Kumo ga Chigireru Toki

"Kumo ga Chigireru" (雲がちぎれる時) is Japanese singer-songwriter Ua's second re-cut single and sixth overall, released on November 21, 1996. It debuted with 5,920 copies sold at #73 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[1] The single includes a cover of Patti Smith Group's "Because the Night".

"Kumo ga Chigireru Toki"
Single by Ua
from the album 11
Released	November 21, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Pop, alternative rock
Length	14:43
Label	Speedstar Records
Songwriter(s)	Ua, Hirofumi Asamoto, Monday Michiru, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith
Producer(s)	Hirofumi Asamoto
Ua singles chronology
"Rhythm" (1996) "Kumo ga Chigireru Toki" (1996) "Amai Unmei" (1997)
Alternative covers
12" vinyl cover

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Kumo ga Chigireru Toki" (雲がちぎれる時 "When Clouds Are Torn to Pieces")	Ua	Hirofumi Asamoto	4:59
2.	"'Til the Clouds Break"	Ua, Monday Michiru	Asamoto	5:19
3.	"Because the Night"	Patti Smith	Bruce Springsteen	5:19
Total length:				14:43

Vinyl

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kumo ga Chigireru Toki"
2.	"Because the Night"

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"'Til the Clouds Break"
2.	"'Til the Clouds Break (Quickening Mix)"
3.	"'Til the Clouds Break (A Capella)"

Charts and sales

Chart (1996)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1]	73	10,520[1]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2012-06-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• SPEEDSTAR RECORDS | UA 「雲がちぎれる時」