Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no desu
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| Single by Mao Abe | ||||
| from the album Pop | ||||
| B-side | "'Marginal Man, Aitai yo'" | |||
| Released | August 6, 2008 (acoustic demo digital download) August 5, 2009 |
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| Format | CD Single, digital download | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 5:06 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mao Abe | |||
| Producer(s) | Masakazu Andō | |||
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Limited CD+DVD cover
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Acoustic demo digital download cover
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"Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu" (貴方の恋人になりたいのです, "I Want to Be Your Lover") is a song by Mao Abe. It was originally released as her unofficial debut, in the form of an acoustic demo released to iTunes on August 6, 2008. It was later released as Abe's second physical single on August 5, 2009.
The song is a first of a series of songs Abe has written with the title ending with no desu, with the second being "Watashi wa Anata ga Ii no Desu" (私は貴方がいいのです, "I Think You're Good") on the "Itsu no Hi mo" single.
The song is an arpeggio song, with lyrics about unrequited love. The author wrote someone a letter about wanting to get to know them more, which they have not replied to. They want to know the answers to simple questions, like "What sort of person do you like?" or "How long do you like a girls' hair to be?" The author wants to watch summer fireworks with the person, and shamelessly admits that they want to be his lover.
Abe wrote the song at the start of her final high school year, starting from the lyrics "Baito wa nan desu ka?" "Kanojo wa imasu ka?" (「バイトはなんですか?」「彼女はいますか?」 'What's your job?' 'Do you have a girlfriend?'). She wanted to write a simple song about wanting to be in love. The song is autobiographical, about a boy Abe liked who would not return her email.
The song was one she performed a lot at high school-era lives, and was a favourite among her early listeners.
The song was the first song Abe posted to her MySpace, prior to her debut. The posted version was an acoustic demo recorded by Abe, which was later posted to iTunes as her first digital download single. The studio version was recorded in mid 2008, during the recording sessions for Abe's debut album Free. It was held back from the album as Abe considered it worth being an A-side song, and should be released in the summertime.
While the original recording was performed acoustically, the studio version has a band backing. Abe wanted the studio version to not have any background vocals or embellishments, to fit with the song's simplicity.
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