"Eien" (永遠, Eternity) is Zard's[1] 22nd single released on August 20, 1997 under B-Gram Records label. Junichi Watanabe, the writer of the novel, wrote the title word "Eien" of the CD cover.
| "Eien" | ||||
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| Single by Zard | ||||
| from the album Eien | ||||
| Released | August 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | February–June 1997 | |||
| Studio | B.Gram-RECORDS | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | B-Gram Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Izumi Sakai, Akihito Tokunaga | |||
| Producer(s) | Daiko Nagato, ZARD | |||
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Producing
editThis song was the theme song produced by ZARD for the popular TV series "Lost Paradise (film)" at the time. In order to cater to the theme of adultery in the TV series, the lyrics were created based on the theme of complex love between adults.
Izumi Sakai said: "The theme of the film is secret. I want to convey a heavier and deeper meaning to everyone through the music than the title of the song."
The song PV was shot in the Elmira Desert in California, USA. The single cover also uses the inscription by Junichi Watanabe, the original author of "Lost Paradise".
Commercial Performance
editThe single reached rank number 1 first week, selling 197,000 copies. It charted for 13 weeks and sold 628,000 copies.[2] When Izumi Sakai died in 2007, it was selected as her fifth best song on the Oricon polls.[3]
"Eien" is the last single of ZARD selling over 500,000 copies.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Izumi Sakai[4]
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eien" (永遠) | Akihito Tokunaga | Akihito Tokunaga | 3:51 |
| 2. | "I can't let go" | Seiichiro Kuribayashi | Hirohito Furui | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Eien" (Original Karaoke) | 3:50 | ||
| 4. | "I can't let go" (Original Karaoke) | 4:25 |
Usage in media
edit- Eien:the song was used as the theme song of Japanese television drama adaptation of the novel A Lost Paradise
References
edit- ^ ZARD discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html Archived 2018-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oricon rankings (in Japanese):http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/123583/1/
- ^ "心に残るZARDの名曲、1位は「負けないで」" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBDJ-1030
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