Valenti (song)

"Valenti"
Single by BoA
from the album Valenti
B-side Realize (Stay With Me)
Released August 28, 2002
Format CD single
Recorded 2002
Genre J-pop, dance-pop
Length 17:29
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Chinfa Kang, Kazuhiro Hara, BoA, Natsumi Watanabe, Emi K. Lynn
BoA singles chronology
"Don't Start Now"
(2002)		 "Valenti"
(2002)		 "Kiseki / No.1"
(2002)
Music sample
"Valenti"
Music video
"Valenti" on YouTube

"Valenti" is BoA's sixth single, released on August 28, 2002. The Korean version of the song was released with her Korean album Miracle.

Overview

Valenti peaked at #2 on the weekly Oricon singles chart, her highest showing at the time, and would go on to become her highest-selling single with over 200,000 copies sold. BoA performed "Valenti" on her first Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearance. The title "Valenti" (Valentí) is Portuguese for "brave". Furthermore, it is also the plural form of "Valente", which is Italian for "brave" or "courageous".

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Valenti" (D3 Publisher PS2 gamesoft "Project Minerva" CM song
NTV "'AX Music-TV' AX power play #009" theme song)		Chinfa KangKazuhiro Hara 4:19
2. "Realize (Stay With Me)"  BoA, Natsumi WatanabeBoA 4:17
3. "Valenti (English Version)"  Emi K. LynnKazuhiro Hara 4:18
4. "Valenti (Instrumental)"     4:19

Charts

Oricon sales chart

Release Chart Peak Position First Day/Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
August 28, 2002 Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 2 58,830 201,810 28 weeks
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 2
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 65

Physical sales charts

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Daily Albums Chart 2
Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 2
Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 2
Oricon Yearly Albums Chart 65
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 1
Soundscan Albums Chart (CD-Only)[2] 2

References

  1. ↑ "オリコン アルバム 2003.2.10". Geocities. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  2. ↑ 週刊 CDソフト TOP20