Chiisana Koi no Uta

Despite not being released as a single, "Chiisana Koi no Uta" became one of Mongol800's most well-known songs and has been covered numerous times, most popularly by Amatsuki in 2016.

Chiisana Koi no Uta is the third track of the Okinawan band's second album Message released on September 16, 2001.

[2] The lyrics of the songs were written bassist and vocalist Kiyosaku Uezo while the other band members composed the music.

[4] The song is known for its simple and repeating chord progression which makes "Chiisana Koi no Uta" easy to learn.

You) while writing the song's lyrics as Okinawans have a tendency not to use personal language when speaking, adding that at that time he thought that Anata (あなた, lit.

[8] In a 2019 interview, actor Gordon Maeda who played the role of Shinji Fukumura in the movie said that he initially thought of "Chiisana Koi no Uta" was a love song but after reading and studying the lyrics he realized that the song expresses the feelings of the band for Okinawa.

[14][15][16][17] During a special event in the Gunma Prefecture held on June 2, 2024, the song was played simultaneously by 1,000 musicians.

[18][19] Following is a list of artists who have covered "Chiisana Koi no Uta": The chords of the song were published in an elementary school book for 3rd graders.

[40] Chiisana Koi no Uta was used as one of the themes in the second volume of the Sutopi Toraberā Hanami (ストピトラベラー花美), a music novel series written by Rinako Shibano for preschoolers which was published on December 19, 2023.

[43] "Chiisana Koi no Uta" ranked at the top in the Japanese karaoke charts for ten years straight.

[47][48] According to JASRAC "Chiisana Koi no Uta" generated the fourth-highest revenue in ringtone sales in Japan in 2002.