Triangler

"Triangler"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
from the album Kazeyomi
B-side	"Kotomichi"
Released	April 23, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	J-pop
Length	18:52
Label	Victor Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Yoko Kanno, Gabriela Robin,
Producer(s)	Yoko Kanno
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Saigo no Kajitsu / Mitsubachi to Kagakusha" (2007) "Triangler" (2008) "Ame ga Furu" (2008)

"Triangler (トライアングラー)"^[1] is Maaya Sakamoto's sixteenth single. The title track was used as the opening theme for the mecha anime Macross Frontier and won the 2008 Animation Kobe award for best theme song.^[2] The single reached number 3 on Oricon weekly chart and so far is the best selling single of Maaya Sakamoto.

In April 2011, the song was certified as a gold download to cellphones by the RIAJ, for legal downloads in excess of 100,000.^[3]

Track listing

CD (VTCL-35024)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Triangler (トライアングラー)" (Macross Frontier first opening theme song)	Gabriela Robin	Yoko Kanno	4:42
2.	"Kotomichi (ことみち, Different Paths)"	Maaya Sakamoto	Michiko Takada	4:47
3.	"Triangler (w/o Maaya)" (Instrumental)		Yoko Kanno	4:39
4.	"Kotomichi (w/o Maaya)" (Instrumental)		Michiko Takada	4:43
Total length:				18:52

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Weeks on chart
Oricon Weekly Singles	3[4]	91,539	26
2008 Oricon top 100 singles	76

References

1. "Triangler by Maaya Sakamoto at www.jvcmusic.co.jp". Retrieved 2008-08-30.
2. "Dennō Coil's Iso, Eva, Geass R2 Win Anime Kobe Awards". Anime News Network. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
3. レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：4月度認定＞ [Record Association report: April digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: April Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
4. "Triangler's Oricon Page". Retrieved 2008-08-30.

External links

• Victor Entertainment special site