Days (Akina Nakamori song)

"Days" (デイズ, Deizu) is the 42nd single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Nakamori and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on April 30, 2003, by Universal Music Japan. It was also the lead single from her 21st studio album I Hope So.[1][2][3]

"Days"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album I Hope So
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hana"
ReleasedApril 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)
Recorded2002
Studio
  • On Air Azabu Studio
  • 517 Studio
  • Westside Studio
  • Burnish Stone Recording Studio
GenreJ-pop
Length5:00
LabelUniversal J
Composer(s)Tetsurō Oda
Lyricist(s)Akina Nakamori
Producer(s)Satoshi Takebe
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"The Heat (Musica Fiesta)"
(2002)		 "Days"
(2003)		 "Akai Hana"
(2004)

Background

"Days" was the first single written by Nakamori since her 1995 release "Tokyo Rose". It was used as the ending theme of the TV Tokyo drama series Onna to Ai to Mystery (女と愛とミステリー, Onna to Ai to Misuterī, lit. Women, Love, and Mystery).[2]

The B-side is "Hana", which was used as the theme song of the NHK series Chikyū Walker (地球ウォーカー, Chikyū Uōkā, lit. Earth Walker).

The single includes the bonus track "Ruriiro no Chikyū" (瑠璃色の地球, lit. "Azure Earth"), originally recorded by Seiko Matsuda in 1986. The song is included in Nakamori's cover album Zero Album: Utahime 2.

Chart performance

"Days" peaked at No. 30 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 10,100 copies.[4][5]

Track listing
Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Days"Akina NakamoriTetsurō OdaSatoshi Takebe5:00
2."Hana" ((華 -HANA-, "Flower"))Seriko NatsunoHidekazu UchiikeYūji Toriyama4:50
3."Ruriiro no Chikyū (Bonus Track)" ((瑠璃色の地球, "Azure Earth"))Takashi MatsumotoShinji KawaharaAkira Senju4:24
4."Days" (Instrumental)   5:01
5."Hana" (Instrumental)   4:45
Total length:24:00

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 30

References
  1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. "中森明菜 / Days". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. "Days | 中森明菜". Mora. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. "Days | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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