Venus (Tackey & Tsubasa song)

"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single under the Avex Trax label.

Overview
"Venus" is Tackey & Tsubasa's sixth single, and currently their best selling single, reaching the 300,000 copies sold mark. The a-side song "Venus" was used in commercials for the ringtone service site, Mu-Mo. The b-side song "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai" was used as the ending theme for the TBS show "Zubari Iu wa yo." The other b-side song "Never Ever" was used as the opening theme song for the anime "Capeta."

Sample of the translated lyrics:
 * Burn, Venus, hotly, Venus
 * Your eyes scorch my heart
 * Love is a long silk road
 * And if I hesitate, you'll want to forget me
 * Feel, Venus, hotly, Venus
 * Show me a wind like that of a storm
 * You know the answer
 * Let loose the sparkling of your love

Regular CD Format

 * 1) "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:11
 * 2) "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:39
 * 3) "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:23
 * 4) "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:11
 * 5) "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:11
 * 6) "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:11
 * 7) "Venus: karaoke" - 4:10
 * 8) "Kamen (仮面): '06 Remix" - 4:13

Limited CD Format

 * 1) "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
 * 2) "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
 * 3) "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
 * 4) "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
 * 5) "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
 * 6) "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
 * 7) "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

CD Portion

 * 1) "Venus" (Hitoshi Haneda) - 4:09
 * 2) "Kimi no Na wo Yobitai (君の名を呼びたい)" (Takizawa Hideaki) (Mikio Sakai, Hideyuki Obata) - 5:37
 * 3) "Never Ever" (Imai Tsubasa) (Kazuko Kobayashi, Shunsuke Yazaki) - 4:21
 * 4) "Venus: Korean Version" - 4:09
 * 5) "Venus: Chinese Version" - 4:09
 * 6) "Venus: Thai Version" - 4:09
 * 7) "Venus: karaoke" - 4:09

DVD Portion

 * 1) "Venus Choreography Video"

Personnel

 * Takizawa Hideaki - vocals
 * Imai Tsubasa - vocals

TV performances

 * ?, 2006 - Music Fighter
 * January 19, 2006 - Utaban
 * January 29, 2006 - Utawara
 * February 17, 2006 - Music Station
 * May 5, 2006 - Music Station

Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

RIAJ Certification
As of February 2006, "Venus" has been certified platinum for shipments of over 250,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.