"Kuroi Namida" (黒い涙, lit. "Black Tears") is the fourth single by Japanese singer Anna Tsuchiya, released on 10 January 2007 under the pseudonym "Anna Tsuchiya inspi' Nana (Black Stones)" on the Mad Pray Records Label, a sub-label to Avex. It spent six weeks in the Oricon singles chart, reaching #7 on 22 January 2007.[1] The song was used as an ending theme to the anime-adaption of the Japanese manga Nana. It was Tsuchiya's second single used in the series, the first being "Rose".[1]
| "Kuroi Namida" "黒い涙" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Anna Tsuchiya | ||||
| from the album Anna Tsuchiya Inspi' Nana (Black Stones) | ||||
| B-side | "Just Can't Get Enough", "I’m addicted to you" | |||
| Released | 10 January 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Megumi Takeuchi, Hiroki Nagase | |||
| Anna Tsuchiya singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Kuroi Namida" on YouTube | ||||
The B-side, a cover of the Depeche Mode song "Just Can't Get Enough" but with a different arrangement, was used in a TV commercial for the Nissan March.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kuroi Namida" | Megumi Takeuchi | Hiroki Nagase | Gary Newby | |
| 2. | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Vince Clarke | Vince Clarke | Gary Newby | |
| 3. | "I'm Addicted to You" | ANNA (Anna Tsuchiya) | Katsumi Ohnishi | CHOKbich | |
| 4. | "Kuroi Namida" (Deep Sadness Version) |