Orion (Mika Nakashima song)

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"Orion"
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album Voice
A-side"Orion"
B-side"Focus"
ReleasedNovember 12, 2008
GenreJ-pop, Adult contemporary music, Rock music
LabelSony
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"I Don't Know"
(2008)
"Orion"
(2008)
"Over Load"
(2009)

"Orion" is Mika Nakashima's 27th single, released on November 12, 2008.[1] It was the insert song for the Japanese TBS drama, Ryūsei no Kizuna, in which Mika co-starred.[2] The "B-side" song, "FOCUS", was used for the television commercial of the Canon IXY Digital 920 IS camera. Orion, a lite rock-influenced ballad, has sold over 1.300.000 digital downloads.

The single is certified Gold[3] by RIAJ for shipment for 100,000 copies and Million for digital downloads.[4]

Track listing[edit]

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Orion"Rui MomotaRui MomotaRui Momota 
2."Focus"Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraYoshito Tanaka 
3."Orion" (Instrumental)Rui MomotaRui MomotaRui Momota 
4."Focus" (Instrumental)Mika NakashimaAkihisa MatsuuraYoshito Tanaka 

Charts[edit]

Oricon sales chart (Japan)[edit]

Release Chart Peak position Sales total
12 November 2008 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 6 63,218
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 20
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 142

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : 中島美嘉". Sonymusic.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  2. ^ ""ORION" / Mika Nakashima". Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  3. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会".
  4. ^ レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.

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