Diva Single Version

"Diva Single Version"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Diva
LanguageJapanese
B-sideHeartache (Original Version)
I Hope So
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length4:24
LabelUniversal Sigma
Composer(s)
  • Philippe-Marc Anquetil
  • Chris Lee-Joe
  • Emma Rohan
Lyricist(s)Ryohei Matsufuji
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Hana yo Odore"
(2005) 		"Diva Single Version"
(2009) 		"Crazy Love"
(2010)

"Diva Single Version" is the 47th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ryohei Matsufuji, Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Chris Lee-Joe, and Emma Rohan, the single was released on September 23, 2009, by Universal Sigma. It was also the lead single from her 23nd studio album Diva.[1][2]

Background

"Diva Single Version" was Nakamori's first single in three years, after the 2005 release "Hana yo Odore". The first B-side "Heartbreak" is the original mix of the song included in the album Diva, while the second B-side "I Hope So" is a remastered version of the title track from Nakamori's 2003 album I Hope So.[2]

Chart performance

"Diva Single Version" peaked at No. 50 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 1,600 copies, becoming Nakamori's lowest-selling single.[3][4]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Diva Single Version"Ryohei Matsufuji
  • Philippe-Marc Anquetil
  • Chris Lee-Joe
  • Emma Rohan
 4:24
2."Heartache" (Original Version)
  • Mauthew Tishler
  • Deanna Dellacioppa
  • Rodney Alejandro
  • Jenny Karr
 3:33
3."I Hope So"Akina Nakamori
Takebe4:44
Total length:12:41

Personnel

"I Hope So"

  • Hirokazu Ogura – electric guitar
  • Yoshiaki Kanō – acoustic guitar
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass
  • Toshiya Matsunaga – drums
  • Satoshi Takebe – keyboards
  • Masafumi Yamanaka – synthesizers, programming

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[3] 50

References

  1. ^ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "中森明菜 / 中森明菜 / ディーバ シングルヴァージョン". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ a b "DIVA Single Version | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-26.