| "Why" | ||||
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| Single by Miliyah Kato | ||||
| from the album Heaven | ||||
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| Released | November 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, urban | |||
| Length | 17:01 | |||
| Label | Mastersix Foundation | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Miliyah Kato | |||
| Producer(s) | Shinichiro Murayama, Jeff Miyahara | |||
| Miliyah Kato singles chronology | ||||
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"Why" is Japanese singer-songwriter and composer Miliyah Kato's sixteenth single, and the first to be taken from her fifth studio album Heaven . It was released throughout Japan on November 18, 2009.
The title track "Why" is lyrically the sequel song to "Sayonara Baby" from 2008. A music video for the song was released as promotion, directed by Shigeaki Kubo. The first b-side "Destiny" was used as the main theme song for The Twilight Saga: New Moon , released on November 28 throughout Japan. The song could be heard in the Japanese trailers for the film. [1] A music video, directed by Moocho, was also recorded for "Destiny".
Also featured on the single is the music video for "Aitai" from Kato's fourth studio album Ring , the video for "Aitai" later won the Best R&B Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 on May 29, 2010. [2]
All lyrics are written by Miliyah Kato
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Why" | Miliyah Kato | Shinichiro Murayama Ittetsu Gen (Strings arrangement) | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Destiny" | Kato, Jeff Miyahara | Jeff Miyahara | 3:48 |
| 3. | "You Don't Know Me" | Kato | Manaboon | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Why" (Instrumental) | Kato | Murayama | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 17:01 | |||
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aitai" (Music Video) | Shigeaki Kubo [3] | |
| 2. | "Aitai" (Making of Music Video) |
"Why" debuted at number ten on the Oricon weekly chart, a top 100 songs and artists chart, selling 15,189 copies that week. [4] The single charted for ten weeks and to date has sold approximately 29,000 copies. [5] That month the title track debuted and peaked at number two on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart behind "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" by Exile, before also being certified gold for full-length downloads. [6] [7] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the title track peaked at number eight on the week November 24–30, 2009. [8]
| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2009 | Daily Singles Chart | 7 | 29,089 | |
| Weekly Singles Chart | 10 | 15,189 [4] | ||
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon Singles Chart) [4] | 10 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) [8] | 8 |
| Japan (RIAJ Digital Track Chart) [7] | 2 |
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