"Gomenasai", is a ballad by t.A.T.u.. It is their third single from their second English album, Dangerous and Moving. There were two different videos produced for this single: animated and live action. t.A.T.u. stated that they did not want this song to become a single, but their record company chose it for them. Music and lyrics by Martin Kierszenbaum. Cover photo taken by Bryan Adams. The song received mixed reviews from music critics.

Critical reception [link]

"Gomenasai" received mixed reviews on critics, with some calling it more feminine and gentle. However, because the album is more upbeat and electronic, some critics claimed it didn't "fit in". Roger Holland from PopMatters liked the single labelling it "Gentle" and "friendly".^[1] However, James Blake from BBC Music called it a "low point".^[2] Daniel Incognito, who is part off staff for Sputnikmusic had said "Gomenasai feels like a million other romantic Pop songs with stereotypical violins, soft synthesizer sounds and mushy lyrics."^[3]

Track listing [link]

Europe Maxi-CD single
Released May 12, 2006

1. "Gomenasai"
2. "Cosmos (Outer Space)" (She Wants Revenge Remix)
3. "Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have)" (Bollywood Mix)

• "Gomenasai" (Music Video)

Europe CD single

1. "Gomenasai "
2. "Cosmos (Outer Space)" (She Wants Revenge Remix)

Music video [link]

Live action video
The live action video was directed by Hype Williams and was shot in Los Angeles during the week of March 13, 2006. It was filmed in the Botanical Gardens in L.A. It exudes a soft, dreamy, and beautiful feeling and is a departure from the action-packed animated video. The video shows the girls singing against a black background with shots of stone angel statues from time to time. It was released in mid/late May in Europe, Asia, South America and North Africa (2 Arabic channel).

Animated video
The place holder video of "Gomenasai", in the form of Japanese anime, was released late February 2006 and early March 2006 in some countries. The video starts with Yulia lying in her room, thinking about Lena, but unbeknownst to her, she was being carefully watched by a small robot. Yulia watches as Lena is being taken away by a larger robot. Yulia then changes her clothes and equips herself with weapons, then goes to start her car. While Yulia is driving the car, she finds out she is being trailed by robots. One of the robots shoots her car with a heat seeking missile, causing Yulia to lose control of her car and causing it to flip over, Yulia manages to escape and kill the robots by making her car explode by pushing a button on her waist. Meanwhile Lena is trapped in prison by an enemy. Yulia breaks inside the enemy's fort and defeats them. The video is available through iTunes in some European countries and the United States.

Charts [link]

"Happy Birthday" [link]

Samples of "Gomenasai" were used for the song "Happy Birthday" by rap group Flipsyde. It uses the lyrics "What I thought was a dream... was as real as it seemed" from Lena and "I made a mistake" from Yulia, and also the piano intro. t.A.T.u. have accompanied Flipsyde while promoting Flipsyde's single and have performed together on Top of the Pops, TRL and The Dome in Germany, though t.A.T.u. did not make an appearance in Flipsyde's "Happy Birthday" music video.

Also a Spanish rap singer, Porta, use samples of "Gomenasai" for the song "Mi Rosa Negra".

References [link]

External links [link]

• Official lyrics