Michi (Chisato Moritaka song)


is the ninth single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Shinji Yasuda, the single was released alongside "Seishun" by Warner Pioneer on January 25, 1990. "Michi" was used in a Glico Pocky commercial featuring Moritaka, while "Seishun" was used in the NTV drama series.

Music video

Two music videos were made for "Michi". The first one is solely a close-up shot of Moritaka. The second video, titled features Moritaka dressed as a western style princess aboard a ship manned by Arabian-like sailors. Both videos were released in the 1991 video album Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!; the contents of the original LD release were compiled in the 2000 DVD Chisato Moritaka DVD Collection No. 6: Kusai Mono ni wa Futa wo Shiro!!/Rock Alive.

Reception

"Michi"/"Seishun" peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 163,000 copies.

Other versions

A remix of "Seishun" is included in the 1991 remix album The Moritaka.
Moritaka re-recorded "Michi" and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 1, 2013. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 6.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Chart positions

Cover versions