Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni

"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" (幸せになるために, lit. "To Be Happy") is the 26th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Nakayama, Yūho Iwasato, and Toshifumi Hinata, the single was released on April 21, 1993, by King Records.[1][2][3]

"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Blanket Privacy
LanguageJapanese
English titleTo Be Happy
B-side"P.S. Natsu no Kuni kara"
ReleasedApril 21, 1993 (1993-04-21)
Recorded1992
GenreJ-pop
Length4:18
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Toshifumi Hinata
Lyricist(s)
  • Yūho Iwasato
  • Miho Nakayama
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"
(1992)		 "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni"
(1993)		 "Anata ni Nara..."
(1993)

Background and release

"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" was used as the theme song of the NHK TV serial Ēnyobo (ええにょぼ), marking the first time Nakayama recorded a theme song for a TV program she did not star in.

"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 414,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[4][5][6]

Nakayama performed the song on the 44th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1993.[7]

Track listing
8cm CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" (幸せになるために "To Be Happy")
  • Yūho Iwasato
  • Miho Nakayama
Toshifumi HinataHinata4:18
2."P.S. Natsu no Kuni kara" ((P.S. 夏の国から, "P.S. From a Summer Country"))Yui NishiwakiNishiwakiNobuo Ariga5:46
3."Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" (Original Karaoke)   4:17

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart[8] 69

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. "中山美穂 / 幸せになるために [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. "幸せになるために | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. "幸せになるために | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – 幸せになるために" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1993年5月 on the drop-down menu
  7. "44th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4871310418.
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