| "Kimi ga Iru Kara" | ||||
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| Single bySayuri Sugawara | ||||
| from the albumFirst Story | ||||
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| Released | December 2, 2009 (2009-12-02) | |||
| 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 singerSayuri Sugawara as her second single. The single was released on December 2, 2009, byFor Life Music. "Kimi ga Iru Kara" serves as the theme song for the Japanese release ofFinal Fantasy XIII,[1] while theB-side "Eternal Love", is also used in the game as an insert song.[2] The other B-side, "Christmas Again", samples a piece ofFranz 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 |
At aFinal 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 ofMusic Japan.[4]
The single received poor reviews from critics. Gann of RPGFan called it "vanilla" and said that the single, especially the headline track, was over-produced and uninteresting. While he did not mind "Eternal Love" as much, he still felt that the CD was his least favoriteFinal Fantasy theme single.[3] Square Enix Music Online had similar opinions of the release, calling it "bland". They felt that while "Kimi ga Iru Kara" was better than "My Hands" and "Eternal Love", the single was still disappointing in both the context ofFinal Fantasy singles and of Sugawara's previous discography.[5]
On theOricon single chart, "Kimi ga Iru Kara" peaked at number 11.[6] The single charted for 11 weeks and is currently her best-selling single, with 36,400 copies sold.[6][7] The digital version of the song was certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of Japan.[8]
