"Tsumetai Tsuki" (冷たい月, lit. "Cold Moon") is the 37th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by zetima on October 1, 1998. The song was used as an image song for NTV's booth at the 1998 Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris to commemorate the network's 45th anniversary.[1][2]

"Tsumetai Tsuki"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
LanguageJapanese
English titleCold Moon
B-side"Kiken na Hodō (5 Version)"
ReleasedOctober 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:29
Labelzetima
Composer(s)Yuichi Takahashi
Lyricist(s)Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Umi made 5-fun"
(1998)
"Tsumetai Tsuki"
(1998)
"Watashi no Yō ni"
(1999)
Music video
Tsumetai Tsuki on YouTube

Chart performance

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"Tsumetai Tsuki" peaked at No. 33 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 14,000 copies.[3][4]

Other versions

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Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on May 31, 2013.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 4.[6]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

8 cm CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Tsumetai Tsuki" ((冷たい月, "Cold Moon"))Yuichi Takahashi4:29
2."Kiken na Hodō (5 Version)" ((危険な舗道 (5version), "Dangerous Pavement (5 Version)"))Moritaka4:09
3."Tsumetai Tsuki" (Original Karaoke) 4:25

Personnel

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  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums
  • Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar, synthesizer programming, piano
  • Yasuaki Maejima – piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Yukio Seto – acoustic guitar, bass, percussion

Chart positions

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Charts (1998) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 33

References

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  1. ^ "「冷たい月」(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ^ Moritaka, Chisato. 『冷たい月』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. ^ a b "冷たい月/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2013-05-31). 森高千里 『冷たい月』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.4」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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