If (Kana Nishino song)

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

"If" (stylised as "if") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 11th single on August 4, 2010. [1] The song was given the working name "I Swear" before its release. [2] In initial promotional material about the single, it was described as a mellow medium tempo ballad, written about "a meeting with fate." [1]

Contents

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"Nishino Hiro Hiro4:33
Total length:13:01

Charts

Charts (2010)Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay [3] 13
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] 6
Oricon daily singles7
Oricon weekly singles [5] 5
Oricon monthly singles7
Oricon yearly singles79
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100 [6] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 [7] 4

Certifications and sales

ChartAmount
Oricon physical sales [8] 91,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification [9] Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads [10] Triple platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads [11] Triple platinum (750,000+)

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