is the eighth single by Japanese singer/songwriter
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. . Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by
Warner Pioneer
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on September 25, 1989. The song marked a departure from her previous pop singles, using a 1960s
classic rock
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style. It is included in the 1991 remix album ''
The Moritaka
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''.
Music video
The music video was filmed in Tokyo, but clever editing is used to suggest it was held at the
Las Vegas Club
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, with Moritaka playing a
Rickenbacker
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electric guitar alongside a group of non-Japanese male and females strumming guitars and a saxophonist on stage. During the time, she only started playing the electric guitar and would not master it until her sixth studio album ''
Rock Alive'' in 1992.
Chart performance
"Daite" peaked at No. 8 on
Oricon
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's singles chart and sold 57,000 copies.
Other versions
The album version of "Daite", from the 1989 album ''
Hijitsuryokuha Sengen'', is arranged with a slower tempo and less instruments.
Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her
YouTube
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channel on May 6, 2013. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 4''.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. ; all music is composed and arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.
Personnel
* Chisato Moritaka – vocals
* Yuichi Takahashi – guitar, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals
* Ken Shima – piano
* Hirokuni Korekata – guitar
* Teruo Goto – tenor saxophone
Chart positions
References
External links
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1989 singles
1989 songs
Japanese-language songs
Chisato Moritaka songs
Songs with lyrics by Chisato Moritaka
Warner Music Japan singles