| "Gyutto" | ||||
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| Single by Mosawo | ||||
| from the album Koi no Uta | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Tightly | |||
| Released | July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mosawo | |||
| Mosawo singles chronology | ||||
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| "Gyutto" on YouTube | ||||
"Gyutto" (Japanese: ぎゅっと。, lit. 'tightly') is a Japanese song by Mosawo. The song was the debut single of Mosawo. It became popular among Generation Z couples during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
Background and release
In March 2020, Mosawo posted a video of himself singing the a single phrase of the song on TikTok. In May, he release the full version of the song on YouTube and release the song digitally on July 27. The song was the debut single of Mosawo.
The song lyrics is about "wanting to be with someone you love." Despite Mosawo being a male, the song was in a female perspective. Its tempo is 120 BPM. The opening part of the song was played with a Wurlitzer organ and acoustic guitar.
Commercial performance
The song became a massive hits among Generation Z in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic mostly couples who cannot meet due to the lockdown and use the song to cope because its' lyrics. The song was used as background music in various couple and pet videos across TikTok. It was used in over 30,000 videos and accumulated 300 million views on TikTok. In July 2021, the song exceeds 100 million streams on Billboard Japan. It debuted second in Spotify Top 50 in Japan.
The song debuted at 31th place in Billboard Japan's Streaming Song chart and stayed at Top 100 for 42 consecutive weeks. It charted in Oricon's Combined Sngle chart 30 times and peaked at 32nd place, while it charted in Oricon's Top Streaming chart 96 times and peaked at 16th place.
Critical reception
Chinami Hachisuka of Music Natalie commented that the song has many memorable lyrics adding that the "song touched the hearts of many people.", she also noted that Mosawo's singing voice is "warm", she concluded that "composition is simple yet well thought out."
Aki Ito of RealSound, praised that melody of the song adding it is "easier to remember", he added that the rhythm was simple. He also praised the usage of pronouns of the song. He concluded the "catchy elements" are "arranged in a great balance".
Ayaka Sakai of Billboard Japan noted that the song is "perfect fit" during the Covid-19 Pandemic and praised Mosawo's use of female perspective.
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References
- ^ Sakai, Ayaka. "「ぎゅっと。」で大ブレイク！女性目線で描くSSW "もさを。"とは？ | Special". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "もさを。「ぎゅっと。」ストリーミング累計1億回再生突破 | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). July 18, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- "もさを。の「ぎゅっと。 - Single」をApple Musicで" (in Japanese). Apple Music. July 27, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Hachisuka, Chinami (December 7, 2022). "もさを。「こいのうた」全曲レビュー、1stアルバムで表現された"大切な人との日常" - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- "もさを。ロングヒット中のラブソング「ぎゅっと。」実写版MVが公開 | Daily News". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). March 18, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Ito, Aki (August 25, 2020). "米津玄師好調のバイラルチャート上位に現れた"もさを。"は何者か 日常と願望をシンプルに表現した「ぎゅっと。」の魅力". Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "もさを。の合算シングル売上TOP2作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "もさを。のストリーミング再生数TOP2作品". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "もさを。 | Artist". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2025.