True Navigation (song)

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"True Navigation"
Two-Mix - True Navigation.jpg
Single by Two-Mix
from the album Fantastix
LanguageJapanese
B-side "Wake"
ReleasedJune 4, 1997 (1997-06-04)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length4:14
Label King Records
Composer(s) Minami Takayama
Lyricist(s) Shiina Nagano
Producer(s) Two-Mix
Two-Mix singles chronology
"White Reflection"
(1997)		"True Navigation"
(1997)		"Summer Planet No. 1"
(1997)

"True Navigation" is the seventh single by J-pop duo Two-Mix, released by King Records on June 4, 1997. Composed by the duo of Shiina Nagano and Minami Takayama, the song was used as an image song in the Japanese dub of The X-Files season 3. [1]

Contents

The single peaked at No. 7 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. [2] It sold over 142,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ. [3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shiina Nagano. All music is composed by Minami Takayama. All music is arranged by Two-Mix.

8 cm CD
No.TitleLength
1."True Navigation"4:14
2."Wake"5:40
3."True Navigation" (Original Karaoke)4:14
4."Wake" (Original Karaoke)5:40

Chart position

Charts (1997)Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart [2] 7

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [3] Gold200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

An English-language version of the song was recorded on the duo's 2000 self-cover album BPM Cube .

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References

  1. ↑ "True Navigation". The Two-Mix Electronic Library. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. 1 2 "True Navigation | TWO-MIX". Oricon . Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. 1 2 "Japanese single certifications – Two-Mix – True Navigation" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 2022-08-08.Select 1997年7月 on the drop-down menu
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