Sekai (song)

"Sekai"
Single by Chara
from the album Union
Released	September 13, 2006
Format	CD Single, digital download
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:11
Label	Universal Music
Writer(s)	Chara
Producer(s)	Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto
Chara singles chronology
Sapphire no Hoshi (with Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) (2006) Sekai (2006) Crazy for You (2006)

Sekai (世界 World) is a song by Chara. It was released as the first single from her album Union on September 13, 2006.^[1] It debuted at #24 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted for five weeks.^[2] The song was used in commercials for the NEC brand 'Foma N702iS' cellphone.

Chara wrote the song in 2005.^[1] The main guitar chords in the song were recycled from the song Ongaku (音楽 Music) from her 2005 independently released album Something Blue.

She wrote "Amai Tori" (甘い鳥 Sweet Bird) in the style of Stevie Nicks.^[1] The B-side "Anata" (あなた You) is a cover of Akiko Kosaka's 1973 debut single.

Music video

Chara in the music video.

The music video was shot by director Kenjiro Harigai (針谷建二郎).^[3] It begins with an animated/CGI image of an egg that cracks becomes a bird. This bird flies off past several doors, and enters one into a space scene. The scene switches to Chara in an almost completely white room with a white dress. She wears her hair half-straight and half in an afro (with the division being vertically down the centre of her head). The scene switches to a drawing a Chara falling through a dark, psychedelic scene, followed by a white-backed scene depicting different drawings. Chara returns to the white room, however with a different hair-style and now drawn animals floating around her. Occasionally the originally dressed Chara appears behind her. The video ends with more psychedelic scenes and the bird flying away into space/clouds.

Track listing

Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger	Length
1.	"Sekai (世界 World)"	Chara	Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto	3:23
2.	"Amai Tori (甘い鳥 Sweet Bird)"	Chara	Chara, Tatsuki Hashimoto	3:09
3.	"Anata (あなた You)"	Akiko Kosaka	Swing-O	5:31
Total length:				12:13

Chart Rankings

Oricon Charts (Japan)^[4]

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
September 13, 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	15
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	24	4,838	9,607	5 weeks
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart

References

1. ""Chara*UNIVERSAL MUSIC OFFICIAL SITE*「世界」"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
2. ""世界/Chara"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
3. ""Chara 世界"". Retrieved 2009-11-14.
4. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2009-11-14. (subscription only)