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Rocket Sneaker / One Time
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Wikipedia article
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"'Rocket Sneaker / One Time'" is Ai Otsuka's 17th (18th overall) single released under the avex trax label. It is her first single released in 2008, on May 21.[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ai/news/080307.html News & Info Official WebSite]
"'Rocket Sneaker / One Time'" has been certified Gold by [http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200806.html RIAJ] for shipment of 100,000 copies . However, it is her lowest selling single.
Track listing
'Rocket Sneaker' is a piano-driven tune, reminiscent of rag-time music. It describes saying "thank you" to the Earth before going off it, but remembering that one is always "chikyuukko ". 'One Time' is a more mature love song, describing feelings of true love. It is lyrically confusing, but Ai revealed that it is from the viewpoint of a clock. 'Sora to Kujira' is more of rock/pop song describing a whale that returns to the sky to join its mama (papa in the second chorus).
Music video
The 'Rocket Sneaker' PV features Ai in stop-motion frames as the camera goes around a path of frozen figures of her doing everyday things. During the chorus, many of her begin to sing in unison. At the end of it, the very last Ai starts to move around, revealing that the path is a loop, and then she starts to go around the path, as the other Ai's have vanished.
Despite its status as an A-side song, 'One Time' doesn't have a video.
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
References
Category:Ai Otsuka songs
Category:2008 singles
Category:2008 songs
Category:Songs written by Ai Otsuka
Category:Avex Trax singles
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