Watashi ni Tsuite

"Watashi ni Tsuite" (私（わたし）について, lit. "About Me") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released as a single by Pony Canyon on September 21, 1990. The song made its first album appearance on the compilation album Unlimited, released that same year.

"Watashi ni Tsuite"
Single by Shizuka Kudo
Released	September 21, 1990
Genre	Pop folk[1]
Length	4:07
Label	Pony Canyon
Songwriter(s)	Miyuki Nakajima Tsugutoshi Gotō
Producer(s)	Tsugutoshi Gotō
Shizuka Kudo singles chronology
"Senryū no Shizuku" (1990) "Watashi ni Tsuite" (1990) "Boya Boya Dekinai" (1991)
Audio sample
"Watashi ni Tsuite" file help

Background

The song is described as a folk ballad driven by acoustic guitar.[1] It was written by Miyuki Nakajima and Tsugutoshi Gotō and arranged by Draw4. It marks the first collaboration between Nakajima and Kudo since "Kōsa ni Fukarete". Lyrically, the song involves Kudo cryptically describing herself to a potential lover, comparing herself to a "a rose, a poison, a mystery, or maybe a flame" and asking him whether or not he would ultimately chose to be with her. Nakajima wrote the song from the perspective of Kudo and based herself off of her first impressions of her. In 1992, Nakajima covered the song in concert during the Carnival 1992 tour.[2]

Chart performance

"Watashi ni Tsuite" debuted at number-one on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 76,000 copies in its first week and becoming the last in a string of eight consecutive number-one singles.[3] The single charted in the top 100 for a total of 13 weeks. The song ranked at number two on the monthly Oricon Singles Chart, bested only by TMN's "Time to Count Down".[4] It ranked at number 46 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Miyuki Nakajima; all music is composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō.

No.	Title	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Watashi ni Tsuite" (私について, "About Me")	Draw4	4:07
2.	"Tel..Me"	Draw4	4:00
Total length:			8:07

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[6]	1
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[4]	2
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[5]	46

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7]	Gold	265,000[8]

See also

• List of Oricon number-one singles

References

1. "工藤静香 / Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best [2CD]". CDJournal. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
2. "中島みゆき -中島みゆきCONCERT「カーニヴァル1992」". LiveFans. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
3. "1990年10月1日付 CDシングル/アルバムランキング". Retrieved December 16, 2017.
4. "オリコン(oricon)「1990年10月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
5. "オリコン 1990年TOP100". Retrieved December 16, 2017.
6. "私について 工藤静香". Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
7. ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. October 1990. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Select 1990年10月 on the drop-down menu
8. "音楽を語ろう特集『中島みゆきが詞・曲を提供！工藤静香の名曲を語ろう』". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2017.