"If"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album Thank You, Love
B-side
  • "I'll Be There"
  • "Beautiful"
ReleasedAugust 4, 2010 (2010-08-04)
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length4:42
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi
Producer(s)Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"Aitakute Aitakute"
(2010) 		"If"
(2010) 		"Kimi tte"
(2010)

"if" is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Nishino, released on August 4, 2010 by SME Records as her 11th single.

Promotion

"if" is her first single in about 3 months since her last one "Aitakute Aitakute".

The title song "if" is the theme song for the movie Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower. This is the second time that Nishino has sung a theme song for an anime film since her song "MAKE UP" (Bootleg, 2009). "if" also was used in a television commercial campaign for Recochoku.[1]

The first pressing limited edition includes a special jacket for the first pressing, a special "Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower" jacket, and a flyer announcing the pre-opening of Nishino's official fan club, "Nishino Family".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."If"Kana Nishino, Giorgio CancemiCancemiCancemi4:42
2."I'll Be There"NishinoNasri Atweh, Lolene Everett, J.R. RotemRotem3:46
3."Beautiful"NishinoHiroHiro4:33
Total length:13:01

Charts

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[2] 13
Billboard Japan Hot 100[3] 6
Oricon daily singles 7
Oricon weekly singles[4] 5
Oricon monthly singles 7
Oricon yearly singles 79
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[5] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[6] 4

Certifications and sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[7] 91,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification[8] Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads[9] Triple platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[10] Triple platinum (750,000+)

References

  1. ^ "[CD] if / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  2. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "if - 西野カナ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  5. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年09月01日～2010年09月07日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  6. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート）" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 19, 2011. (subscription only)
  8. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  9. ^ レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：10月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  10. ^ レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

External links

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