Serenade (Tackey & Tsubasa song)

"Serenade (愛想曲 (セレナーデ))"
Single by Tackey & Tsubasa
Released	November 3, 2004
Recorded	?
Genre	J-pop
Length	23 min 58 s (Regular CD) 29 min 54 s (Limited CD)
Label	Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)	Hitoshi Haba, Mikiko Tagata, Hideyuki Obata
Producer(s)	?
Tackey & Tsubasa singles chronology
"One Day, One Dream" (2004) "Serenade (愛想曲 (セレナーデ))" (2004) "Kamen/Mirai Koukai" (2005)

"Serenade" is Tackey & Tsubasa's fourth single under the Avex Trax label.

Overview

Serenade is Tackey & Tsubasa's fourth single, and currently their lowest selling and lowest ranking single. The a-side song "Serenade" was used as the Olympus "μDigital" commercial song. The other song "Starry Sky" is Tackey & Tsubasa's first Christmas themed song.

Sample of the translated lyrics:

Don't cry...serenade

In the sky that has begun to shine, is a red melody

Riding on a promise of love

Shine...serenade

Fireworks dance with music

With a kiss for you, it will never die

Only you..., those days...

With a surreal love, in reality

Serenade^[1]

Track listing

Regular CD Format

1. "Serenade (愛想曲 (セレナーデ))" (Hitoshi Haba) - 4:58
2. "Starry Sky" (Mikiko Tagata, Junkoo) - 5:01
3. "Queen of R" (Hideyuki Obata, Ayumi Miyazaki) - 3:59
4. "Serenade: karaoke" - 4:59
5. "Starry Sky: karaoke" - 5:01

Limited CD Format

1. "Serenade (愛想曲 (セレナーデ))" (Hitoshi Haba) - 4:58
2. "Starry Sky" (Mikiko Tagata, Junkoo) - 5:01
3. "Serenade: Takizawa Part Version" - 4:58
4. "Serenade: Tsubasa Part Version" - 4:58
5. "Serenade: karaoke" - 4:59
6. "Starry Sky: karaoke" - 5:01

Personnel

• Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
• Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

?, 2004 - Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
3 November 2004	Oricon Daily Singles Chart
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	3	91,000	11 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

RIAJ Certification

As of December 2004, "Serenade" has been certified gold for shipments of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[2]

References

• ^ "Mognet". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
• ^ "Recording Industry Association of Japan". Retrieved August 6, 2006.