| "Sample" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sakanaction-WordSample.jpeg) "Word" / "Sample" digital download cover | ||||
| Single by Sakanaction | ||||
| from the album Night Fishing | ||||
| Released | December 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop, dance, electronica, post-rock | |||
| Length | 4:41 | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ichiro Yamaguchi | |||
| Producer(s) | Sakanaction | |||
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"Sample" (Japanese: サンプル, Hepburn: Sanpuru) (Japanese pronunciation: [sampɯɾɯ]) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. Originally a song recorded by Sakanaction's vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi's high-school band Dutchman in 2002, it was later released by Sakanaction on December 5, 2007 as a double A-side digital single alongside "Word", two months before the band's second album Night Fishing.[1] As the leading promotional track from Night Fishing, "Sample" was heavily promoted on radio stations in Hokkaido in February, however did not receive noticeable national airplay. Since its release, "Sample" has become a staple of the band's live concert set-lists.
- ^ "サカナクションのヒストリー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.