Million Clouds

"Million Clouds"
Single by Maaya Sakamoto
Released	July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:58
Label	FlyingDog
Songwriter(s)	Maaya Sakamoto Frida Sundemo
Producer(s)	Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology
"Anata o Tamotsu Mono" / "Mada Ugoku" (2015) "Million Clouds" (2016) "Clear" (2018)
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"Million Clouds" file help

"Million Clouds" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on July 27, 2016, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Swedish singer-songwriter Frida Sundemo. ^[1] The song served as the opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime Amanchu! . ^[2]

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart, ^[3] with 8,000 copies on its first week. ^[4] It went on to chart for six weeks, selling a reported total of 11,000 copies. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Million Clouds"	Maaya Sakamoto Frida Sundemo	Shin Kōno	4:15
2.	"Ромашка" (ロマーシカ, Romāshika, "Chamomile")	Sakamoto	Kōno	4:33
3.	"Dive" (featuring Gontiti)	Yuho Iwasato Yoko Kanno	Gontiti	4:59
4.	"Million Clouds" (Piano Version)	Sundemo	Kōno	3:20
5.	"Hajimari no Umi" (Live Version)	Taeko Onuki	Kōno	4:05
Total length:				21:57

Credits and personnel

Personnel ^[5]

• Vocals, backing vocals, production – Maaya Sakamoto
• Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Frida Sundemo
• Arrangement, piano, programming, electronic keyboard  – Shin Kōno
• Guitar – Tsuneo Imahori
• Percussion  – Izumi Misawa
• Strings  – Chieko Kinbara Strings
• Mixing  – Toshihiko Miyoshi
• Engineering  – Hiroaki Yamazaki
• Mastering  – Hiroshi Kawasaki

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position	Sales
Japan Daily Singles (Oricon) [6]	14	11,000 [4]
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon) [3]	24
Japan Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [7]	35
Japan Hot Animation ( Billboard ) [8]	12
Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [9]	26

References

1. "坂本真綾、7月アニメ『あまんちゅ！』OP曲＆ライブアルバムから映像到着". Barks. July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
2. "坂本真綾「あまんちゅ！」シングルとライブ盤の詳細を一挙解禁". Natalie . May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
3. "Million Clouds 坂本真綾". Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
4. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon . Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
5. Sakamoto, Maaya (2016). Million Clouds (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325322118. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
6. "【日榜单】2016/07/28". Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard . Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
9. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.