Tsumi to Batsu

"Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰, Crime and Punishment) is Japanese singer Ringo Sheena's 6th single and it was released on January 26, 2000, by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. It was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 545,730 copies shipped to stores.[1]

This article is about the Shiina Ringo song. For the Dir en grey song, see Gauze (album).
"Tsumi to Batsu"
A woman in a red leather suit with a katana stands beside a brown Mercedes-Benz W114, cut entirely in half. The number plate reads "Преступлéние и наказáние," the Cyrillic title of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment.
Single by Ringo Sheena
from the album Shōso Strip
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)
GenreAlternative rock, pop, pop rock
Length13:49
LabelToshiba EMI / Virgin Music
Songwriter(s)Ringo Sheena
Producer(s)Uni Inoue
Ringo Sheena singles chronology
"Honnō"
(1999)		 "Tsumi to Batsu"
(2000)		 "Mayonaka wa Junketsu"
(2001)

Background

"Tsumi to Batsu" is taken from Sheena's second album Shōso Strip. When she sang this song on her first national tour Senkō Ecstasy, she joked with her fans, "If you want to buy this song as a single, please send a letter to Toshiba-EMI". Then, the letters actually poured in to Toshiba EMI, and it was decided to release this song. Ken-ichi Asai, ex-Blankey Jet City, plays the guitar on "Tsumi to Batsu."

The song was covered by Takashi Obara on his piano cover album Try Try Try "Piano yo Utae" Special (2004)[2] and by General Head Mountain on their third album Tsuki Kanashi Blue (2006).[3] It was covered again by Blistar on Blistar Rockin' Covers: Rock & Sexy (2011).[4]

Track listing
CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰, "Crime and Punishment")Ringo SheenaSeiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena4:43
2."Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru" (君ノ瞳ニ恋シテル "Your Eyes Make Me Fall in Love", "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" cover)Bob Crewe, Bob GaudioSeiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena4:31
3."17 (Seventeen)"Ringo SheenaSeiji Kameda & Ringo Sheena4:33
Total length:13:49

Cover versions

In 2008, Japanese three-piece band General Head Mountain covered it on their album Tsukikanashi Blue.[5] In 2018 Japanese-American singer Ai covered "Tsumi to Batsu". The song, titled as "Crime and Punishment",[6] was included on the album Fruit Défendu, a tribute album featuring a variety of Sheena Ringo's songs covered by multiple artists.[7][8]

In 2022, Japanese singer Ado released a cover of "Tsumi to Batsu" on YouTube. Her cover of the song, titled as "Crime and Punishment", will be included on her 2023 cover album, Ado's Utattemita.

Credits and personnel

Tsumi to Batsu

Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru

17

References
  1. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 486: 8. May 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. "小原 孝 - TRY TRY TRY [ピアノよ歌え] スペシャル *J-POP特集2000* - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN". Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  3. "【レコチョク】月かなしブルー / GENERAL HEAD MOUNTAIN". レコチョク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  4. "Apple Music 内のBLiSTAR「BLiSTAR ROCKIN' COVERS ~Rock & Sexy~」". iTunes (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  5. "GENERAL HEAD MOUNTAIN ／ 月かなしブルー". CDジャーナル. 音楽出版社. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. "Fruit Défendu by Various Artists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  7. "Tribute Album to Ringo Sheena feat. Hikaru Utada, LiSA & More Great Artists!". CDJapan. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. "Shiina Ringo Tribute album featuring Utada Hikaru, AI, LiSA, Kaela Kimura and more out in May". Arama! Japan. March 2, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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