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"Departures" (ディパーチャーズ, Dipāchāzu) is the fourth single by Japanese band Globe. Written by Tetsuya Komuro, the single was released on January 1, 1996, by Avex Globe.[1][2]

"Departures"
Single by Globe
from the album Globe
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1996 (1996-01-01)
Genre
  • J-pop
  • dance-pop
Length5:15
LabelAvex Globe
Songwriter(s)Tetsuya Komuro
Producer(s)Tetsuya Komuro
Globe singles chronology
"Sweet Pain"
(1995)		 "Departures"
(1996)		 "Freedom"
(1996)
Music videos
"Departures" on YouTube

Background and release


"Departures" was written by Komuro as a tie-in for JR East's "JR Ski Ski" campaign of 1996. The jacket photo was taken at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

The single became Globe's second No. 1 on Oricon's weekly chart.[3][4] It went on to become the second best-selling single in Japan in 1996[5] and it is the 15th best-selling physical single in Japan, having sold a total of 2.288 million copies.[6][7][8]


Music video


To celebrate the band's 20th anniversary, a new music video for "Departures" was released on May 3, 2016 as part of the "Music Video Drama Project." Directed by Shogo Yabuuchi and starring Ayaka Miyoshi, the video's theme is "breaking away from tragedy caused by love". In the video, Miyoshi plays a grief-stricken woman who exits a train and climbs a snowy mountain with a rifle in hand. Overwhelmed by her sadness, she fires her rifle in the air twice.[9]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Tetsuya Komuro.

8cm CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Departures" (Radio Edit)5:15
2."Departures" (Extended Mix)6:48
3."Departures" (Instrumental)5:15

Charts


Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart[10] 2

Certification


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] 2× Million 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Cover versions



References


  1. "globe / ディパーチャーズ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. "DEPARTURES | globe". Mora. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. "DEPARTURES | globe". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. "Japan #1 DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles". hbr3.sakura.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. "オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング 1996年". amigo.lovepop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. "歴代シングルランキング TOP246". musictvprogram.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. "globe(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. "Japanese certifications – globe – DEPARTURES" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-19. Select 1996年2月 on the drop-down menu
  9. "globe、代表曲「DEPARTURES」MVを20年越し制作 三吉彩花が涙の熱演". Oricon. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  10. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.



На других языках

- [en] Departures (Globe song)

[es] DEPARTURES

«DEPARTURES» es el cuarto sencillo de la banda japonesa globe. Fue lanzado originalmente al mercado el 31 de diciembre del año 1995.


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