Rolling Star

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"Rolling Star"
Yuirollingstar.jpg
Single by Yui
from the album Can't Buy My Love
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre Pop rock
Label Studioseven Recordings
Songwriter(s) Yui (lyrics & music)
Producer(s) Hisashi Kondo
Yui singles chronology
"I Remember You"
(2006)
"Rolling Star"
(2007)
"Cherry"
(2007)

"Rolling Star" is the seventh single of Japanese singer-songwriter Yui. It was released on January 17, 2007, by Studioseven Recordings, Yui's first under the label. An accompanying music video was directed by Takahiro Miki. [1] The single has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yui

CD
No.TitleArranger(s)Length
1."Rolling Star"northa+3:34
2."Winter Hot Music"northa+ 
3."I Remember You ~Yui Acoustic Version~"Yui & Hajime Mizoshita 
4."Rolling Star ~Instrumental~"northa+ 

Commercial endorsements

"Rolling Star" is the second of Yui's songs to be used in the Bleach anime series, as its fifth opening theme"; her third single "Life" was used as the series' fifth closing theme. The instrumental version of "Rolling Star" was used in a Fairchild TV commercial for a singing competition in 2008.[ citation needed ].

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak PositionSales Total
January 17, 2007Oricon Daily Singles Chart3
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart4169,277
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart6
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart35

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References

  1. "Rolling star". Space Shower TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. golddisc.jp