Sakura Goodbye

"Sakura Goodbye" (SAKURAグッバイ) is the second major single (fifth overall) released by Japanese pop rock band Scandal. It was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. The title track was used as the 2009 ending theme for the television show "Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!".[1] "Sakura Goodbye" was formerly called "Sakura" when the band performed it live during their indie days. The song has a graduation theme and the single released at the time of MAMI and TOMOMI's high school graduation.[2] Copies of the single purchased at Tower Records came with a limited bonus sleeve from the band's endorsement for Nike Terminator. The single reached #30 on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for seven weeks, selling 6,995 copies.[3]

"Sakura Goodbye"
Single by Scandal
from the album Best Scandal
Released	March 13, 2009
Genre	J-pop rock
Length	4:00
Label	Epic Records Japan
Songwriter(s)	Tomomi Ogawa
Scandal singles chronology
"Doll" (2008) "Sakura Goodbye" (2009) "Shōjo S" (2009)
Music video
"Sakura Goodbye" on YouTube

Track listing

CD

CD (ESCL-3175 / ESCL-3173)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Sakura Goodbye" (SAKURAグッバイ)	TOMOMI, MASTERWORKS	MASTERWORKS	4:00
2.	"Tokyo"	Scandal, MASTERWORKS	MASTERWORKS	2:56
3.	"Sakura Goodbye (Instrumental)" (SAKURAグッバイ)	—	MASTERWORKS	3:59
Total length:				10:55

DVD

DVD (ESCL-3174)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scandal Over USA -USA Live Tour- 2008 Premium Document Movie" (-USAライブツアー2008 プレミア・ドキュメント・ムービー)	20:25

References

1. "BEST★SCANDAL(通常盤)" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
2. "メンバー２名も今春卒業！制服ガールズバンドSCANDALが卒業ソングを熱唱" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
3. ＳＡＫＵＲＡグッバイ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-04-16.