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"Contrail" is a song by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, included on her eleventh studio album and second bilingual album ''Feel'' (2013). It was served as the albums lead digital single on May 19, 2013 by Dimension Point. Written, composed and produced by Nao'ymt, "Contrail" was used as the theme song for the Japanese TV series ''Flying Public Relations Office''. The song was recorded in Japanese language despite being written in both English and Japanese form. "Contrail" is a synthpop song that references the term contrailing, with supporting themes of hope and courage; Amuro felt the song represented a "positive view on the world".〔 The track achieved favorable reception from most music critics, who praised the songwriting and production, though minor criticism were towards the composition. Despite being ineligible to chart on Oricon, the song charted on Japan Hot 100 and peaked at number eight. The song was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 250,000 digital units. An accompanying music video was shot in downtown Los Angeles, California at Pershing square featuring Amuro walking through the city with children, all adding special effects towards the coloring and lighting. ==Background== Amuro launched her own label Dimension Point, which is owned by Avex Trax in 2013. Amuro confirmed work on a new studio album that would be recorded in both English and Japanese language. Despite this, the team for Japanese network ''TBS Japan'' approach Amuro and her management in recording a song for their new TV series ''Flying Public Relations Office'', which she accepted.〔 Amuro enlisted long-time collaborator Nao'ymt to write, produce and compose the theme song.〔 According to ''TBS Japan'', they wanted the song to relate to the shows content of airplanes and Nao'ymt wrote the song "Contrail" because it references contrailing.〔 "Contrail" is about courage and hope.〔(Namie Amuro / [digipak] CD / DVD ). CDJournal. Reviewer unknown, July 17, 2013.〕 Nao'ymt commented that the song was about "carving" yourself throughout your past and having the strength and faith to.〔 "Contrail" is the only Japanese recorded song on ''Feel''.〔 "Contrail" was written in both English and Japanese form because Amuro felt that her previous work in English language “sounded better”, but recorded the song in Japanese strictly because it was a theme song.〔 In 2014, Amuro re-recorded "Contrail" on her ballad compilation album ''Ballada'', which celebrates her releases of ballad-inspired songs.〔 For the album, "Contrail" was recorded as a bonus track exclusively for iTunes, Amazon.com and on physical formats in Japan only.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAMIE AMURO: FEEL | OtakuDX )〕 Amuro felt that the production off the track represents a "positive view on the world". She commented "So when I'm listening to the song () on Sunday night, when I wake up on Monday morning, I am happy."〔 Isoyama discussed Amuro's input towards the track by saying she possessed "strength" and "modernity" towards the track and felt proud off the result.〔 Nao'ymt had commended Amuro's vocal delivery on the track and said that she possessed so much "strength" and felt the theme about the song was looking towards the future and looking back at the past, referring towards Amuro's musical career.〔http://www.tbs.co.jp/soratobu-tbs/news/news130313.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Contrail (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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