Overview

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "Zubari Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the anime

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Sample of the translated lyrics:

Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus

Your eyes scorch my heart

Love is a long silk road

And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me

Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus

Show me a wind like that of a storm

You know the answer

Let loose the sparkling of your love

Regular CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai
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   , Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:11
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:11
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:11
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:10
8. ": '06 Remix" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

CD Portion

1. "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
2. "" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
3. "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
4. "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
5. "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
6. "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
7. "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

TV performances

• ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
• January 19, 2006 - Utaban
• January 29, 2006 - Utawara
• February 17, 2006 - Music Station
• May 5, 2006 - Music Station

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
18 January 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	1	105,782	301,192	10+ weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

RIAJ Certification

As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.