| "Kesenai Tsumi" | ||||
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| Single by Nana Kitade | ||||
| from the album 18: Eighteen | ||||
| Released | October 28, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 19:00 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Japan | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa | |||
| Producer(s) | Nishikawa Susumu | |||
| Nana Kitade singles chronology | ||||
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"Kesenai Tsumi" (消せない罪, lit. "Unfading Sin") is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade.[1] The song was used as the first ending theme in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
Music video
The music video for "Kesenai Tsumi" starts out with the image of a doll version of Kitade, that is being slowly pieced together. Throughout the video are images of pale red flowers, masks floating in a bubbly space and Kitade in a black dress. At the end of the video, Kitade is shown fully human, singing against a blue backdrop with the words "Debut" and "北出菜奈" (Kitade Nana) in white text.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" | Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Shunkan (瞬間, Instant)" | Kitade, Tatsuya Kikuchi | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Iryuhin (遺留品, Something I Lost)" | Kitade, Nishikawa | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (Instrumental Version) | Kitade, Nishikawa | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 18:20 | ||
Raw "Breath" Track
"Kesenai Tsumi: Raw "Breath" Track" is an acoustic rearrangement of the song. It was released a month after the original "Kesenai Tsumi". The single reached #87 and charted for eleven weeks on the Oricon Charts.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (～raw "breath" track～) | Nana Kitade, Susumu Nishikawa | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Shunkan (瞬間, Instant)" (～raw "pain" track～) | Kitade, Tatsuya Kikuchi | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪, Unfading Sin)" (～raw "breath" track～ Instrumental Version) | Kitade, Nishikawa | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 13:47 | ||
Charts
| Release | Title | Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
| 10/29/2003 | "Kesenai Tsumi" | -- | 14 | -- | -- | 12,916 Copies | 65,525 Copies | 18: Eighteen |
| 11/2003 | "Kesenai Tsumi: Raw "Breath" Track" | -- | 87 | -- | -- | -- Copies | 11,913 Copies | |
References
- ↑ Nana Kitade Discography Official Site
External links
- Official Website Sony Music Japan