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Stem (Ringo Sheena song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Stem'", also known by its Japanese translated title is a song written by Japanese singer Ringo Sheena and released in several versions.
Background
It was first released as a single in 2003, as as her 8th single and it was released on January 22, 2003 by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. The single version is sung in English, and was orchestrated by Toshiyuki Mori. The B-sides "Meisai" and "Ishiki" were arranged by Bakeneko Killer, a production team Sheena and Inoue formed. Nobuyoshi Araki, the prominent photographer, took the album cover.
The version featured on the album 'Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana', , is sung in Japanese and arranged by Bakeneko Killer. A further version found on the vinyl edition of 'Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana' called , featured the album arrangement with English lyrics. It was also featured on the film 'Casshern's official album 'Our Last Day: Casshern Official Album'. An English language version of "Stem" also appears on Sheena's 2007 soundtrack 'Heisei Fzoku', orchestrated by Neko Saito.
The song was used as the theme song for Sheena's short film , released in January 2003. It was also the theme song for the stage play 'Lens' that was based on the film, which was held at the Sunshine Theater from July 5 to July 11 at Tokyo, and at the Theater Drama City from July 24 to July 25 in Osaka.
Track listing
Personnel
M2 / : orchestra
* Conductor: Goto Yuichiro
M1, 3 / : rock band
* Vocals, Percussion: Ringo Sheena
* Electric guitars (Fender Telecaster): Ryosuke Nagaoka (Ukigumo)
* Drums: Ahito Inazawa (from 'Vola and the Oriental Machine', 'ex-Number Girl')
* Electric bass guitars, Contrabass: Hitoshi Watanabe
* Shinobue: Hideyo Takakuwa
* Violin: Neko Saito
* Didgeridoo: Tab Zombie (from 'Soil & "Pimp" Sessions')
Music video cast
'Kuki (STEM)'
* Actress - 'Kaede Katsuragi': Koyuki (actress)
* Student aspiring novelist - 'Amagi': Kentaro Kobayashi (actor)
* Detective - 'Komagata': Nao Omori (actor)
* A woman: Ringo Sheena
'Meisai'
* Maid & singer: Ringo Sheena
* Student: Kazuki Yamaguchi (Toshiba-EMI director)
* Aristocrat: Ryosuke Nagaoka
* Aristocrat: Ahito Inazawa
* Aristocrat: Neko Saito
* Aristocrat: Hitoshi Watanabe
* Aristocrat: Atsuhide Tsukuda (music planning company BEA)
* Fake Ringo Sheena: Keiko Yokomachi (actress)
Notes
Category:Ringo Sheena songs
Category:2003 singles
Category:2003 songs
Category:Japanese film songs
Category:Songs written by Ringo Sheena
Category:English-language Japanese songs
Category:Japanese-language songs
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