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Single Again (Mariya Takeuchi song)

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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Single Again

| cover = Mariya Takeuchi - Single Again.jpg

| type = single

| artist = Mariya Takeuchi

| album = Quiet Life

| B-side = Hey! Baby

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| language = Japanese

| length = 4:26

| label = Moon

| writer = Mariya Takeuchi

| producer = Tatsuro Yamashita

| prev_title = Genki wo Dashite

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Kokuhaku

| next_year = 1990

| misc =

}}

is the 18th single by Japanese singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi. Written by Takeuchi and produced by Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released through Moon Records on September 12, 1989.

Background



"Single Again" was used as the eighth opening theme of NTV's . The song is about a woman's feelings when she hears rumors of a divorced man marrying another woman, thus making her feel "single again".

Chart performance



"Single Again" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It was certified platinum by the RIAJ in May 1992.

Track listing



{{Track listing

| headline = 7" vinyl / 8 cm CD single

| extra_column = Arrangement

| all_writing = Mariya Takeuchi

| title1 = Single Again

| note1 =

| extra1 =

| length1 = 4:26

| title2 = Hey! Baby

| extra2 = Yamashita

| length2 = 3:50

| total_length = 8:16

}}

Charts



Certification



Cover versions



* Kaori Kozai covered the song on her 1990 compilation album 'Koibune: Best Hits'.

* Sammi Cheng covered the song in Cantonese as "Lbi" (, "Parting") on her 1990 album 'Sammi'.

* Rodel Naval covered the song in Tagalog as "Lumayo Ka Man" in 1990.

* Grasshopper covered the song in Cantonese as "Yunling w sh w" (, "Forgive Me for Being Myself") on their 1993 album 'Shji hu bin d hn mi' (, 'The World Will Become Beautiful'). They also recorded the song in Mandarin as "Whu" (, "Misunderstanding") on their 1994 album 'nlin de diji (, 'The Price of Secret Love').

* Akina Nakamori covered the song on her 2002 cover album 'Zero Album: Utahime 2'.

* Phoebe Snow covered the song in English on the 2002 tribute album 'Sincerely: Mariya Takeuchi Songbook'.

* Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2006 cover album 'Vocalist 2'.

* Yasushi Nakanishi covered the song on his 2007 cover album 'Standards'.

* Yji Nakada covered the song on his 2014 cover album 'Song Composite'.

* Juju covered the song on her 2014 cover album 'Request II'.

References




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