Stars (Mika Nakashima song)

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"Stars"
Stars single cover.jpg
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album True
ReleasedNovember 7, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre J-pop
Length6:08
Label Sony Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s)
  • Daisuke Kawaguchi
  • Tomita Keiichi
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"Stars"
(2001)		"Crescent Moon"
(2002)

"Stars" is the debut single by Japanese singer Mika Nakashima. The single was released on November 7, 2001, reached number three on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, and sold 469,180 copies, making it her highest-selling single to date. "Stars" was the theme song of the Japanese TV drama Kizudarake no Love Song, in which Mika also made her acting debut. The song is described[ by whom? ] as a luxurious, adult contemporary ballad with an easy listening-tinged arrangement and a haunting melody.

Contents

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Stars" Yasushi Akimoto Daisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita6:08
2."Tears: Konayuki ga Mauyōni... (粉雪がまうように...)"Yasushi Akimoto, Mika NakashimaKoji HayashiDreamfield6:54
3."Stars" (Instrumental) Daisuke KawaguchiKeiichi Tomita6:08
4."Tears: Konayuki ga Mauyōni..." (Instrumental) Koji HayashiDreamfield6:52
Total length:26:04

Charts and sales

Single charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)3
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [1]
Physical single 		Platinum469,180 [2]
Japan (RIAJ) [3]
Digital single 		Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
JapanNovember 7, 2001 CD single Sony Music Japan [4]
August 21, 2002 12-inch vinyl [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Mika Nakashima – Stars" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2001年12月 on the drop-down menu
  2. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon . Retrieved January 17, 2014. (subscription only)
  3. ↑ "Japanese digital single certifications – Mika Nakashima – Stars" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2014年11月 on the drop-down menu
  4. ↑ "Stars Mika Nakashima CD Maxi". CDJapan. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mika Nakashima - Stars (2002, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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