Akarin e Okuru Uta

Akarin e Okuru Uta
Single by Momoiro Clover
Kanji	あかりんへ贈る歌
Release Date	June 11, 2011
B-Side	Dekomayu Honoo no Saishuu Kessen
Format	CD
Genre	JPop
Label	King Records
Catalogue Number	NMAX-1110
Singles Chronology
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Akarin e Okuru Uta (あかりんへ贈る歌, Farewell Song to Akarin) is the second limited single of Momoiro Clover. The title song is a send-off farewell song to the withdrawing member Akari Hayami. The song was performed as a surprise to Akari in her last live concert in 4.10 Nakano Sun Plaza Taikai Momoclo Haru no Ichidaiji ~Mabushisa no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita~ on April 10, 2011.

It was only sold by pre-order through King Records online shop and was distributed on June 11, 2011. The profits were donated to help the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami victims.

DetailsEdit

The song was available for pre-order from April 10, 2011, the day the live concert held on, until April 24, 2011 in King e-Shop. The profits were donated to help the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami victims.^[1]

The recording in the song is a mix between studio recording and the live recording.^[2] Just after the resignation of Akari Hayami, the song producer Kenichi Maeyamada was contacted by their manager Akira Kawakami to make a graduation song. He then interviewed the other five members in order to create the lyrics. The members answered in tears, one after another, such as "I want to thank Akari", "I want to give her support", "our memories with her, "I respect her" and "towards her graduation". The respective solo parts are also the words from each of the members. The chorus part is taken from their first major debut Ikuze! Kaitou Shoujo and the lyrics in the last chorus is replaced by "La la la" and was intended to be sung together by Akari and the audiences. Maeyamada instructed the girls to write a message to Akarin in 20 characters long, the messages were then recorded in a tremble voice. Only Kanako that couldn't give her message and started to cry. The recording session was full of tears, even the staffs were crying.^[3]

TracklistEdit

1. Dekomayu Honoo no Saishuu Kessen (デコまゆ炎の最終決戦, Dekomayu Flaming Final Showdown)
2. Akarin e Okuru Uta (あかりんへ贈る歌, Farewell Song to Akarin)

Single InformationEdit

• Dekomayu Honoo no Saishuu Kessen
  • Duet song by Kanako Momota and Akari Hayami
  • Lyrics: Kenichi Maeyamada
  • Composer: Kenichi Maeyamada
  • Arrangement: Kenichi Maeyamada

• Akarin e Okuru Uta
  • Akari Hayami's farewell song
  • Lyrics: Kenichi Maeyamada
  • Composer: Kenichi Maeyamada
  • Arrangement: Kenichi Maeyamada

Featured MembersEdit

• Kanako Momota
• Shiori Tamai
• Ayaka Sasaki
• Momoka Ariyasu
• Reni Takagi
• Akari Hayami (only in Dekomayu Honoo Saishuu Kessen)

LyricsEdit

For the B-Side songs lyrics, see Dekomayu Honoo no Saishuu Kessen

Akarin e Okuru Uta
Song by Momoiro Clover
Length	6:40
Lyrics	Kenichi Maeyamada
Composer	Kenichi Maeyamada
Arrangement	Kenichi Maeyamada
Album	Akarin e Okuru Uta (single)

TriviaEdit

• The single song is technically the first song to be sung by the five members in Z era.
• The song and its coupling track Dekomayu Honoo Saishuu Kessen are the songs that were performed only once for obvious reason.
• This is the only limited distribution single that is not a Christmas single.
• The snare drum part when the members gave their message to Akarin was re-used by Kenichi Maeyamada in Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku's song Ebichu Shusseki Bangou no Uta Sono 1 and Dempagumi Inc.'s song W.W.D.

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