Sotsugyō (Zone song)


Sotsugyō is the twelfth major-label single from the Japanese pop group Zone. It was released on February 4, 2004 through Sony Music Records under their MSI label. Both limited and standard versions were released.

History

"Sotsugyō" was released on February 4, 2004 through Sony Music Records under their MSI label. The single reached as high as #5 on the Oricon charts, and remained on the charts for eight weeks. In 2006, Oricon ran a user survey in which Zone's release of "Sotsugyō" was ranked #16 overall for "The Epitome of Graduation Songs".
The single was the band's twelfth single released under a major label, and the thirteenth overall. Two versions of the single were released: a standard version which included a calendar with a random single design, and a limited first pressing which came with a 2004 profile calendar with five different designs.
Noriyuki Machida composed and wrote the lyrics for both songs on the single. "Sotsugyō" was arranged by ha-j, and Album" was arranged by Tomoki Ishizuka.

Chart history

Track listing