"Million Clouds" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on July 27, 2016, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Swedish singer-songwriter Frida Sundemo.[1] The song served as the opening theme to the Tokyo MX anime Amanchu!.[2]
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| Single by Maaya Sakamoto | ||||
| Released | July 27, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 4:58 | |||
| Label | FlyingDog | |||
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| Maaya Sakamoto singles chronology | ||||
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"Million Clouds" | ||||
Chart performance
editThe single debuted at number 24 on the Oricon Singles Chart,[3] with 8,000 copies on its first week.[4] It went on to chart for six weeks, selling a reported total of 11,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Million Clouds" |
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| 4:15 |
| 2. | "Ромашка" (ロマーシカ, Romāshika, "Chamomile") |
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| 4:33 |
| 3. | "Dive" (featuring Gontiti) |
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| 4:59 |
| 4. | "Million Clouds" (Piano Version) |
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| 3:20 |
| 5. | "Hajimari no Umi" (Live Version) |
| 4:05 | |
| Total length: | 21:57 | |||
Credits and personnel
editPersonnel[5]
- Vocals, backing vocals, production – Maaya Sakamoto
- Songwriting – Maaya Sakamoto, Frida Sundemo
- Arrangement, piano, programming, electronic keyboard – Shin Kōno
- Guitar – Tsuneo Imahori
- Percussion – Izumi Misawa
- Strings – Chieko Kinbara Strings
- Mixing – Toshihiko Miyoshi
- Engineering – Hiroaki Yamazaki
- Mastering – Hiroshi Kawasaki
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
Sales |
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| Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[6] | 14 | 11,000[4] |
| Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[3] | 24 | |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] | 35 | |
| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[8] | 12 | |
| Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard)[9] | 26 |
References
edit- ^ "坂本真綾、7月アニメ『あまんちゅ！』OP曲＆ライブアルバムから映像到着". Barks. July 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "坂本真綾「あまんちゅ！」シングルとライブ盤の詳細を一挙解禁". Natalie. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Million Clouds 坂本真綾". Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Sakamoto, Maaya (2016). Million Clouds (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325322118. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "【日榜单】2016/07/28". Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.