The song was written by lyricist
Masao Urino with the production of Koichi Fujita, who provided the beginning lyrics for the song.[3] The single was used as the
theme song for the
Fuji Television drama Dakishimetai! starring
Atsuko Asano and
Yūko Asano, and whenever the two Asanos were introduced during a program, it was used as the background music.[3] The song was subsequently used in Dakishimetai! specials and sequels.[4] The song was included in the band's 1989 album Be Yourself with a rearranged composition.[5]
Commercial performance and usage
The song was the highest-performing single from the band as well as the whole project, peaking at 3rd place on the
Oricon Singles Chart with 90,990 sales.[5] The single would be the last to enter the top ten in the Oricon charts and other ranking programs.
Every Little Thing covered the song in their 2014 album
Fun-Fare.[6] The cover was used as the theme song of Dakishimetai! Forever, a sequel to the original Dakishimetai! series.[7][8]
Singer Hitomitoi covered the song as part of the 2014 cover album Twilight Time, which included other artists covering city pop songs.[9][10]
Singer Mizuno Mari covered the song as part the 2017 cover album Sakushi-ka Urino Masao Hits Covers, which had covers of lyricist Masao Urino's songs that he wrote.[11][12]
Japanese-American jazz band Carlos Toshiki & B-EDGE, which consisted Toshiki and some of the former backing members of the band, covered the song in their 2018 album Nova Nostalgia.[13]
Wrestler and comedian
Makoto Izubuchi and Shinya Saito from the duo Onigawara covered the song in 2020, with the song being included in the compilation album Slenderie Ideal.[14][15]
