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| "Truth" | ||||
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| Single by Yuna Ito | ||||
| from the album Heart | ||||
| Released | December 6, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 0:22:09 | |||
| Label | Sony Music of Japan | |||
| Yuna Ito singles chronology | ||||
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"Truth" is Yuna Ito's 6th single and last of 2006. This is her second single to be a part of the Nana franchise, the first being "Endless Story".
Truth was a sweeping ballad, making it her first ballad since Precious which was released on May 3, 2006. This single will be the ending theme to the movie Nana II , a movie which stars Mika Nakashima and Yuna Ito.
The PV for "Truth" was filmed in Scotland at Eileen Donan Castle as well as the performance to the b-side song Take Me Away that was used in the movie.
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 6 December 2006 | Oricon Daily Chart | 10 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Chart | 10 | 15,893 | 46,780 | 8 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Chart | - | - | |||
| Oricon Yearly Chart |
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