It was first released as a single in 2003, as "Stem (Daimyō Asobi-hen)" (茎(STEM)～大名遊ビ編～, "The Daimyō's fun version") as her 8th single and it was released on January 22, 2003 by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music.

The single version is sung in English, and was orchestrated by Toshiyuki Mori.

The B-sides "Meisai" and "Ishiki" were arranged by Bakeneko Killer, a production team Sheena and Inoue formed.

The version featured on the album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana, "Kuki" (茎), is sung in Japanese and arranged by Bakeneko Killer.

An English language version of "Stem" also appears on Sheena's 2007 soundtrack Heisei Fūzoku, orchestrated by Neko Saito.