Clap & Love/Why

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"Clap & Love / Why"
Single by Ayaka
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)
GenrePop
Length23:50
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka
Ayaka singles chronology
"Jewelry Day"
(2007)
"Clap & Love / Why"
(2007)
"For Today"
(2007)

"Clap & Love / Why" is the 6th single from Ayaka and her first double A-side single.

Overview[edit]

The single was released in three pressings, the first included a "Final Fantasy Crisis Core" sticker, the second came with a regular CD single and the third with a CD+DVD release renamed "Why / Clap & Love". "Clap & Love" was being used as the opening theme to the comedic J-Drama Jigoku no Sata mo Yome Shidai. "Why" was used as the theme song to the game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.[1]

Tracks[edit]

All lyrics are written by Ayaka; all music is composed by Yoshihiko Nishio, Ayaka

CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Clap & Love"Akihisa Matsuura 
2."Why"L.O.E 
3."Peace loving people" (Live Ver.)  
4."Clap & Love" (Instrumental)  
5."Why" (Instrumental)  
DVD (Limited Edition only)
No.TitleLength
1."Why" (Music video) 
2."Why" (Crisis Core -Final Fantasy- Ver.) 

Charts[edit]

Oricon sales chart (Japan)[edit]

Release Chart Peak position Sales total Chart run
5 September 2007 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 5 58,103 4+
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 17
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart TBA

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Promotional website for the single". Retrieved 2007-07-11.