Butterfly (Koda Kumi song)

"Butterfly"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Best: First Things
Released June 22, 2005 (JP)
Format CD, CD+DVD
Genre J-pop, Bossa-Nova
Length 25:03
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45213/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
RZCD-45214 (Japan, CD)
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Hot Stuff"
(2005)
"Butterfly"
(2005)
"Flower"
(2005)

"Butterfly" is Koda Kumi's 16th domestic single. "Butterfly" was the theme of TBS's drama Kosume no mahō 2 (コスメの魔法2?), and "Your Sunshine" was used in a televised advertisement for Nivea Body Yakyo Whitening UV (ニベアボディ 薬用ホワイトニングUV nibea bodi yakyō waitoningu UV?).

"Taisetsu na Kimi e" being certified gold for full-length cellphone downloads.

Contents

Track listing

CD

  1. Butterfly
  2. Your Sunshine
  3. Taisetsu na kimi e
  4. Butterfly (instrumental)
  5. Your Sunshine (instrumental)
  6. Taisetsu na kimi e (instrumental)

DVD

  1. Butterfly (Music video)
  2. Butterfly (Making video)

Chart History

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Top 200 2
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999 85

Sales

Awards

December 2005 – Koda Kumi won the 47th Japan Record Awards for her hit song "Butterfly"

May 2006 – Koda Kumi won two awards at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006 for the categories "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Female Video"

References

  1. Avex Network (2005), Koda Kumi Official Web Site
  2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style
Preceded by
"Sign" by Mr. Children
Japan Record Award
2005
Succeeded by
"Ikken" by Kiyoshi Hikawa