If (Kana Nishino song)
"If" | ||||
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Single by Kana Nishino | ||||
from the album Thank You, Love | ||||
B-side |
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Released | August 4, 2010 | |||
Genre | J-pop, R&B | |||
Length | 4:42 | |||
Label | SME Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kana Nishino, | |||
Producer(s) | Giorgio Cancemi | |||
Kana Nishino singles chronology | ||||
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"If" (stylised as "if") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 11th single on August 4, 2010.[1] The song was given the working name "I Swear" before its release.[2] In initial promotional material about the single, it was described as a mellow medium tempo ballad, written about "a meeting with fate."[1]
Promotion[]
The song was used as the theme song for the animated film Naruto Shippuden 4: The Lost Tower, and also used as a television commercial campaign for Recochoku.[1]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length |
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1. | "If" | Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi | Cancemi | Cancemi | 4:42 |
2. | "I'll Be There" | Nishino | Nasri Atweh, Lolene Everett, J.R. Rotem | Rotem | 3:46 |
3. | "Beautiful" | Nishino | Hiro | Hiro | 4:33 |
Total length: | 13:01 |
Charts[]
Charts (2010) | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[3] | 13 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] | 6 |
Oricon daily singles | 7 |
Oricon weekly singles[5] | 5 |
Oricon monthly singles | 7 |
Oricon yearly singles | 79 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[6] | 1 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[7] | 4 |
Certifications and sales[]
Chart | Amount |
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Oricon physical sales[8] | 91,000 |
RIAJ physical shipping certification[9] | Gold (100,000+) |
RIAJ ringtone downloads[10] | Triple platinum (750,000+) |
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[11] | Triple platinum (750,000+) |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "[CD] if / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "CD 西野カナ / I swear 劇場版アニメ「NARUTO」主題歌[ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント]《発売済・取り寄せ品》". Amiami (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "if - 西野カナ/ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年09月01日~2010年09月07日 <略称:レコ協チャート(「着うたフル(R)」)>" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日~2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」(通称:レコ協チャート)" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 19, 2011. (subscription only)
- ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:10月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:11月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
External links[]
- Sony Music If profile (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 2010 singles
- Kana Nishino songs
- RIAJ Digital Track Chart number-one singles
- Japanese-language songs
- Japanese film songs
- Naruto songs
- Songs written for animated films
- 2010 songs
- SME Records singles
- 2010s Japanese single stubs