Sayonara Technopolis
| "Sayonara Technopolis" | ||||
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| Single by Mitsuki Aira | ||||
| from the album Plastic | ||||
| A-side | Sayonara Technopolis | |||
| Released | March 5, 2008 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Genre | J-pop, electropop, dance-pop, big beat | |||
| Label | D-topia Entertainment | |||
| Producer(s) | Ōnishi Terukado (大西輝門) | |||
| Mitsuki Aira singles chronology | ||||
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Sayonara Technopolis (サヨナラTECHNOPOLiS lit. Goodbye/Farewell Technopolis) is the fifth single by the Japanese electronica artist Mitsuki Aira. It was released January 21, 2009.[1]
The single was marketed with the tagline "Electro meets big beat", and the tracks Sayonara Technopolis and High SD Sneaker (pronounced "High Speed Dance Sneaker") are most notably big beat-influenced. Track 6 of the single is a "Big Beat Crush remix" of "High SD Sneaker".
Theme and meaning
Aira stated that "Sayonara Technopolis" and its b-sides were written in response to the modern problems of the economy, apathy and global warming, also stating, "I wish that the human race could re-start on the Moon. When the time comes to live in the Moon some time and we see the Earth from the Moon, I hope for the Earth to be the place we want to live."
Aira owns an allotment of land on the Moon, and the single's cover uses NASA-licensed images.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sayonara Technopolis (サヨナラTECHNOPOLiS)" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "High SD Sneaker (HiGH SD スニーカー)" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Cosmic Chopper" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Distant Stars" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Sayonara Technopolis (Traks Boys rmx)" | 4:39 |
| 6. | "High SD Sneaker (Big Beat Crush rmx)" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Sayonara Technopolis (digital mp-3 mastering ver.)" | 4:12 |
| 8. | "High SD Sneaker (digital mp-3 mastering ver.)" | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Cosmic Chopper (digital mp-3 mastering ver.)" | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Distant Stars (digital mp-3 mastering ver.)" | 3:45 |