"Kessen wa Kinyōbi"
Single by Dreams Come True
from the album The Swinging Star
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)
Genre
Length4:43
LabelEpic/Sony Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dreams Come True singles chronology
"Wasurenaide"
(1991)		 "Kessen wa Kinyōbi"
(1992)		 "Haretara Ii ne"
(1992)
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"Kessen wa Kinyōbi" (決戦は金曜日, lit. "Friday Is the Crucial Day") is a song recorded by Japanese band Dreams Come True for their fifth studio album, The Swinging Star. It was released as the album's lead single by Epic/Sony Records on September 19, 1992. It served as the opening theme to the CX music show Ureshi Tanoshi Daisuki - Friday Night Live, on which the band were regular cast members.[1] The single's coupling song, "Taiyō ga Miteru" was used in the advertising campaign for Fujifilm's Fujicolor Super HG 400 film.[2]

Composition

The lyrics to "Kessen wa Kinyōbi" were written by Miwa Yoshida and the song was composed and arranged by Masato Nakamura, while the track was co-produced by the band and Mike Pela. "Kessen wa Kinyōbi" came about when Nakamura and Sing Like Talking frontman Chikuzen Satō decided to challenge themselves to a friendly competition to see who could write the best song using the chord progression to Cheryl Lynn's "Got to Be Real" as base inspiration.[3] "Kessen wa Kinyōbi" and "Rise" by Sing Like Talking, from their album Humanity (1992), were the resulting tracks.[3] Additionally, Nakamura pulled inspiration from Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove" to make the perfect disco anthem.[3] The song is written in the key of C minor with a common time tempo of 126 beats per minute.[4] Yoshida's vocals span two octaves, from G3 to G5.

Critical reception

CDJournal critics described the song as a "fanfare" that gets your "adrenaline pumping".[5] It was praised for capturing the essence of Lynn's "Got to Be Real", on which the song is based.[5]

Cover versions

In 2003, Key of life and A.mia sampled "Kessen wa Kinyōbi" on their song "Friday Let Me Down" featuring Soul'd Out's Diggy-Mo'. In 2012, Nico Touches the Walls recorded a cover of the song to be included as a B-side to the single "Yume 1 Go".[6] In 2014, HY recorded a cover of the song for the Dreams Come True tribute album, Watashi no Dorikamu, released in celebration of the band's 25th anniversary.[7] In 2017, Daichi Miura recorded his rendition of the song for the Dreams Come True cover album, DoriUta Vol. 1.[8]

Chart performance

"Kessen wa Kinyōbi" debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, with 210,970 copies sold in its first week.[9] The single stayed at the top of the chart for three consecutive weeks, selling 136,300 copies on its second charting week and 86,690 copies on its third week.[10][11] It slid to number three the following week, logging sales of 87,550 units.[12] The single spent an additional three weeks in the top ten. It charted in the top 100 for twenty-three weeks, selling a reported total of 1,070,420 copies,[13] making it Dreams Come True's first million-selling single.[14] "Kessen wa Kinyōbi" ranked at number 18 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart for 1992.[15]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Miwa Yoshida

No.TitleMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kessen wa Kinyōbi" (決戦は金曜日, "Friday Is the Crucial Day")
  • Nakamura
4:43
2."Taiyō ga Miteru" (太陽が見てる, "The Sun Is Staring")
  • Nakamura
  • Nakamura
4:49
Total length:9:32

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[16] 1
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[17] 3
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[15] 18

Certification and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Million 1,070,000[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 25年前の本日、ドリカム「決戦は金曜日」がオリコンチャートの1位を獲得. Nippon Broadcasting System. September 28, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ DREAMS COME TRUE「太陽が見てる」-『』収録. RecoChoku. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 ドリカム中村正人が断言「決戦は金曜日」はパクってない！(2017年10月12日). Excite. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ 「決戦は金曜日 / DREAMS COME TRUE」のピアノ・ソロ譜（初中級） KMP. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Dorīmuzu Kamu Turū / Besuto" ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー / ベスト [Dreams Come True / Best]. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ NICOシングルc/wでドリカム「決戦は金曜日」をリアレンジ. Natalie. November 5, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ ドリカム25周年記念カバー集にいきもの、水樹奈々、miwaら参加. Oricon. January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ 三浦大知、ドリカム「決戦は金曜日」カバーを配信. Barks. June 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ オリコン 1992.9.28. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ オリコン 1992.10.5. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ オリコン 1992.10.12. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ オリコン 1992.10.19. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  13. 1 2 オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  14. ↑ 【1991年５月】Ｅｙｅｓ ｔｏ ｍｅ／ドリカムの人気を決定付けたＣＭソング. Sports Nippon. May 29, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Orikon 1992-nen TOP100" オリコン 1992年TOP100 [Oricon 1992 TOP 100]. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ 決戦は金曜日 DREAMS COME TRUE. Oricon. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ オリコン(oricon)「1992年10月」の月間シングルCDランキング. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Dreams Come True – 決戦は金曜日／太陽が見ている" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Select 1993年1月 on the drop-down menu
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