Hajimari no Uta

2009 studio album by Ikimonogakari

Hajimari no Uta
ハジマリノウタ

Studio album by

Ikimonogakari

Released

December 23, 2009 (Japan)

Recorded

2009

Genre

Pop,^{[note 1]} rock

Length

66:08

Label

Epic

Ikimonogakari chronology

My Song Your Song
(2008)

Hajimari no Uta
ハジマリノウタ
(2009)

Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection
(2010)

Singles from My song Your song

"Futari"
Released: May 27, 2009
"Hotaru no Hikari"
Released: July 15, 2009
"YELL/Joyful"
Released: September 23, 2009
"Nakumonka"
Released: November 11, 2009

Hajimari no Uta (ハジマリノウタ, First Song) is the fourth studio album by Ikimonogakari, released in Japan on December 23, 2009. A limited edition version included a bonus DVD with footage from their concert "Ikimono Gakari no Minasan, Konni Tour!! 2009 - My song Your song -" performance on May 25, 2009 at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, plus special booklet, and ikimono card 017.^[1]

The song "Hotaru no Hikari", was known for the fifth opening sequence in Naruto: Shippuden.^[2]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Hajimari no Uta 〜Tōi Sora Sunde〜"	Hotaka Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Masanori Shimada	5:58
2.	"Yumemidai"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Atsushi Yuasa	4:10
3.	"Joyful"	Yoshiki Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Yusuke Tanaka, Takashi Kondo	3:15
4.	"YELL"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Masataka Matsutoya	5:54
5.	"Nakumonka"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Akimitsu Honma	5:46
6.	"Mahiru no Tsuki"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	5:11
7.	"Hotaru no Hikari"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Ryo Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura	4:02
8.	"Akizakura"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	4:52
9.	"Futari -Album version-"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	M. Shimada	6:20
10.	"Tenohira no Oto"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Taichi Nakamura	5:06
11.	"How to make it"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Tōru Hidaka	4:51
12.	"Mirai Wakusei"	Kiyoe Yoshioka	K. Yoshioka	Susumu Nishikawa, Strings arranged by: eji	5:26
13.	"Ashita e Mukau Kaerimichi"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Norihito Sumitomo	4:45

Oricon Chart (Japan)

Release	Albums chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
December 23, 2009	Daily Chart	1	-	561,957
	Weekly Chart	1	200,286
	Monthly Chart (February 2010)	1	242,080
	Yearly Chart (2010)	8^[3]	560,931

Notes

^ The iTunes listing classified the genre as Pop.

References

^ "ikimonogakari". ikimonogakari. 2009-12-23. Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Naruto Shippuden - Opening 5 | Light of a Firefly". YouTube. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
^ "アルバム年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.