"Jane Doe" is the debut single by Japanese singer Minami Takahashi. It was released on April 3, 2013. The A-side is used as theme song for the Japanese drama Saki.[1] The single was released in four versions, three CD Maxi+DVD editions and a limited theater edition.

"Jane Doe"
Type C cover art
Single by Minami Takahashi
A-side"Jane Doe"
B-side
  • Yabureta Hane (破れた羽根)
  • Sabita Rock (錆びたロック)
  • Rikoteki na Renai (利己的な恋愛)
  • Migikata (右肩)
  • Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る)
ReleasedApril 3, 2013
GenreJ-pop
Length4:45
LabelUniversal Music Japan / NAYUTAWAVE Records
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Minami Takahashi singles chronology
"Jane Doe"
(2013)
"Kodoku wa Kizutsukanai"
(2017)
Music video
"Jane Doe" (preview) on YouTube

The song is a rock ballad written from a male perspective, depicted as being in a relationship he can't resist falling in love with one woman even after being disrespected, deceived by her and finally losing everything. The tracks follow the A-side upbeat feel, except for the ballads "Yabureta Hane" and Type C exclusive track, "Migikata", originally a song from Atsuko Maeda's second single Kimi wa Boku da.

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type A

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Sabita Rock" (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")Shinya Sumida3:57
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Sabita Rock off vocal ver." (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")Shinya Sumida3:57
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 1 ~The Small General Manager Who Brings Together a Giant Group~" (高橋みなみの軌跡 前編 ~巨大グループをまとめる小さな総監督~) 
4."Making of Jane Doe" 

Type B

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Rikoteki na Renai" (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")Masatoshi Moriwaki4:12
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Rikoteki na Renai off vocal ver." (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")Masatoshi Moriwaki4:12
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 2 ~The Hard Work Paid Off After 6 Years, 8 Months, and 18 Days~" (高橋みなみの軌跡 後編 ~報われた6年8ヶ月18日の努力~) 
4."Making of Yabureta Hane" 

Type C

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Migikata" (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder", Atsuko Maeda cover)Katsuhiko Sugiyama5:08
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Migikata off vocal ver." (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder")Katsuhiko Sugiyama5:08
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."Solo Debut Commemorative Talk Takahashi Minami x Akimoto Yasushi ~2nd Single Lyrics Meeting~" (ソロデビュー記念対談 高橋みなみ×秋元 康 ~2ndシングル作詞会議~) 

Theater edition

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CD
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu" (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha4:11
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu off vocal ver." (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha4:11

Charts

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Year Chart Position
2013 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2[2]
Billboard Japan Hot 100 1[3]
  • The single sold 45,645 copies on the first day of release and 85,493 copies in the first week of release.

References

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  1. ^ "ナタリー - 高橋みなみソロデビュー曲が仲間由紀恵「サキ」OP曲に". natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2013.