Sakura Zaka

"Sakura Zaka"
"Sakura Zaka"
Single by Masaharu Fukuyama
from the album f
B-side	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"; "Shunkashūtō";
Released	April 26, 2000
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:57
Label	Universal J
Songwriter(s)	Masaharu Fukuyama
Producer(s)	Masaharu Fukuyama
Masaharu Fukuyama singles chronology

"Sakura Zaka" (桜坂, "Cherry blossom slope") is a song by Japanese entertainer Masaharu Fukuyama 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 Oricon Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).^[4]

Cover versions

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

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sakura Zaka"	Masaharu Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	Motohiro Tomita	4:57
2.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o" (DRIVE-IN THEATERでくちづけを "A Kiss at the Drive-In Theater")	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:16
3.	"Sakura Zaka (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	Hiroshi Shinkawa	4:47
4.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	H. Shinkawa	1:56
5.	"Sakura Zaka (Original Karaoke)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:57
6.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Original Karaoke)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:17
Total length:					23:50

Limited edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sakura Zaka"	Masaharu Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	Motohiro Tomita	4:57
2.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:16
3.	"Shunkashūto" (春夏秋冬 "Four Seasons")	Shigeru Izumiya	S. Izumiya	Chūei Yoshikawa	7:05
4.	"Sakura Zaka (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	Hiroshi Shinkawa	4:47
5.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Nomozaki Version/Instrumental)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	H. Shinkawa	1:56
6.	"Sakura Zaka (Original Karaoke)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:57
7.	"Drive-In Theater de Kuchizuke o (Original Karaoke)"	M. Fukuyama	M. Fukuyama	M. Tomita	4:17
8.	"Shunkashūto (Original Karaoke)"	S. Izumiya	S. Izumiya	C. Yoshikawa	7:05
Total length:					38:01

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"

Keyboards: Motohiro Tomita
Programming: Nobuo Moriyasu
Drums: Toshiya Matsunaga
Bass: Chiharu Mikuzuki
Guitars: Motohiro Tomita, Hirokazu Ogura, George Kamata, Masaharu Fukuyama
Backing vocals: Mai Yamane, Naoki Takao, Masaharu Fukuyama

"Shunkashūto"

Keyboards and programming: Akira Inoue
Guitars: Chūei Yoshikawa, Masaharu Fukuyama
Strings: Kinbara Strings

"Sakura Zaka" (Nayuta Version/Instrumental)

Keyboards and programming: Hiroshi Shinkawa
Acoustic guitar: 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: Motoya Hamaguchi

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[1]	1
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart^[3]	2
Chart (2011)	Peak position
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[5]	21

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certifications
Japan^[4]	RIAJ	2× Million

References

^ ^a ^b 「桜坂」福山雅治 ["Sakura Zaka" Masaharu Fukuyama] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ "過去のTOP 1: 2000" (in Japanese). Count Down TV. Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. April 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

[oricsingle-1] 「桜坂」福山雅治 ["Sakura Zaka" Masaharu Fukuyama] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

[2] "過去のTOP 1: 2000" (in Japanese). Count Down TV. Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

[OriconSales-3] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved November 14, 2014.

[riaj-sep2000-4] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[5] "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. April 11, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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