Over Drive
| Movie 14 Theme | |
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|---|---|
| Artist: | GARNET CROW |
| Movie: | 14 |
| Release date: | April 14, 2010 |
| CDs: | 1 |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Original Cost: | ¥1,260 (Limited Edition) ¥1,050 (Regular Edition) |
| CD Number: | GZCA-7155 (Limited Edition) GZCA-7156 (Regular Edition) |
| Record Label: | GIZA Studio |
| Oricon chart peak: | 3 |
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Over Drive is GARNET CROW's 31st single, an alternate version of which is the ending theme to The Lost Ship in the Sky.
CD Track Listing
| # | Song Title | Romaji | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | アオゾラ カナタ | Aozora Kanata | On the other side of the blue sky | |
| 2 | As the Dew (album version) | As the Dew (album version) | As the Dew (album version) | |
| 3 | Over Drive | Over Drive | Over Drive | |
| 4 | tell me something | tell me something | tell me something | |
| 5 | 迷いの森 | Mayoi no Mori | The lost forest | |
| 6 | 空に花火(orchestra session) | Sora ni Hanabi (orchestra session) | Fireworks in the sky (orchestra session) | |
| 7 | 渚とシクレットデイズ | Nagisa to SHIKURETTODEIZU | The beach and secret days | |
| 8 | The Crack-up | The Crack-up | The Crack-up | |
| 9 | strangers | strangers | strangers | |
| 10 | 今日と明日と | Kyou to Asu to | Today and tomorrow | |
| 11 | Over Drive (theater version) | Over Drive (theater version) | Over Drive (theater version) |
Chart info
Song Info
Over Drive is GARNET CROW's highest-charting single to date, and has since become a staple of their live shows. In an interview, singer Nakamura Yuri told that the themes she was asked to write the song around involved "blue sky", "refreshing wind", "floating" and "up-tempo tune", so that the song would be very closely linked with the feel of the film. Eventually, she came up with five different songs. The stress of the hard work made her feel somewhat depressed, but eventually felt good as "Over Drive" became developed. She went on to explain that of all the tie-up songs she has written, this was the most detailed and specific request. The lyrics were to be simplified to allow young children to be able to better understand and sing along with the song. To aid this, some of the more difficult English words were changed to katakana. Yuri also jokingly said that if anyone were to leave the cinema during the credits, she would block the exit.
When asked if she would consider writing another movie theme like that, Yuri declined, because the experience is a very stressful one. However, guitarist Okamoto Hitoshi disagreed, so it is unknown if GARNET CROW will have another movie tie-up in the future.
The version of the song released on the single is not the same as the one in the movie- the film version is known as "Over Drive (theater version)" and was released only on the regular edition of the band's eighth album, "parallel universe". This arrangement is notable due to the fact that it begins with an acapella line, instead of an instrumental introduction.
Lyrics
