon
Songwriter(s)Mariya Takeuchi
Producer(s)Tatsuro Yamashita
Mariya Takeuchi singles chronology
"Genki wo Dashite"
(1988) 		"Single Again"
(1989) 		"Kokuhaku"
(1990)

"Single Again" (Japanese: シングル・アゲイン, Hepburn: Shinguru Agein) is the 18th single by Japanese singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi. Written by Takeuchi and produced by Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released through Moon Records on September 12, 1989.[1][2][3]

Background[]

"Single Again" was used as the eighth opening theme of NTV's Kayō Suspense Gekijō (火曜サスペンス劇場, Kayō Sasupensu Gekijō, Tuesday Suspense Theater). The song is about a woman's feelings when she hears rumors of a divorced man marrying another woman, thus making her feel "single again".

Chart performance[]

"Single Again" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart.[4][5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Mariya Takeuchi.

7" vinyl / 8 cm CD single
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Single Again" (Shinguru Agein (シングル・アゲイン))
4:26
2."Hey! Baby"Yamashita3:50
Total length:8:16

Charts[]

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[4] 2

Cover versions[]

  • Kaori Kozai covered the song on her 1990 compilation album Koibune: Best Hits.
  • Sammi Cheng covered the song in Cantonese as "Líbié" (離別, "Parting") on her 1990 album Sammi.
  • Rodel Naval covered the song in Tagalog as "Lumayo Ka Man" in 1990.[6]
  • Grasshopper covered the song in Cantonese as "Yuánliàng wǒ shì wǒ" (原諒我是我, "Forgive Me for Being Myself") on their 1993 album Shìjiè huì biàn dé hěn měi (世界會變得很美, The World Will Become Beautiful). They also recorded the song in Mandarin as "Wùhuì" (誤會, "Misunderstanding") on their 1994 album Ànliàn de dàijià (暗戀的代價, The Price of Secret Love).
  • Akina Nakamori covered the song on her 2002 cover album Zero Album: Utahime 2.
  • Phoebe Snow covered the song in English on the 2002 tribute album Sincerely: Mariya Takeuchi Songbook.
  • Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2006 cover album Vocalist 2.
  • Yasushi Nakanishi covered the song on his 2007 cover album Standards.
  • Yūji Nakada covered the song on his 2014 cover album Song Composite.
  • Juju covered the song on her 2014 cover album Request II.

References[]

  1. ^ "Singles Discography". Mariya Takeuchi Official Website. Smile Company Ltd. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "シングル・アゲイン | 竹内まりや". Disk Union. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "竹内まりやNHK特番の完全版オンエア、「シングル・アゲイン」「告白」ライブ映像初公開". Natalie.mu. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "シングル・アゲイン | 竹内まりや". Oricon. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "【1989年10月】シングル・アゲイン／「在宅歌手」竹内まりや　お手本はテレサ・テン". Sponichi Annex. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lumayo Ka Man" at Discogs

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