Anata ni Nara...

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"Anata ni Nara..."
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Blanket Privacy
LanguageJapanese
English titleFor You...
B-side"Holiday"
ReleasedJuly 7, 1993 (1993-07-07)
Recorded1993
GenreJ-pop
Length5:28
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Joe Hisaishi
Lyricist(s)Miho Nakayama
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni"
(1993) 		"Anata ni Nara..."
(1993) 		"Tada Nakitaku Naru no"
(1994)

"Anata ni Nara..." (あなたになら...; lit. "For You...") is the 27th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Nakayama and Joe Hisaishi, the single was released on July 7, 1993, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

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"Anata ni Nara..." was recorded in London and used as the theme song of the Toho film Samurai Kids. The B-side, "Holiday", was used by Asahi Soft Drinks for their Tea Quality commercials.

"Anata ni Nara" peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 280,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5][6]

Hisaishi self-covered the song in English as "I Believe in You" on his 1995 album Melody Blvd.

Track listing

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8cm CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Anata ni Nara..." ("For You..." (あなたになら...))Miho NakayamaJoe HisaishiHisaishi5:28
2."Holiday"Mami TakuboMasaya OzekiURAN5:24
3."Anata ni Nara..." (Original Karaoke)   5:28

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] 8

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / あなたなら... [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "あなたなら... | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "あなたなら... | 中山美穂". Oricon. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. 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. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – あなたになら..." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1993年7月 on the drop-down menu
  7. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. p. 64. ISBN 4-87131-041-8.
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