Kimi ga Iru Kara (Sayuri Sugawara song)
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| "Kimi ga Iru Kara" | ||||
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| Single by Sayuri Sugawara | ||||
| from the album First Story | ||||
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| Released | December 2, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 5:54 | |||
| Label | For Life Music | |||
| Songwriters | Sayuri Sugawara, Yukino Nakajima | |||
| Sayuri Sugawara singles chronology | ||||
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"Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから; "Because You're Here") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Sayuri Sugawara as her second single. The single was released on December 2, 2009, by For Life Music. "Kimi ga Iru Kara" serves as the theme song for the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII,[1] while the B-side "Eternal Love", is also used in the game as an insert song.[2] The other B-side, "Christmas Again", samples a piece of Franz Liszt's work.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから "Because You Are Here") | Sayuri Sugawara, Yukino Nakajima | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Eternal Love" | S. Sugawara, Y. Nakajima | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Christmas Again" | Kazuki Matsumoto | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Kimi ga Iru Kara (Instrumental)" (君がいるから (Instrumental)) | S. Sugawara, Y. Nakajima | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Eternal Love (Instrumental)" | S. Sugawara, Y. Nakajima | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Christmas Again (Instrumental)" | K. Matsumoto | 4:31 |
Live performances
At a Final Fantasy event held on November 29, 2009, Sugawara was present and performed both "Kimi ga Iru Kara" and "Eternal Love" in front of 2,000 people.[4] Sugawara also performed "Kimi ga Iru Kara" on the December 6 episode of Music Japan.[4]
