Glamorous Sky

"Glamorous Sky"
Single by Nana starring Mika Nakashima
from the album The End & Best
ReleasedAugust 31, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length4:27
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Nana starring Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"Hitori"
(2005) 		"Glamorous Sky"
(2005) 		"Cry No More"
(2006)

"Glamorous Sky" is Mika Nakashima's 16th single overall, her 1st under the name Nana starring Mika Nakashima, and the second most successful single in her career after "Stars". It is her first rock song and it was used as one of the image songs for the film Nana (as one of the bands Black Stones' song).[1][2] Hyde of L'Arc-en-Ciel composed "Glamorous Sky".[3] The second and third B-sides, "Blood" and "Isolation" were used as CM songs for Kate cosmetics. Mika Nakashima graces the cover of the single as Nana Osaki.

The song is featured as a cover by a jrock band, Girugamesh, in the Konami music games, BEMANI for Drummania V3 and Guitarfreaks V3, as well as the iNiS rhythm game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. Hyde, the composer of this track, also released a version in 2018.[4]

Commercial performance

This is Nakashima's only single to debut at #1 on the Oricon weekly charts. It stayed at #1 in the daily charts for two entire weeks, which none of her other singles have achieved. "Glamorous Sky" sold 120,202 units for its first week, outselling the #2 single of the week from w-inds by 72,993 units. In the second week it was also #1, with the #2 spot being occupied by her Nana co-star Yuna Ito and her single, "Endless Story"; the latter would eventually outsell "Glamorous Sky" in 2006 Overall, "Glamorous Sky" has sold 444,067 copies since release and has charted in the Oricon charts for 28 weeks. It managed to reach #10 in the 2005 Oricon year end charts, the highest position for a female artist on those charts that year.

Live performances

  • 2005-11-21 – Best Hit Kayousai 2005
  • 2005-11-30 – NTV's Best Artist
  • 2005-12-07 – FNS Kayousai
  • 2005-12-23 – Music Station
  • 2005-12-31 – CDTV
  • 2005-12-31 – Japan Record Awards

Track list

CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Glamorous Sky"Ai Yazawahydehyde, K.A.Z 
2."My Medicine"Lori Fine (Coldfeet)Yasuhiro MinamiTakamune Negishi (Dr.StrangeLove) 
3."Blood"mmm.31f.jpShigekazu KogaTakamune Negishi 
4."Isolation"mmm.31f.jpYasuhiro MinamiTakamune Negishi 
5."Glamorous Sky" (instrumental)Ai Yazawahydehyde, K.A.Z 
6."My Medicine" (instrumental)Lori FineYasuhiro MinamiTakamune Negishi 
Vinyl – Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Glamorous Sky"Ai Yazawahydehyde, K.A.Z 
2."My Medicine"Lori FineYasuhiro MinamiTakamune Negishi 
Vinyl – Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Blood"mmm.31f.jpShigekazu KogaTakamune Negishi 
2."Isolation"mmm.31f.jpYasuhiro MinamiTakamune Negishi 

Charts

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7]
Physical 		2× Platinum 445,000[6]
Japan (RIAJ)[8]
Digital 		3× Platinum 750,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[9]
Chaku-uta 		Million 1,000,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[10]
Chaku-uta full 		2× Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Mika Nakashima -Best- CDJapan Articles Archive". www.cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ao no Dokutsu Xmas Online Live | Music in Tokyo". Time Out Tokyo. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Japan, Arama! (March 9, 2018). "Mika Nakashima releases 44th single "KISS OF DEATH"". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "何色にも染まらない花澤香菜が魅せる"今"と"これから"の音楽。". LisAni! (in Japanese). M-ON! Entertainment Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "中島美嘉の作品" [Mika Nakashima products]. Oricon. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「You大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Mika Nakashima – Glamorous Sky" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2005年12月 on the drop-down menu
  8. ^ "Japanese digital certifications – Mika Nakashima – Glamorous Sky" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年8月 on the drop-down menu
  9. ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Mika Nakashima – Glamorous Sky" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2006年8月 on the drop-down menu
  10. ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Mika Nakashima – Glamorous Sky" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2010年7月 on the drop-down menu