is a song by Japanese entertainer

Masaharu Fukuyama is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Nagasaki. He debuted in 1990 with the single "Tsuioku no Ame no Naka". Fukuyama is represented by the agency Amuse, Inc. Career While Fukuyama can also be seen in Japanese television drama ...

from his eighth studio album, '' f'' (2001). It was released on April 26, 2000 through Universal J as the second single from the album. The song was written and produced by Fukuyama, while Motohiro Tomita handled the arrangement. The single topped the

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for three consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies. It was certified two-times million by the

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(RIAJ).

Cover versions

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recorded an English-language cover of the song in her 2010 Japan-only release '' Ms. Vocalist''.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

;"Sakura Zaka" *Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita *Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu *Guitars: Hirokazu Ogura *Backing vocals: May Yamane, Yuiko Tsubokura, Misa Nakayama ;"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" *

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s: Motohiro Tomita *

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: Nobuo Moriyasu *

Drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

: Toshiya Matsunaga *

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

: Chiharu Mikuzuki *

Guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

s: Motohiro Tomita, Hirokazu Ogura, George Kamata, Masaharu Fukuyama *

Backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

: Mai Yamane, Naoki Takao, Masaharu Fukuyama ;"Shunkashūto" * Keyboards and programming: Akira Inoue * Guitars: Chūei Yoshikawa, Masaharu Fukuyama *

Strings String or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

: Kinbara Strings ;"Sakura Zaka" (Nayuta Version/Instrumental) * Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa *

Acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

: Chūei Yoshikawa * Bass: Hideki Matsubara * Harmonica: Nobuo Yagi ;"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental) * Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa * Acoustic guitar: Chūei Yoshikawa *

Marimba The marimba ( ) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the mari ...

: Motoya Hamaguchi

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

References

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