Himawari (Miho Fukuhara song)

"Himawari" (ひまわり, lit. "Sunflower") is the second major-label physical single by Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara, and was released on July 16, 2008 to mild success regarding sales, and decent success in terms of radio airplay. The song is about a lover she had who has seemingly died and the pains that come with such a thing.

"Himawari
ひまわり"
Single by Miho Fukuhara
from the album Rainbow
ReleasedJuly 16, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreJ-pop, soul, folk
Length17:23
LabelSony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Miho Fukuhara, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi
Producer(s)Fukuhara
Miho Fukuhara singles chronology
"Change"
(2008)
"Himawari
ひまわり
"
(2008)
"Yasashii Aka"
(2008)

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Himawari (ひまわり; Sunflower)"FukuharaFukuhara, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi4:55
2."Everybody Needs Someone"mavieNina Woodford, Fraser T Smith3:41
3."No Warning (When You're Hit By Love)"  3:53
4."Himawari (instrumental)" Fukuhara, Yamaguchi4:55

Oricon overall sales chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position Debut Sales (copies) Sales Total (copies) Chart Run
July 16, 2008 Oricon Daily Charts - - 7,000+ -
Oricon Weekly Charts 24 -
Oricon Monthly Charts - -
Yearly Charts (2008) - -

Physical sales and rank

In the RIAJ Monthly Top Downloaded Songs chart, the song debuted in August 2008, at the 32nd position, but only stayed on the charts for the one month before falling off altogether.[1]

Chart Peak
position
RIAJ Top Monthly Downloaded Songs 32
Oricon Weekly Charts 24
Billboard Japan 15

References

  1. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
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