Masterpiece (Mami Kawada song)

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"masterpiece"
Single by Mami Kawada
from the album Linkage
B-side"jellyfish"
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2009
GenreJ-Pop
Length18:04
LabelGeneon
Songwriter(s)Mami Kawada
Producer(s)I've Sound
Mami Kawada singles chronology
"PSI-Missing"
(2008)
"masterpiece"
(2009)
"L'Oiseau bleu"
(2009)

"masterpiece" is the seventh single released by the J-pop singer, Mami Kawada, and was released on February 4, 2009. The title track was used as the second opening theme for the anime series A Certain Magical Index which is her third tie-in with the anime series. This is also Kawada's first single to be produced by a female composer/arranger of I've Sound, which is Maiko Iuchi.

The coupling song jellyfish was used as an insert song on the twenty-third episode of A Certain Magical Index making this Kawada's 4th tie-in with the said anime series.

The single will come in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCV-0013)[1] and a regular edition (GNCV-0014). The DVD will contain the Promotional Video for masterpiece.[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. masterpiece—4:37
    Lyrics: Mami Kawada
    Composition/Arrangement: Maiko Iuchi[2]
  2. jellyfish—4:26
    Lyrics: Mami Kawada
    Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa[2]
    Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki[2]
  3. masterpiece (instrumental) -- 4:37
  4. jellyfish (instrumental) -- 4:24

Reception[edit]

It peak ranked 12th on the weekly Oricon singles chart and remained on the chart for nine weeks.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mami Kawada / "Toaru Majutsu no Index" New Intro Theme [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]". CDJapan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  2. ^ a b c "川田まみ GENEON OFFICIAL WEB SITE" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  3. ^ 川田まみ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 November 2009.