Holiday (Misia song)

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"Holiday"
Promotional single by Misia
from the album Super Best Records: 15th Celebration
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)
Genre
Length3:50
Label Ariola Japan
Songwriter(s)
Music video
"Holiday" on YouTube

"Holiday" (stylized as "HOLIDAY") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, from her fourth compilation album Super Best Records: 15th Celebration . It was released digitally as a promotional single by Ariola Japan on January 30, 2013. [1] The song was written by Misia, composed by Kenji Hayashida and arranged by DJ Gomi.

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Background and release

"Holiday" was released to digital download, exclusively on iTunes, on March 19, 2014, three weeks before the release of Super Best Records: 15th Celebration. [1] The song was used in television commercials for the Toyota Isis, starting October 24, 2012. [2] A music video for the song, starring Ema Fujisawa and Kensei Mikami, was written and directed by Ellie Omiya. [3]

Chart performance

"Holiday" charted at number 51 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart. [4]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay ( Billboard ) [4] 51

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Misia discography

The discography of Japanese R&B singer Misia consists of nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, six remix albums, twenty-six singles, twelve promotional singles, eighteen video albums and thirty-seven music videos. In 1997, Misia signed a recording contract with BMG Japan and joined the then up-and-coming talent agency, Rhythmedia. Under the sub-label Arista Japan, Misia released her first single, "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." in February 1998, followed by "Hi no Ataru Basho" in May. In June, her debut album, Mother Father Brother Sister, opened at number three on the Oricon chart. The album peaked at number one three weeks later and stayed in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks. Mother Father Brother Sister was certified double million and won a Japan Record Award for Best Album, as well as a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. In 2000, Misia's second studio album, Love Is the Message, debuted at number one and was certified double million. It won a Japan Record Award for Best Album and a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year. The album spawned three top ten hits: "Believe," "Wasurenai Hibi" and "Sweetness." Misia's first remix album, Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo, was released three months later and shot to number one. It sold over 800,000 copies and is the second best-selling remix album of all time in Japan.

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References

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  2. "MISIA、TOYOTA「Isis」に歌のマジックをかけた!?TOYOTA「Isis」× MISIAの新CMがスタート!". mFound. October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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  4. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2018.