Michi (Chisato Moritaka song)

"Michi" (道, lit. "Road") is the ninth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Shinji Yasuda, the single was released alongside "Seishun" by Warner Pioneer on January 25, 1990. "Michi" was used in a Glico Pocky commercial featuring Moritaka, while "Seishun" was used in the NTV drama series Ikenai Joshikō Monogatari (いけない女子高物語, Naughty Girls' High School Story).[1][2]

"Michi"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Moritaka Land
LanguageJapanese
English titleRoad
A-side"Seishun"
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)
Recorded1989
Genre
Length4:53
LabelWarner Pioneer
Songwriter(s)
  • Chisato Moritaka
  • Shinji Yasuda
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Daite"
(1989)		 "Michi" / "Seishun"
(1990)		 "Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!"
(1990)
Music video
Michi on YouTube

Music video

Two music videos were made for "Michi". The first one is solely a close-up shot of Moritaka. The second video, titled "Michi (Chisato-hime no Bōken)" (道 (千里姫の冒険), lit. "Road (Princess Chisato's Adventure)") features Moritaka dressed as a western style princess aboard a ship manned by Arabian-like sailors. Both videos were released in the 1991 video album Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!; the contents of the original LD release were compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.[3][4]

Reception

"Michi"/"Seishun" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 163,000 copies.[5]

Other versions

A remix of "Seishun" is included in the 1991 remix album The Moritaka.

Moritaka re-recorded "Michi" and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 1, 2013.[6] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 6.[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Michi" ((道, lit. "Road"))Shinji Yasuda4:53
2."Seishun" ((青春, lit. "Youth"))Saitō4:27

Chart positions
Charts (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[5] 5

Cover versions
  • Sakura Tange covered the song as the B-side of her 1998 single "Free".

References
  1. "｢道／青春｣ (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. Moritaka, Chisato (2012-06-19). 『道』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. "｢臭いものにはフタをしろ!! ｣(VHS/LD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. "｢CHISATO MORITAKA DVD COLLECTION No.6 臭いものにはフタをしろ!!／ROCK ALIVE｣(DVD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. "道/青春/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. Moritaka, Chisato (2013-12-13). 森高千里 『道』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  7. "「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.6」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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