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Number   1. Gips (ギブス; Plaster Cast)   2. Tokyo no Hito
(東京の女(ひと); Tokyo Woman)   3. Σ   "Gips" is Shiina Ringo's fifth-
equal single. It was released at the same time as her other
fifth-equal single, "Tsumi to Batsu". The B-side "Tokyo no Hito"
is a cover of the 1970 song of the same title by The Peanuts.
Gips reached #3 in Oricon charts (one place above "Tsumi to
Batsu") and charted for 12 weeks. Gips sold 714,240 units in
Japan, becoming the #27 single of 2000.  The single has an
internal symmetry it shares with "Tsumi to Batsu": the single
starts with a three kana song, then is followed by a cover song,
then ends with a song sung in English. Similarly, a song on each
single also features a famous guest artist (on "Σ" Tabuchi
Hisako of Number Girl and moOog of Buffalo Daughter are
featured, while Asai Kenichi of BLANKEY JET CITY is featured on
"Tsumi to Batsu").  The first line of th