Hana yo Odore
{{Infobox song
| name = Hana yo Odore
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Hana yo Odore.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album = Destination
| language = Japanese
| English_title = Flower Dance
| B-side = Game
| released = {{Start date|2006|05|17}}
| recorded = 2006
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|dance-pop}}
| length = 4:20
| label = Universal Sigma
| composer = Hitoshi Haba
| lyricist = Karen
| producer =
| prev_title = Rakka Ryūsui
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Diva Single Version
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{nihongo4|"Hana yo Odore"|花よ踊れ||lit. "Flower Dance"}} is the 46th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Karen and Hitoshi Haba, the single was released on May 17, 2006, by Universal Sigma. It was also the lead single from her 22nd studio album Destination.{{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/-/4106031384 |title=中森明菜 / 花よ踊れ |website=CDJournal |access-date=2022-08-26}}{{cite web |url=https://mora.jp/package/43000006/00028945022451/ |title=花よ踊れ {{!}} 中森明菜 |website=Mora |access-date=2022-08-26}}
Background
"Hana yo Odore" was used as the ending theme song of the NTV drama series {{nihongo4|Primadam|プリマダム|Purimadamu}}, which also starred Nakamori. The jacket cover is an illustration of Nakamori as a child ballerina, as she has practiced ballet since childhood.
Chart performance
"Hana yo Odore" peaked at No. 23 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 10,400 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/649504/1/ |title=花よ踊れ {{!}} 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 = 18:34
| title1 = Hana yo Odore
| note1 = {{nihongo4||花よ踊れ||"Flower Dance"}}
| lyrics1 = Karen
| music1 = Hitoshi Haba
| extra1 = Hiroshi Uesugi
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Game
| lyrics2 = Shū Kudō
| music2 = Kenji Hayashida
| extra2 = {{hlist|Uesugi|Hayashida}}
| length2 = 4:58
| title3 = Hana yo Odore
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Game
| note4 = Instrumental
| length4 = 4:58
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2006)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|23 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.universal-music.co.jp/nakamori-akina/products/umck-5143/}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=b32d2968-0e9e-4760-a621-710b097f88e8|name=Hana yo Odore|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=9902008|name=Hana yo Odore|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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