Computer City (song)

"Computer City" was written, composed, arranged, and produced by Japanese musician and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata. Alongside this, it was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Nakata. The song was recorded in 2005 at Contemode Studios, Shibuya, Tokyo by Nakata. Alongside the album's remaining material, "Computer City" has partial rights by Nakata through Yahama Music Communications. It premiered on January 11, 2006 as the second single from the group's first greatest hits compilation, Perfume: Complete Best (2006). Ian Martin from AllMusic stated that the song, alongside their back catalogue from Tokuma Japan Communications, "adopt[ed] a vocoder-heavy production style strongly influenced by European electro and house". Similarly, a staff editor at CD Journal labelled the song's composition as "addictive technopop". ==Critical response==

"Computer City" received generally favourable reviews from most music critics. A writer from CD Journal complimented the "tight" composition, and praised the production and songwriting by Yasutaka Nakata. A staff editor from Amazon was positive in their review, praising the composition of the track, and highlighted it as one of the best songs on the album. Channel-Ai staff editors awarded the song five stars out of five, stating "'Computer City' is a great improvement; it starts off with vocals only before it dives into a heavy beat. Although some parts turn a little monotone, most of the song remains catchy and melodic." ==Commercial performance==

In Japan, "Computer City" debuted at number 45 on the Oricon Singles Chart; it sold 1,853 units within its first week of sales. It became the group's highest charting single and first top 50 charting performance at the time. It was the group's highest charting and selling single until their 2007 effort, "Polyrhythm". ==Music video and live performances==

An accompanying music video was shot by Kazuaki Seki; it features the girls performing the song in a black room. There are several intercut scenes of computer generated imagery (CGI), which include the overlapping of digital circuits and other patterns. The music video also appeared on Perfume's DVD compilation sets for Perfume: Complete Best, and Perfume Clips (2014). "Computer City" was used for a Japanese commercial promoting the television show Tokyo Brigade. The song was included on their Game Tour, group's first nationwide concert tour, and eventually included on the live DVD, released on October 15, 2008. Since then, "Computer City" has been performed on their 2009 Budoukan Tour in Japan, 2009 Second Concert tour, and their 2010 Tokyo Dome tour. In 2010, four years after its original release, the group was invited to perform "Computer City" on the Japanese music television show, Music Station. This marked the only single previous to the release and subsequent breakthrough of their single "Polyrhythm" that has been performed on Japanese television. ==Track listings==

• Japanese CD single • • "Perfume" ==Credits and personnel==

Details adapted from the liner notes of the Perfume: Complete Best album. • Ayano Ōmoto – vocals • Yuka Kashino – vocals • Ayaka Nishiwaki – vocals • Yasutaka Nakata – producer, composer, arranger, mixing, mastering. • Seki Kazuaki – video director ==Charts and sales==

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