Why (Miliyah Kato song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Why

| cover = Why (Miliyah Kato).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Miliyah Kato

| album = Heaven

| B-side = {{ubl|"Destiny"|"You Don't Know Me"}}

| released = November 18, 2009

| recorded = Late 2009

| studio =

| genre = Pop, pop rock, urban

| length = 17:01

| label = Mastersix Foundation

| writer = Miliyah Kato

| producer = Shinichiro Murayama, Jeff Miyahara

| prev_title = Love Forever

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Forever Love

| next_year = 2010

}}

"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.

Background and promotion

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5340|title=Miliyah Kato sings "Twilight" tie-in - Tokyograph|date=October 7, 2009|accessdate=June 14, 2010}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6149|title=MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 - Tokyograph|date=May 30, 2010|accessdate=June 14, 2010}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Arrangement

| total_length = 17:01

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics = Miliyah Kato

| all_music =

| title1 = Why

| note1 =

| writer1 =

| lyrics1 =

| music1 = Miliyah Kato

| extra1 = Shinichiro Murayama
Ittetsu Gen (Strings arrangement)

| length1 = 4:14

| title2 = Destiny

| note2 =

| writer2 =

| lyrics2 =

| music2 = Kato, Jeff Miyahara

| extra2 = Jeff Miyahara

| length2 = 3:48

| title3 = You Don't Know Me

| note3 =

| writer3 =

| lyrics3 =

| music3 = Kato

| extra3 = Manaboon

| length3 = 4:43

| title4 = Why

| note4 = Instrumental

| writer4 =

| lyrics4 =

| music4 = Kato

| extra4 = Murayama

| length4 = 4:14

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD

| extra_column = Director

| total_length =

| title1 = Aitai

| note1 = Music Video

| writer1 =

| lyrics1 =

| music1 =

| extra1 = Shigeaki Kubo {{cite web|url=http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/detail.cgi?mu=0074759&ch=0|title=SPACE SHOWER TV｜スペースシャワーTV｜MUSIC VIDEO SEARCH|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}}

| length1 =

| title2 = Aitai

| note2 = Making of Music Video

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Charting and release

"Why" debuted at number ten on the Oricon weekly chart, a top 100 songs and artists chart, selling 15,189 copies that week.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2009&month=11&week=5&submit4.x=14&submit4.y=13|title=検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}} The single charted for ten weeks and to date has sold approximately 29,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=840446&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40521963|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w091220.html|script-title=ja:一般社団法人日本レコード協会｜各種統計|date=November 2009|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/2009s.html|script-title=ja:一般社団法人日本レコード協会｜各種情報 (2009/11/18～2009/11/24)|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}} On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the title track peaked at number eight on the week November 24–30, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/|title=Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN|date=November 30, 2009|accessdate=June 14, 2010|language=ja}}