Venus (Tackey and Tsubasa song)

Infobox Single
Name = Venus


Artist = Tackey & Tsubasa
from Album =
Released = January 18, 2006
Format = CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded = ?
Genre = J-pop
Length =

• 35 min 09 s (Regular CD)

• 30 min 43 s (Limited CD)

• 30 min 43 s (CD+DVD)

Label = avex trax
Writer = Hitoshi Haneda, Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata, Kazuko Kobayashi
Producer = ?
[ Reviews = ] *
Last single = "Kamen / Mirai Koukai"
(2005)
This single = "Venus" (2006)
Next single = "Ho! SUMMER"
(2006)

"Venus" is Tackey and Tsubasa's sixth single under the avex trax label.

Overview

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "ZUBARI Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the TV show "capeta."

Sample of the translated lyrics::Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus:Your eyes scorch my heart:Love is a long silk road:And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me:Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus:Show me a wind like that of a storm:You know the answer:Let loose the sparkling of your loveref|Lyrics

Track listing

Regular CD Format

# "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
# "nihongo|Kimi no Na wo Yobitai|君の名を呼びたい|" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
# "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
# "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:11
# "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:11
# "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:11
# "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:10
# "nihongo|Kamen|仮面| ~'06 Remix~" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

# "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
# "nihongo|Kimi no Na wo Yobitai|君の名を呼びたい|" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
# "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
# "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

CD+DVD Format

CD Portion

# "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
# "nihongo|Kimi no Na wo Yobitai|君の名を呼びたい|" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
# "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
# "Venus ~Korean Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~Chinese Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~Thai Version~" - 4:09
# "Venus ~karaoke~" - 4:09

DVD Portion

# "Venus Choreography Video"

Personnel

* Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
* Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

* ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
* January 19, 2006 - UTABAN
* January 29, 2006 - Utawara
* February 17, 2006 - MUSIC STATION
* May 5, 2006 - MUSIC STATION

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

RIAJ Certification

As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.Ref|RIAJ

References

* [http://www.mognet.net/artisttranslation.php?id=1447&translation=english Translated Lyrics]
*Note|RIAJ cite web| title=Recording Industry Association of Japan | url=http://www.riaj.com/data/others/gold/200601.html | accessdate=May 20 | accessyear=2006