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"Denwa" (電話, lit. "Telephone") is the 35th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by One Up Music on March 4, 1998. The song was used in a Kanebo Sala shampoo commercial featuring Moritaka. The B-side is "Dragon", an instrumental track.[1]

"Denwa"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Sava Sava
Language	Japanese
English title	Telephone
B-side	"Dragon"
Released	March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)
Recorded	1997
Genre	J-pop pop rock
Length	3:57
Label	One Up Music
Composer(s)	Yuichi Takahashi
Lyricist(s)	Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)	Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Snow Again" (1997) "Denwa" (1998) "Umi made 5-fun" (1998)
Music video
Denwa on YouTube

Music video

The music video was filmed partially in London. It also features Moritaka playing the accordion solo.

Chart performance

"Denwa" peaked at No. 17 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 58,000 copies.[2][3]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on July 31, 2013.[4] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 5.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, accordion, pianica
• Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar, keyboard
• Shin Hashimoto – piano
• Yukio Seto – bass, percussion

Chart positions

Charts (1998)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2]	17

References

External links

• Official website
• "Denwa" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Denwa" at Discogs

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