WaT - 36ºC

SINGLE REVIEW
WaT - 36ºC

1. 36ºC
2. Seishun no Kagayaki
3. 36ºC (Instrumental)
4. Seishun no Kagayaki (Instrumental)
5. Shiosai no Gogo

This is WaT’s 10th single and it was released on October 29, 2008. This single reached #5 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and it has sold 33,389 copies.

After a couple of listens, it’s safe to say that 36ºC is a pleasant song with a nice, warm atmosphere. The only thing about the song that bothers me are Wentz and Teppei’s solo lines because they don’t sound very good. However, their harmonizations are good as always so no complaints there. The music is quite relaxing and features light electric guitar chords alongside some percussion and strings.

While the A-side is nice and all, the B-sides are actually a lot better. Seishun no Kagayaki has a more progressive sound and the music is very upbeat as well. I liked how the song starts with fast paced guitars and percussion followed by distorted vocals. Honestly, this SHOULD have been the A-side. It’s a great song.

This single was released in 3 different editions: a limited type A, a limited type B, and a regular. While the limited edition type A comes with some goodies like a trading card, the limited edition type B comes with a bonus track titled Shiosai no Gogo. It features a progressive percussion section as well but the sweeping guitar riffs makes this song stand out, making this one of the duo’s more unique songs. This could have easily been an A-side as well but hopefully it will be on their next album.

Overall Rating

3½ stars