Megami no Mai

{{short description|2000 single by Alisa Mizuki}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Megami no Mai

| cover = Megami no Mai.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alisa Mizuki

| album = History: Alisa Mizuki Complete Single Collection

| released = August 23, 2000

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:22

| label = Avex Tune

| writer = Tsunku

| producer = Tsunku

| prev_title = Break All Day!

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Hitomi no Chikara

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{nihongo|"Megami no Mai"|女神の舞||lit. "Goddess Dance"}} is the nineteenth single by Japanese recording artist Alisa Mizuki. It was released on August 23, 2000 as the second single from Mizuki's fourth compilation album History: Alisa Mizuki Complete Single Collection.

The title track was written and produced by Tsunku, whose background vocals are featured in the choruses of the song. The song served as theme song for the second half (episodes 15-24) of the third season of the Fuji TV drama Nurse no Oshigoto, starring Mizuki herself. The single also includes the B-side "Believe in Your Way," written by Yūko Ebine and Kazuhiro Hara and composed and produced by Hara, and a remix of "Megami no Mai" by Chokkaku.

Chart performance

"Megami no Mai" debuted on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart at number 20 with 17,230 copies sold in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2000&month=9&week=1&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18|script-title=ja:2000年09月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報|accessdate=2011-08-08|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon}} The single charted for four weeks and has sold a total of 32,740 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/45567/1/|script-title=ja:女神の舞/観月ありさ|accessdate=2011-08-08|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ヴィジョンファクトリー(旧ライジング)@売上データ補完スレ |url=http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18 |date=2004-01-20 |language=Japanese |accessdate=2011-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324084454/http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1068830546/18 |archivedate=2012-03-24 }}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| extra_column = Arranger(s)

| total_length = 19:00

| title1 = Megami no Mai

| note1 = {{nihongo2|女神の舞}} "Goddess Dance"

| lyrics1 = Tsunku

| music1 = Tsunku

| extra1 = Ken Matsubara

| length1 = 4:22

| title2 = Believe in Your Way

| lyrics2 = Yūko Ebine, Kazuhiro Hara

| music2 = Hara

| extra2 = Hara, Tatsuya Murayama

| length2 = 5:07

| title3 = Megami no Mai (Fu Fha Ha H"aa Mix)

| lyrics3 = Tsunku

| music3 = Tsunku

| extra3 = Chokkaku

| length3 = 4:58

| title4 = Megami no Mai (Instrumental)

| music4 = Tsunku

| extra4 = Matsubara

| length4 = 4:22

}}

Charts and sales

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scope="col" | Chart (2000)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

! scope="col" | Sales

scope="row"| Oricon Weekly Singles

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|32,740

References