Saihate ga Mitai

"Saihate ga Mitai" (Japanese: 最果てが見たい, "I Want to See the Very End"), also known by its Spanish title "¿Dónde quiere estar mi alma viajero?, is a song by Japanese enka singer Sayuri Ishikawa, and digital download single by Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena.

"Saihate ga Mitai"
Song by Sayuri Ishikawa
from the album X -Cross II-
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedApril 23, 2014 (2014-04-23) (Japan)
RecordedMarch 2014
Length3:50
LabelTeichiku Records
Songwriter(s)Ringo Sheena
X -Cross II- track listing
  1. An’ya no Shinjūdtate
  2. Eikyū ni FOREVER
  3. Ame no Blues
  4. Ra.n.se
  5. Sora wo Miagerutoki
  6. Sennen Tōbō
  7. Kokoro no Iro
  8. Naute no Dorobōneko
  9. Saihate ga Mitai
"Saihate ga Mitai"
Single by Ringo Sheena
ReleasedMay 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
Recorded2015
Length3:46
LabelEMI Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Ringo Sheena
Ringo Sheena singles chronology
"Shijō no Jinsei"
(2015)		 "Saihate ga Mitai"
(2015)		 "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri/Kamisama, Hotokesama"
(2015)

Background and development

The song is written by Ringo Sheena and was recorded in Sayuri Ishikawa's album "X -Cross II-" released on April 23, 2014 from Teichiku Records. Sheena covered the song for herself later and released it as a digital download single on May 13, 2015 from EMI Records.

Ishikawa's version was used as the advertising jingle of the snack food "Cheeza" of Ezaki Glico. Sheena's version was used as the theme song for the anime film "Miss Hokusai" and was released worldwide following a schedule adjusted to the world release of the film.[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ringo Sheena

Ishikawa version
No.TitleArrangerLength
1."Saihate ga Mitai"Masaki Hayashi03:50
Sheena version
No.TitleArrangerLength
1."Saihate ga Mitai"Ringo Sheena03:46

Personnel

Ishikawa version

References
  1. "椎名林檎、さゆり楽曲セルフカバーが原恵一「百日紅」主題歌に" (in Japanese). Natalie. April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. "椎名林檎の「最果てが見たい」が映画『百日紅 ～Miss HOKUSAI～』主題歌に" (in Japanese). BARKS. April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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