Jet Boy Jet Girl (Hitomi Takahashi song)

Infobox Single
Name = Jet Boy Jet Girl


Artist = Hitomi Takahashi
from Album = Bamboo Collage
Released = August 1, 2007
Format = CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded =
Genre = Punk/J-pop/J-Rock
Length = 18 min 01 s
Label = gr8! records
Writer = Hitomi Takahashi, mavie
Producer = Takuya
[ Reviews = ] *
Last single = "Candy Line"
(2007)
This single = "Jet Boy Jet Girl" (2007)
Next single = "Tsuyoku Nare"
(2007)

"Jet Boy Jet Girl" is Hitomi Takahashi's 7th single under the Sony Records (gr8! records) label, and was released on August 1, 2007 in two different versions - CD only and CD+DVD.cite web | url=http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/item/music/mj_ks00000001.zhtml?pdid=20328123&srkbn=S | title=JET BOY JET GIRL | accessdate=2007-06-07]

Overview

"Jet Boy Jet Girl" is the 7th single released by Japanese punk-rock singer Hitomi Takahashi, and her 2nd single to be released in 2007, five months after "Candy Line". The song replaced UVERworld's "endscape" as the opening theme song for the anime "Terra e...", making "Jet Boy Jet Girl" the second opening theme for the anime. First pressings of the CD+DVD version included an animation video clip of "Terra e...", along with a sticker and tarot card.cite web | url=http://www.oas-work.com/~musicworld/music/view.php?id=3262 | title=Music world | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-06-07]

Like her past three singles, "Jet Boy Jet Girl" was produced by Takuya of Judy and Mary fame, and the b-side song "Pride" was produced by 175R's shogo.k, who previously produced the song "Drive" for her.cite web | url=http://www.shinseido.co.jp/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Catalog.woa/wa/detail?r=SRCL-6612%2F3 | title=SHINSEIDO SHOPPING SITE | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-06-09] The main song "Jet Boy Jet Girl" is described as "featuring a fun sound designed to compliment the anime", while "Pride" is described as a "rock tune that's set to get the summer concert bumping".cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SRCL-6612 | title=CDJapan | accessdate=2007-06-09] The special DVD movie does not contain a music video as "Aozora no Namida" did, but a series of random, moving clips with "Jet Boy Jet Girl" playing in the background.

Sample of the translated lyricscite web | url=http://www.megchan.com/lyrics2/translations/evergreen_hitomi.html | title=Megchan's J-Pop Pages | accessdate=2007-10-06] ::Jet boy, accelerate, don't let go, no matter what:Jet girl, push on, ascend up the air current, and fly high:There's no reasoning behind it, I want to be at your side:With just that, I can be invincible

Music video

Filming for the music video of "Jet Boy Jet Girl" took place on June 23, 2007cite web | url=http://playlog.jp/takahashihitomi/blog/2007-06-23 | title=快晴！ | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-06-26] , and occurred inside a library somewhere in Joso, Ibaraki.cite web | url=http://playlog.jp/inadas/blog/2007-06-25 | title=楽しいなぁ | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-06-26] Like the music video for "Candy Line", the music video for "Jet Boy Jet Girl" was directed by Jun'ya Masuyama.cite web | url=http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/detail.cgi?mu=0061892&ch=0 | title=Space Shower | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-07-10]

Track listing

CD Portion

# "Jet Boy Jet Girl" – 4:34
Lyrics by Hitomi Takahashi & mavie
Music by Takuya
Arranged by Takuya
# "Pride" – 3:35
Lyrics by shogo.k
Music by shogo.k
Arranged by Takuya
# "Jet Boy Jet Girl -Instrumental-" – 4:31
# "Pride -Instrumental-" – 3:35
# "Jet Boy Jet Girl -Terra e... Opening Mix-" – 1:34

DVD Portion

# "Jet Boy Jet Girl 'Terra e...' Special Collaboration Animated Music Video"

Personnel

* Hitomi Takahashi – vocals
* TAKUYA - guitars, keyboards, & programming (Tracks #1 & #2)
* Katsuhiko Kurosu - bass (Tracks #1 & #2)
* Kōta Igarashi - drums (Tracks #1 & #2)
* nishi-ken - keyboards & programming (Track #1)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References