Blue Hearts Theme

1988 single by The Blue Hearts

"Blue Hearts Theme"

Single by The Blue Hearts
from the album  Young and Pretty[1]
A-side|

* Blue Hearts Theme
* Chernobyl

B-side| "'Sha La La'"
Released| July 1, 1988
April 25, 2002 (rerelease)
Recorded| Onkio Haus
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 9m17s
Label| independent
Songwriter(s)| Hiroto Kōmoto
Producer(s)| The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts singles chronology
| "'Kiss Shite Hoshii'"
(1987)  | "Blue Hearts Theme"
(1988)  | "'Train-Train'"
(1988)

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"Blue Hearts Theme" (ブルーハーツのテーマ, Burū Hātsu no Tēma) was the fourth single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. Though it was released after their major debut, it was written before they signed with a major label. It was released as a "double A-side" track on July 1, 1988, with "Chernobyl" (チェルノブイリ), a controversial single that was included with the release.[2] Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. It was not included in any albums other than compilation albums. The track is 9 minutes 17 seconds in length.

"Chernobyl" caused controversy because it was a song protesting the nuclear industry.[3] At the time, the band was signed with Meldac Records, which was supported by Mitsubishi, who was heavily invested in the nuclear industry. Instead of bowing to pressure to drop the song, they left the label and produced the song independently, leading to their eventual signing with East West Japan.[3]

Though there are three songs on the release, the actual B-side track was "Sha La La" (シャララ), which was also written by Kōmoto. "Chernobyl" was written by Masatoshi Mashima, the band's guitarist. Originally, "Too Much Pain" was to be included, instead of "Sha La La", but the sound of the song did not fit as well as "Sha La La".

## References

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1. ^ Young and Pretty Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. bluehearts.com. Accessed February 22, 2008.
2. ^ Nippop | The Blue Hearts | Profile Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nippop. Accessed February 6, 2008.
3. ^ a b J-Music Ignited - The Blue Hearts Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. JMIgnited.com. Accessed February 13, 2008.

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The Blue Hearts

* Hiroto Kōmoto
* Masatoshi Mashima
* Junnosuke Kawaguchi
* Tetsuya Kajiwara

Other personnel
Mikio Shirai

Singles|

* "1985"
* "Hito ni Yasashiku"
* "Linda Linda"
* "Kiss Shite Hoshii"
* "Blue Hearts Theme"
* "Chernobyl"
* "Train-Train"
* "Aozora"
* "Jōnetsu no Bara"
* "Kubitsuri-dai Kara"
* "Ano Ko ni Touch"
* "Too Much Pain"
* "Yume"
* "Tabibito"
* "1000 no Violin"
* "Party"
* "Yūgure"

Studio albums|

* The Blue Hearts
* Young and Pretty
* Train-Train
* Bust Waste Hip
* High Kicks
* Stick Out
* Dug Out
* Pan

Live albums|

* Live All Sold Out
* Yaon Live on '94 6.18/19

Compilations|

* Blast Off!
* Meet the Blue Hearts
* East West Side Story
* Super Best
* The Blue Hearts Box
* Singles 1990–1993

Videos|

* Tour '88 Pretty Pineapple Special
* Zen-Nippon East Waste Tour '91
* The Blue Hearts no Dekoboko Chindōchū
* Blue Hearts ga Kikoenai - History of the Blue Hearts
* Blue Hearts no Video + Maboroshi no Video Fukkokuban

Others|

* Just a Beat Show
* King of Mix

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