Hajimari no Uta

Hajimari no Uta (ハジマリノウタ, First Song) is the fourth studio album by Ikimonogakari, released in Japan on December 23, 2009. A limited edition version included a bonus DVD with footage from their concert "Ikimono Gakari no Minasan, Konni Tour!! 2009 - My song Your song -" performance on May 25, 2009 at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, plus special booklet, and ikimono card 017.^[1]

Hajimari no Uta ハジマリノウタ
Studio album by Ikimonogakari
Released	December 23, 2009 (Japan)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop,[note 1] rock
Length	66:08
Label	Epic
Ikimonogakari chronology
My Song Your Song (2008) Hajimari no Uta ハジマリノウタ (2009) Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection (2010)
Singles from My song Your song
"Futari" Released: May 27, 2009 "Hotaru no Hikari" Released: July 15, 2009 "YELL/Joyful" Released: September 23, 2009 "Nakumonka" Released: November 11, 2009

The song "Hotaru no Hikari", was known for the fifth opening sequence in Naruto: Shippuden.^[2]

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Hajimari no Uta 〜Tōi Sora Sunde〜"	Hotaka Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Masanori Shimada	5:58
2.	"Yumemidai"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Atsushi Yuasa	4:10
3.	"Joyful"	Yoshiki Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Yusuke Tanaka, Takashi Kondo	3:15
4.	"YELL"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Masataka Matsutoya	5:54
5.	"Nakumonka"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Akimitsu Honma	5:46
6.	"Mahiru no Tsuki"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	5:11
7.	"Hotaru no Hikari"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	Ryo Eguchi, Strings arranged by: Crusher Kimura	4:02
8.	"Akizakura"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	A. Honma	4:52
9.	"Futari -Album version-"	Y. Mizuno	Y. Mizuno	M. Shimada	6:20
10.	"Tenohira no Oto"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Taichi Nakamura	5:06
11.	"How to make it"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Tōru Hidaka	4:51
12.	"Mirai Wakusei"	Kiyoe Yoshioka	K. Yoshioka	Susumu Nishikawa, Strings arranged by: eji	5:26
13.	"Ashita e Mukau Kaerimichi"	H. Yamashita	H. Yamashita	Norihito Sumitomo	4:45

Oricon Chart (Japan)

Release	Albums chart	Peak position	Debut sales (copies)	Sales total (copies)
December 23, 2009	Daily Chart	1	-	561,957
	Weekly Chart	1	200,286
	Monthly Chart (February 2010)	1	242,080
	Yearly Chart (2010)	8[3]	560,931

Notes

1. The iTunes listing classified the genre as Pop.