Being (Kotoko song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = being

| cover = being(kotoko).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kotoko

| album = Uzu-Maki

| B-side = Sekka no Shinwa

| released = March 23, 2006

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = J-pop

| length = 22:25

| label = Geneon

| writer = Kotoko

| producer = I've Sound

| prev_title = 421: A Will

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Chercher

| next_year = 2006

}}

"being" is the fifth single by Kotoko under Geneon Entertainment. The title track was used as the second opening theme for the anime series Shakugan no Shana. As of January 2014, this remains Kotoko's most successful single since it peaked at #4 in the Oricon charts and sold a total of 34,736 copies.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}