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Wikipedia article




, also known by its English language title "'Win Every Fight'", is a song by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. It was one of the promotional songs for the band's fourth album 'Sports', released on February 24, 2010, and was used in commercials for Ezaki Glico's Watering Kissmint gum.

Background and development



In 2009, Tokyo Jihen released the single "Ndteki Sanpunkan", which was their first song to feature in commercials for Ezaki Glico's

Watering Kissmint brand of gum. The single was commercially successful, peaking at number one on Oricon's singles chart, and being certified gold twice for digital downloads.

The 'Sports' album was first announced on December 15, 2009.

Writing and production



The song is one of two entirely written and composed by Sheena from 'Sports'. It features lyrics written by Sheena, translated into English by Robbie Clark. Sheena felt that she needed to create some "spirited sporty songs" to match the compositions Ichiyo Izawa and Ukigumo had already written for the album. The song was recorded by the band without much special preparation, just naturally performing.

Promotion and release



The song served as the second song used in Ezaki Glico's Watering Kissmint advertisement campaign featuring Ringo Sheena as a spokesperson. The commercials began airing on January 16, 2010, and the song was released digitally to cellphones on the same day. The commercials were directed by Yuichi Kodama, who had worked as a music video director with the band since "OSCA" in 2007.

The song was first performed on December 30, 2009, at the band's 'Countdown Japan' festival appearance. The song featured as a part of the set-list for their 'Ultra C' (2010) and 'Bon Voyage' (2012) tours, and also was performed at the 'EMI Rocks' festival in 2010. The band also appeared on 'Music Station' on February 19, 2010 to perform the song.

On February 8, 2010, a music video directed by Kodama was released for the song. It features the band posing in the centre of a stage, while rotating cameras move around them. The final scenes feature the band performing the song with their instruments on the circular stage.

Critical reception



CDJournal believed the song had the ability to invigorate and excite people, and felt the band was using a "Beatles manner". 'Listenmusic' reviewer Yoshiki Aoyuki noted the song's "geometric and advanced ensemble", likening it to the works of Steely Dan.

Personnel



Personnel details were sourced from 'Sports' liner notes booklet.

*Toshiki Hata  drums

*Uni Inoue  recording, mixing, manipulation

*Ichiyo Izawa  keyboards

*Seiji Kameda  bass

*Ringo Sheena  vocals

*Miyamoto Shigeo  mastering

*Ukigumo  guitar

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References



Category:2010 songs

Category:English-language Japanese songs

Category:Songs used as jingles

Category:Songs written by Ringo Sheena

Category:Tokyo Jihen songs

Category:Music videos directed by Yuichi Kodama

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