Format Digital single Length 3:33 Writer(s) Ringo Sheena | Genre Pop-rock Label EMI Music Japan | |
Released May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) | ||
"Jiyū e Michizure" (自由へ道連れ, "Traveling Companion to Freedom") (official English title: Collateral Damage) is Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena's digital single (the 17th single overall), released on May 16, 2012. The song is featured as the theme song for the Japanese television drama Ataru. "Jiyū e Michizure" reached number one in iTunes Store charts, peaked at 5 on the Japan Hot 100, and at 7 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart. It was certified gold for 100,000 copies downloaded to computers in 2013.
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Sheena wrote the song at the request of the TV program's staff.
Music video
The music video for "Jiyū e Michizure" was directed by Yasuyuki Ozeki. Sheena didn’t appear on the music video, and Nana Komatsu starred in the video instead.
Personnel
Personnel details were sourced from Hi Izuru Tokoro's liner notes booklet.