Jane Doe (song)

"Jane Doe"
Type C cover art
Single by Minami Takahashi
A-side"Jane Doe"
B-side
  • Yabureta Hane (破れた羽根)
  • Sabita Rock (錆びたロック)
  • Rikoteki na Renai (利己的な恋愛)
  • Migikata (右肩)
  • Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る)
ReleasedApril 3, 2013
GenreJ-pop
Length4:45
LabelUniversal Music Japan / NAYUTAWAVE Records
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Minami Takahashi singles chronology
"Jane Doe"
(2013)
"Kodoku wa Kizutsukanai"
(2017)
Music video
"Jane Doe" (preview) on YouTube

"Jane Doe" is the debut single by Japanese singer Minami Takahashi. It was released on April 3, 2013. The A-side is used as theme song for the Japanese drama Saki.[1] The single was released in four versions, three CD Maxi+DVD editions and a limited theater edition.

The song is a rock ballad written from a male perspective, depicted as being in a relationship he can't resist falling in love with one woman even after being disrespected, deceived by her and finally losing everything. The tracks follow the A-side upbeat feel, except for the ballads "Yabureta Hane" and Type C exclusive track, "Migikata", originally a song from Atsuko Maeda's second single Kimi wa Boku da.

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto.

Type A

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Sabita Rock" (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")Shinya Sumida3:57
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Sabita Rock off vocal ver." (錆びたロック "Rusted Rock")Shinya Sumida3:57
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 1 ~The Small General Manager Who Brings Together a Giant Group~" (高橋みなみの軌跡 前編 ~巨大グループをまとめる小さな総監督~) 
4."Making of Jane Doe" 

Type B

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Rikoteki na Renai" (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")Masatoshi Moriwaki4:12
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Rikoteki na Renai off vocal ver." (利己的な恋愛 "Selfish Love")Masatoshi Moriwaki4:12
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."The Path of Takahashi Minami, Part 2 ~The Hard Work Paid Off After 6 Years, 8 Months, and 18 Days~" (高橋みなみの軌跡 後編 ~報われた6年8ヶ月18日の努力~) 
4."Making of Yabureta Hane" 

Type C

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CD track list
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Migikata" (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder", Atsuko Maeda cover)Katsuhiko Sugiyama5:08
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Migikata off vocal ver." (右肩 "Your Right Shoulder")Katsuhiko Sugiyama5:08
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Jane Doe" (music video) 
2."Yabureta Hane" (music video) 
3."Solo Debut Commemorative Talk Takahashi Minami x Akimoto Yasushi ~2nd Single Lyrics Meeting~" (ソロデビュー記念対談 高橋みなみ×秋元 康 ~2ndシングル作詞会議~) 

Theater edition

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CD
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Jane Doe"Akio Hayakawa4:45
2."Yabureta Hane" (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
3."Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu" (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha4:11
4."Jane Doe off vocal ver."Akio Hayakawa4:45
5."Yabureta Hane off vocal ver." (破れた羽根 "Broken Wings")Mineaki Kawahara4:01
6."Buenos Aires ni Ame ga Furu off vocal ver." (ブエノスアイレスに雨が降る "Rain Falls in Buenos Aires")Shuji Watanabe, Ryuichi Kureha4:11

Charts

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Year Chart Position
2013 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 2[2]
Billboard Japan Hot 100 1[3]
  • The single sold 45,645 copies on the first day of release and 85,493 copies in the first week of release.

References

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  1. ^ "ナタリー - 高橋みなみソロデビュー曲が仲間由紀恵「サキ」OP曲に". natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2013.