Rojo (Tierra)

"Rojo (Tierra)"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Fixer
Language	Japanese
B-side	"La Vida"
Released	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)
Recorded	2014
Genre	J-pop EDM
Length	6:00
Label	Utahime Records Universal J
Composer(s)	Daisuke Asakura
Lyricist(s)	Minako Kawae Miran:Miran
Producer(s)	Daisuke Asakura Yūji Toriyama
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Crazy Love" (2010) "Rojo (Tierra)" (2015) "Unfixable" (2015)
Music videos
"Rojo (Tierra)" (Teaser) on YouTube

"Rojo (Tierra)" (ロホ・ティエラ, Roho Tiera) is the 49th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Minako Kawae, Nakamori (under the pseudonym "Miran:Miran"), and Daisuke Asakura, the single was released on January 21, 2015, by Utahime Records and Universal Music Japan in two editions: CD single and the limited edition CD + DVD edition. It was also the lead single from her 24th studio album Fixer.[1][2][3]

Background

"Rojo (Tierra)" is Spanish for "Red (Earth)". It was Nakamori's first physical single in over five years, after her 2009 release "Diva Single Version".[4][5] Due to Nakamori's intention to deliver the new song to fans as soon as possible, the teaser ringtone was distributed on December 24, 2014 as a Christmas present.[6] The full single was first made available online on December 31.[7] Nakamori debuted the song on the 65th Kōhaku Uta Gassen via satellite from a recording studio in Los Angeles.[8][9][10]

Chart performance

"Rojo (Tierra)" peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 25,400 copies, becoming Nakamori's first top-10 since "Gekka" in 1994.[11][12]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Rojo (Tierra)"	Minako Kawae Miran:Miran	Daisuke Asakura	Asakura Yūji Toriyama	6:00
2.	"La Vida"	Izumi	Koshin	Koshin Jin Oki	4:38
3.	"Rojo (Tierra)" (Instrumental)				6:00
4.	"La Vida" (Instrumental)				4:38
Total length:					20:16

Limited Edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rojo (Tierra)" (Making-of Video)

Personnel

"Rojo (Tierra)"

• Daisuke Asakura – digital programming
• Yūji Toriyama – guitar
• Masato Kawase – bass
• Toshiya Matsunaga – percussion
• Tadashi Satō – percussion

"La Vida"

• Jin Oki – flamenco guitar, palmas
• Takamitsu Ishizuka – palmas
• Jose Colón – palmas

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[11]	8
Japan (Billboard Hot 100)[13]	11
Japan (Billboard Top Singles Sales)[14]	8

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 2022-08-27.
2. "中森明菜 / Rojo-Tierra-". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
3. "中森明菜、5年半ぶりニューシングル＆カバーアルバムで復活". BARKS.jp. 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
4. "中森明菜、エキゾEDMな新曲「Rojo -Tierra-」紅白の前に配信". Natalie.mu. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
5. "中森明菜"完全復活"へ 1・21に5年ぶり復帰シングル". Oricon. 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
6. "中森明菜から、ファンへのクリスマスプレゼント". BARKS.jp. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
7. "中森明菜、新曲「Rojo -Tierra-」配信スタート". BARKS.jp. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
8. "65th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
9. "【紅白】中森明菜、復活第一声は「ごぶさたしております」 再始動後初、10年ぶり生出演". Oricon. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
10. "NHKで中森明菜特集、「紅白」舞台裏やインタビューも". Natalie.mu. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
11. "Rojo -Tierra-(初回盤) | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
12. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
14. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2022-08-27.

External links

• Official website
• "Rojo (Tierra)" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Rojo (Tierra)" at Discogs (list of releases)