Cheers for You

"Cheers for You"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Collection IV
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Cheers for You (Dance Mix)"
ReleasedMay 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:47
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Toshinobu Kubota
Lyricist(s)
  • Masato Odake
  • Miho Nakayama
Producer(s)Toshinobu Kubota
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Hero"
(1994) 		"Cheers for You"
(1995) 		"Hurt to Heart (Itami no Yukue)"
(1995)

"Cheers for You" (チアーズ・フォー・ユー, Chiāzu fō Yū) is the 31st single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Masato Odake, Nakayama, and Toshinobu Kubota, the single was released on May 17, 1995, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

"Cheers for You" was arranged by American musicians Camus Celli and Andres Levin. The song was used by Kirin Company for their "Lager Beer Opening '95" commercial, which featured Nakayama. The music video was directed by Shunji Iwai; both Nakayama and Iwai had worked together in the 1995 film Love Letter.

"Cheers for You" peaked at No. 17 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, becoming her first single since "C" to miss the top 10. It sold over 127,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5][6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masato Odake and Miho Nakayama; all music is composed by Toshinobu Kubota

8cm CD single
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Cheers for You"
4:47
2."Cheers for You" (Dance Mix)
  • Celli
  • Levin
  • "Bonzai" Jim Caruso (Remix)
3:56
3."Cheers for You" (Original Karaoke) 4:46

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] 9

Certification

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

^ 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 / チアーズ・フォー・ユー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "CHEERS FOR YOU | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "CHEERS FOR YOU | 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. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – CHEERS FOR YOU" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1995年5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 4871310418.