Diva Single Version
{{Infobox song
| name = Diva Single Version
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Diva Single Version.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album = Diva
| language = Japanese
| English_title =
| B-side = Heartache {{Small|(Original Version)}}
I Hope So
| released = {{Start date|2009|09|23}}
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|dance-pop}}
| length = 4:24
| label = Universal Sigma
| composer = {{hlist|Philippe-Marc Anquetil|Chris Lee-Joe|Emma Rohan}}
| lyricist = Ryohei Matsufuji
| producer =
| prev_title = Hana yo Odore
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Crazy Love
| next_year = 2010
}}
"Diva Single Version" is the 47th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ryohei Matsufuji, Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Chris Lee-Joe, and Emma Rohan, the single was released on September 23, 2009, by Universal Sigma. It was also the lead single from her 23rd studio album Diva.{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/nakamoriakina |title=中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ |website=Idol.ne.jp |accessdate=2022-08-25}}{{cite web |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/diva-single-version/4109081322 |title=中森明菜 / 中森明菜 / ディーバ シングルヴァージョン |website=CDJournal |access-date=2022-08-26}}
Background
"Diva Single Version" was Nakamori's first single in three years, after the 2005 release "Hana yo Odore". The first B-side "Heartbreak" is the original mix of the song included in the album Diva, while the second B-side "I Hope So" is a remastered version of the title track from Nakamori's 2003 album I Hope So.
Chart performance
"Diva Single Version" peaked at No. 50 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 1,600 copies, becoming Nakamori's lowest-selling single.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/835234/1/ |title=DIVA Single Version {{!}} 中森明菜 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2022-08-26}}{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |title=中森明菜 |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524165617/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |access-date=2022-08-26|archive-date=2011-05-24}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 12:41
| title1 = Diva Single Version
| lyrics1 = Ryohei Matsufuji
| music1 = {{hlist|Philippe-Marc Anquetil|Chris Lee-Joe|Emma Rohan}}
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:24
| title2 = Heartache
| note2 = Original Version
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Hiroshi Egawa|Miran:Miran}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Mauthew Tishler|Deanna Dellacioppa|Rodney Alejandro|Jenny Karr}}
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = I Hope So
| lyrics3 = Akina Nakamori
| music3 = {{hlist|Shinjirō Inoue|Satoshi Takebe}}
| extra3 = Takebe
| length3 = 4:44
}}
Personnel
"I Hope So"
- Hirokazu Ogura – electric guitar
- Yoshiaki Kanō – acoustic guitar
- Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass
- Toshiya Matsunaga – drums
- Satoshi Takebe – keyboards
- Masafumi Yamanaka – synthesizers, programming
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2009)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|50 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.universal-music.co.jp/nakamori-akina/products/umck-5257/}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=2423adf9-2652-4451-bca6-175e9cd9c01a|name=Diva Single Version|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=9902024|name=Diva Single Version|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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