Ai no Katachi

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"Ai no Katachi"
Ai no Katachi - Misia.png
Single by Misia featuring Hide (Greeeen)
from the album Life Is Going On and On
ReleasedAugust 22, 2018 (2018-08-22)
RecordedJuly 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
Genre
Length4:26
LabelAriola Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Misia singles chronology
"Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo"
(2017)
"Ai no Katachi"
(2018)

"Ai no Katachi" (アイノカタチ, lit. "Shape of Love") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, featuring Hide from Greeeen on the chorus backing vocals.[1] It was released digitally by Ariola Japan on July 31, 2018, while the physical single was released on August 22, 2018. The song was written and composed by Greeeen and produced and arranged by Seiji Kameda.[2] It is the theme song of the TBS drama series Gibo to Musume no Blues.[3]

Chart performance[]

"Ai no Katachi" debuted at number 3 on Oricon's Digital Singles chart with 18,000 downloads sold,[4] marking Misia's first entry onto the chart.[5] The song peaked at number one the following week,[6] with sales of 29,000 downloads, making it Misia's first song to reach the top of the Digital Singles chart.[7] "Ai no Katachi" stayed at number-one for two consecutive weeks.[8] The song also made its debut onto the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number 23, and at number 5 on Billboard Japan's Download Songs chart. It rose to number ten on the Hot 100, becoming Misia's eighth top ten entry on the chart, and number two on the Download Songs chart the following week.[9][10] "Ai no Katachi" debuted at number 3 and number 2, respectively, on the RecoChoku and Mora Weekly Singles charts.[11][12] It then reached number one on both charts on its second week.[13][14]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ai no Katachi" (アイノカタチ, "Shape of Love")Greeeen4:26
2."Lady Funky"
4:44
3."Ai no Katachi" (TV Size)GreeeenKameda2:23
4."Ai no Katachi" (Instrumental)GreeeenKameda4:25
5."Lady Funky" (12" Funky Remix)
  • Kiyoshi
  • Misia
  • Ijichi
$akoshin4:36
Total length:20:34
First pressing secret track
No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
6."Ai no Katachi" (Muroleo Lover's Remix)
  • DJ Muro
  • Leo Nanjo
4:19
Total length:24:53

Charts[]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[15] 7
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[16] 15
Japan Weekly Combined Singles (Oricon)[17] 3
Japan Weekly Digital Singles (Oricon)[7] 1
Japan Weekly Streaming (Oricon)[18] 5
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[19] 4
Japan Download Songs (Billboard)[20] 1
Japan Streaming Songs (Billboard)[21] 2
Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)[22] 15
Japan Weekly Singles (RecoChoku)[14] 1
Japan Weekly Singles (Mora)[13] 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan 40,000[4]
Japan (RIAJ)[4]
single track
2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "MISIA×GReeeeNが初コラボ 綾瀬はるか主演ドラマ主題歌に決定". Oricon. July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "MISIA、GReeeeNと初コラボ!綾瀬はるかドラマ盛り上げる". Sankei Sports. July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "MISIA×GReeeeN、『義母と娘のブルース』主題歌で初コラボ". Barks. July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング 2018年07月30日~2018年08月05日". Oricon. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "MISIA「義母と娘のブルース」主題歌、オリコン1位!先週3位". Sankei Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "【オリコン】MISIA、前週売上1.5倍増でデジタルシングル首位 綾瀬はるか主演ドラマ『ぎぼむす』主題歌". Oricon. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "【オリコン】MISIA、デジタルシングル2週連続首位 『義母と娘のブルース』主題歌". Oricon. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "シングルランキング 週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". Recochoku. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "ランキング(総合)Weekly 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト". Mora. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "ランキング(総合)Weekly 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト". Mora. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "シングルランキング 週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". Recochoku. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "オリコンデイリー シングルランキング 2018年08月25日付". Oricon. August 26, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  16. ^ "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2018年12月31日~2019年01月06日 11~20位". Oricon. January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "オリコン週間 合算シングルランキング 2018年12月31日〜2019年01月06日". Oricon. January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "オリコン週間 ストリーミングランキング 2018年12月31日〜2019年01月06日". Oricon. January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  19. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  21. ^ "Billboard Japan Streaming Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  22. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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