"Cross Road" is the fourth single released by

Mr. Children , commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one ...

on November 10, 1993.

Overview

The single reached #6 on the

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Japanese charts selling 1,255,940 copies during its run on the chart. The title track, "Cross Road", was used to promote the Japanese drama and also included in Mr. Children's first compilation album, '' Mr. Children 1992–1995'', released on July 11, 2001. The b-side "And I close to you" was included in Mr. Children's third album, ''

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'', released on September 9, 1993. "Cross Road" has also been covered by other artists including Junko Yamamoto, who covered the song on her cover album "Songs" released on June 6, 2007 and made its live DVD debut for the first time since its release on Mr. Children's ''"Home" TOUR 2007 ~in the field~'' released on August 6, 2008.

Track listing

Personnel

Kazutoshi Sakurai is a Japanese musician. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked No. 8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singe ...

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Kenichi Tahara is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He was born in Fukuoka, and moved to Nakano, Tokyo. He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in the city of Komae, Tokyo, where he met the other future band me ...

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Keisuke Nakagawa is a Japanese musician. He plays bass guitar in the band Mr. Children. Early life He attended Komae Daini Junior High School in the city of Komae, Tokyo, where he met the other future band members Kenichi Tahara and Hideya Suzuki is a Japan ...

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Hideya Suzuki is a Japanese musician. He plays drums in the band Mr. Children. Early life He was born in the ward of Suginami in Tokyo. A fan of Yui Asaka, he auditioned to be her exclusive drummer before joining a Japanese group called THE WALLS that would ...

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Production

* Producer – Kobayashi Takeshi"Cross Road" single, Toy's Factory (1993) * Arrangement -

and Takeshi Kobayashi

References

{{authority control 1993 singles Mr. Children songs Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai 1993 songs Toy's Factory singles Song recordings produced by Takeshi Kobayashi