Gomenasai
May 2006
Gomenasai (Japanese:ごめんなさい; German: " I'm sorry " ) is the third single from the second English-language album of the Russian duo tATu Unlike the previous releases of the group is at Gomenasai a quiet pop ballad, which therefore stands out from the previous singles. The cover image for the single was recorded by Bryan Adams. According Katinas the song was directed as an apology to the Japanese fans. 2003 had t.A.T.u. leave a live TV show right in the program and started several of her performances delayed, which had angered many Japanese. Finally, the song reached number 25 in the Japanese charts.
Music videos
The music video for the song was filmed in March 2006 in the Botanical Garden in Los Angeles, directed by Hype Williams. Also the music video is quite different from the previous releases of the band. The videos about All the Things She Said, Not Gonna Get Us All About Us and included quick cuts, matching the high tempo of the songs. In contrast, Gomenasai a dreamy and idyllic atmosphere is created. The video shows the two singers Jelena Katina and Yulia Volkova singing against a black background, as well as footage from the Botanical Gardens. From time to time, the image of a stone angel statue is shown, which also stands in the said Botanic Garden.
In addition to this music video also an animated version was produced. This was only released in some countries, such as in New Zealand, and is decorated in the style of Japanese anime. In the video Jelena Katina is kidnapped by a group of robots, while Yulia Volkova freed in the course and destroys the robot there.
Criticism
The Finnish music magazine Stara awarded in his score for Gomenasai two out of five. The song was " a normal pop ballad " and could be described in this category as " upper middle class". According to the magazine, the duo stayed with the song below expectations placed on them: " Sure, the two lovely women a perfect fit for this mood, but if we do, Superpop 'by tATu talk, we can expect something else. "Overall Gomenasai was a contemporary pop ballad, after repeated listening, however, find nothing, this was what a hit.
Chart positions
Title List of Single
"Happy Birthday"
Even before the release of the single was released Gomenasai Happy Birthday by Flipsyde end of December 2005. Flipsyde had with consultation of tATu the melody and the piano intro borrowed from it and created a new song. Also, the chorus was taken. So Katina sings the lines " What I thought was a dream ... What as real as it Seemed " and Volkova " I Made a Mistake". When Einsingen in the studio Volkova had taken over both sites, in live performance but always sang both singers, for example, The Dome 37, MTV TRL, Top of the Pops. It was produced by Martin Kierszenbaum and Happy Birthday Robert Orton, which previously involved in the production of the two English-language albums by tATu had been involved.
The song is about the abortion of a child. The lyric I directed his words to the child and imagines how his life could have been if it would have come into the world.
Originally wanted the two singers of tATu Gomenasai not publish it as a single, only the great success of the version of Flipsyde in the German-speaking countries, led to the single release and the production of two music videos. In Sweden, Happy Birthday was honored in 2009 with platinum for over 20,000 singles sold, after it had reached there in 2006, number three on the charts.