End=Start/Shūten (Kimi no Ude no Naka)

end=Start / Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~ (終点〜君の腕の中〜 / End Point ~In Your Arms~) is the thirteenth single by Japanese pop/rock artist misono. The single charted at No. 19 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for three weeks.

"end=START
Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~"
Single by misono
from the album Me
B-side"Shuuten ~Kimi no ude no Naka~"
ReleasedJune 10, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreJ-Pop, pop/rock
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)misono
Misono singles chronology
"It's All Love!"
(2009)		 "end=START
Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~"
(2009)		 "Urusei Yatsura no Theme: Lum no Love Song/Me"
(2009)

The coupling track "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" was used as the ending theme for the feature film The Harimaya Bridge, in which misono acted in the role of Saita Nakayama.

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end=START / Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~ is the thirteenth single by Japanese singer-songwriter misono under the Avex label Avex Trax. The single charted in the top twenty of the Oricon Singles Charts at No. 19 and remained on the charts for three consecutive weeks.[1]

"end=START" was written and composed by Diamond Head's composer and electric guitarist Susumu Nishikawa.[2] misono had previously worked with Susumu for her debut song "VS," "Lovely Cat's Eye" and "Hot Time," among others. misono wrote the lyrical portion, however.

The coupling track, "Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~," was composed by Miki Fujisue, who is well known for his musical arrangements for animes. He wrote and composed the theme songs for the anime adaptations of the mangas D.Gray-man, Hayate the Combat Butler and Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle.[3] The piece was performed by Toru Watanabe, who had also worked with misono's older sister, Koda Kumi, for the songs "Birthday Eve," "Hot Stuff," "you" and "Butterfly."[4] As with "end=START," misono wrote the lyrics.

"Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" was used as the ending theme for the feature film The Harimaya Bridge, in which misono acted in the role of Saita Nakayama.

Track listing
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."end=START"misonoSusumu NishikawaSusumu Nishikawa 
2."Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" (終点〜君の腕の中〜 / End Point ~In Your Arms~)misonoToru WatanabeMiki Fujisue 
3."end=START" (Instrumental) Susumu NishikawaSusumu Nishikawa 
4."Shuuten ~Kimi no Ude no Naka~" (Instrumental) Toru WatanabeMiki Fujisue 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."end=START" (Music Video) 
2."Tales..." (misono's Photo Edit) 
3."end=START" (TV SPOT 15sec + 30sec SPOT) 

Charts

Oricon Sales chart
Release Chart Peak Position First Day/Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
June 10, 2009 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 14
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 19 4,924 6,654
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

References
  1. "end=START/終点～君の腕の中～ / misono / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. "Susumu Nishikawa Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. "Miki Fujisue Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. "Toru Watanabe Discography". Discogs. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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