Kimi tte

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"Kimi tte"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album Thank You, Love
B-side
  • "Christmas Love"
  • "Girls Girls"
ReleasedOctober 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length5:31
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kana Nishino, Saeki YouthK
Producer(s)Kōtarō Egami
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"If"
(2010)
"Kimi tte"
(2010)
"Distance"
(2011)
Alternative cover
First press cover

"Kimi tte" (君って, "You") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010.[1] The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics, as being about "scaling up passion to love."[1]

Promotion[edit]

The song was used as the insert theme song for the Fuji TV drama Freeter, Ie o Kau.[1] One of the B-sides of the single, "Girls Girls," was used as an image song for fashion magazine Vivi.[2] Nishino promoted the single with several television lives, such as on SMAP×SMAP on November 1,[3] Music Japan on November 7[4] and Music Station on November 12.[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kimi tte"Kana NishinoSaeki YouthKKōtarō Egami5:31
2."Christmas Love"Nishino, Giorgio CancemiCancemiCancemi4:39
3."Girls Girls"Nishino, DJ Mass, Olivia BurrellDJ Mass, Toshihiro Takira, Olivia Burrell, Takashi YamaguchiVIVID Neon* & Takashi Yamaguchi3:24

Charts[edit]

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[6] 13
Billboard Japan Hot 100[7] 3
Oricon daily singles[8] 2
Oricon weekly singles[9] 3
Oricon monthly singles 11
Oricon yearly singles 87
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[10] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[11] 8

Certifications and sales[edit]

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[12] 98,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification[13] Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads[14] Million (1,000,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[15] Triple platinum (750,000+)

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format
Japan October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)[16] Ringtone
October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)[16] Full-length cellphone download
November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)[1] CD
November 20, 2010 (2010-11-20)[17] Rental CD

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "[CD] 君って / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ 西野 カナ : 君って. Sony Music Online Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. ^ "西野カナ、1年ぶりに「SMAP×SMAP」に出演". Model Press (in Japanese). 2010-11-01. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. ^ "次回「MJ」に西野カナ、高橋優、ももクロ、伊藤由奈ら". Natalie (in Japanese). 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  5. ^ 出演者ラインナップ. Model Press (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  6. ^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  7. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  8. ^ "西野カナ、人気ドラマの挿入歌が初日2位". Oricon. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  9. ^ "君って - 西野カナ/ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  10. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年10月27日~2010年11月02日 <略称:レコ協チャート(「着うたフル(R)」)>" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  11. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日~2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」(通称:レコ協チャート)" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  12. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved March 24, 2011. (subscription only)
  13. ^ レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:9月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  14. ^ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:2月度認定> [Record Association report: February digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: February Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  15. ^ レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定<略称:3月度認定> [Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  16. ^ a b 西野カナ、壮大な愛を歌った話題の新曲が嵐・二宮和也主演ドラマ挿入歌に. Model Press (in Japanese). 2010-11-06. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  17. ^ "君って/西野カナ 音楽/CD". Tsutaya (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-06.

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