Glamorous Sky
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| Single by NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA from the album THE END & BEST |
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| Released | August 31, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | J-Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:27 | ||||
| Label | Sony | ||||
| Writer(s) | hyde (composition) Ai Yazawa (lyrics) |
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| Certification | Gold (RIAJ) | ||||
| NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA singles chronology | |||||
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"GLAMOROUS SKY" is Mika Nakashima's 16th single overall and her 1st under the name Nana starring Mika Nakashima and it is the second most successful single in her career after "STARS". It is her first rock song and it was used as one of the image songs for the movie Nana (as one of the bands Black Stones' song). Hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel composed "GLAMOROUS SKY", while Yazawa Ai wrote the lyrics. The second and third B-sides, "BLOOD" and "ISOLATION" were used as CM songs for Kate cosmetics. Mika Nakashima graces the cover of the single as Nana Osaki. The song is featured as a cover by a jrock band,Girugamesh, in the Konami music games, BEMANI for Drummania V3 and Guitarfreaks V3, as well as the iNiS rhythm game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2.
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[edit] Tracklist
- GLAMOROUS SKY
- MY MEDICINE
- BLOOD
- ISOLATION
- GLAMOROUS SKY (instrumental)
- MY MEDICINE (instrumental)
[edit] TV performances
- 2005-11-21 – Best Hit Kayousai 2005
- 2005-11-30 – NTV's Best Artist
- 2005-12-07 – FNS Kayousai
- 2005-12-23 – Music Station
- 2005-12-31 – CDTV
- 2005-12-31 – Japan Record Awards
[edit] Charts
This is her first single to debut at #1 on the Oricon weekly charts. It stayed at #1 in the daily charts for two entire weeks, something none of her other singles have achieved. "Glamorous Sky" sold 120,202 units for its first week, outselling the #2 single of the week from w-inds by 72,993 units. In the second week it was also #1, with the #2 spot being occupied by her Nana co-star Yuna Ito and her single "Endless Story" which would eventually outsell "Glamorous Sky" in 2006. Overall, it has sold 444,067 copies since release and has charted in the Oricon charts for 28 weeks. It managed to reach #10 in the 2005 Oricon year end charts, the highest position for a female artist that year.
[edit] Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
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| 2005-08-31 | Oricon Daily Charts | #1 | |||
| 2005-08-31 | Oricon Weekly Charts | #1 | 120,202 | 444,067 | 28 weeks |
| 2005-08-31 | Oricon Monthly Charts | #1 | |||
| 2005-08-31 | Oricon Yearly Charts | #10 |
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| Albums |
| True • Love • Music • Yes Compilations: Best NANA's Album: The End EP/Mini-Albums: Resistance • Oborodzukiyo ~Inori |
| Singles |
| "True" singles: Stars • Crescent Moon • One Survive • Helpless Rain • Will "Love" singles: Ai Shiteru • Love Addict • Seppun • Find The Way • Yuki no Hana "Music" singles: Seven • Hi no Tori • Legend • Sakurairo Mau Koro • Hitori "Yes" singles: Cry No More • All Hands Together • My Sugar Cat • Mienai Hoshi • Sunao na Mama Nana's singles: Glamorous Sky • Hitoiro New singles: Life • Eien no Uta• Sakura ~Hanagasumi~ |
| Various |
| Full discography | Albums | Singles |
