Mayday (single)
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is the fourteenth single by Bump of Chicken
, released on October 24, 2007. The title track is from the album Orbital Period
. The single peaked at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts
, behind , which was released on the same day. The B-side is a remix of Glass no Blues from the album Flame Vein
.
Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken is a rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums...
, released on October 24, 2007. The title track is from the album Orbital Period
Orbital period (album)
Orbital Period is the fifth studio album by Bump of Chicken, released on December 19, 2007. The album features the singles "Planetarium", "Supernova/Karma", "Namida no Furusato", "Hana no Na", and "Mayday". orbital period became the best-selling album two days in a row at debut, according to Oricon...
. The single peaked at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
, behind , which was released on the same day. The B-side is a remix of Glass no Blues from the album Flame Vein
Flame Vein
Flame Vein is the first studio album by Bump of Chicken, released on March 18, 1999. One track, "Arue", was later released as a limited print single. Another, "Little Braver", was later released on the "Lamp" single as a B-side...
.
Track listing
- (Fujiwara Motoo)
- (Fujiwara)
- (Hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
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Personnel
- Fujiwara Motoo — GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Masukawa Hiroaki — GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Naoi Yoshifumi — BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Masu Hideo — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 2 |
| 2007 Oricon Top 100 Singles | 25 |
External links
- メーデー on the official Bump of Chicken website.