Tenohira wo Taiyou ni / Delighted (手のひらを太陽に / Palm to the Sun) is the seventh domestic single by Japanese hip hop group Lead. The single charted in the top ten on the Oricon charts, coming in at #8, and remained on the charts for four weeks.
"Tenohira wo Taiyou ni/Delighted" | ||||
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Single by Lead | ||||
from the album Lead! Heat! Beat! | ||||
B-side | "Funky Days! (Does It Be Funky? Remix)" | |||
Released | October 27, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
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Length | 20:27 | |||
Label | Flight Master CD (PCCA-02099) | |||
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Unlike their previous singles, which featured a limited edition CD+DVD combo, Tenohira wo Taiyou ni / Delighted was only released a standard CD.
Tenohira wo Taiyou ni / Delighted is the seventh single released by Japanese hip-hop group Lead. The single peaked in the top ten on the Oricon Singles Charts at #8 and remained on the charts for four consecutive weeks.[1] The limited editions of the single contained one of five possible trading cards, a URL that would take purchasers to site for a chance to win their live DVD Lead 1st Live Tour ~Brand New Era~ and for buyers to download a specialized wallpaper.
"Tenohira wo Taiyou ni" was a cover of the Japanese nursery rhyme of the same name written by Takashi Yanase in the 1960s.[2][3] "Delighted" was used as the for the television show Deep Love ~Ayu no Monogatari~, which was an adaption of the cell phone novel Deep Love by Yoshi.
Despite being a double a-side, only "Tenohira wo Taiyou ni" received a music video. While the music video was released for syndication upon the single's release, it was not available for purchase until March 16, 2005 on their second compilation VHS/DVD Lead Movies 2 (stylized as Lead MOVIES2).[4]
The coupling track "Delighted" was used as the theme song for the television show Deep Love ~Ayu no Monogatari~ (アユの物語 / Story of Ayu).[5] The show was a television adaption of the cell phone novel Deep Love by Yoshi and ran for twelve episodes from January 7, 2005 to March 25, 2005.[6]
Keita had played Yoshiyuki in both the film Deep Love and the television show Deep Love ~Ayu no Monogatari~.[7][8]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tenohira wo Taiyou ni" (手のひらを太陽に / Palm to the Sun) | Takashi Yanase | Hisashi Nawata | Izumi Taku | 3:04 |
2. | "Delighted" |
| Tatsuyuki Okawa | Tatsuyuki Okawa | 4:35 |
3. | "Funky Days!" (Does It Be Funky? Remix) | Tsuchi Enoki | YANAGIMAN & DJ TAKI-SHIT | Shinji Tamura | 5:09 |
4. | "Tenohira wo Taiyou ni" (Instrumental) | Hisashi Nawata | Izumi Taku | 3:04 | |
5. | "Delighted" (Instrumental) | Tatsuyuki Okawa | Tatsuyuki Okawa | 4:35 | |
Total length: | 20:27 |
Release | Chart | Peak position |
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October 27, 2007 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 8 |
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Life On Da Beat | |
Brand New Era | |
Lead! Heat! Beat! |
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Feel the Vibes |
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Lead Tracks: Listener's Choice |
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Now or Never | |
The Showcase |
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Milestone | |
Singularity | |
Lead the Best |
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