Orion (Mika Nakashima song)

"Orion"
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album Voice
A-side	Orion
B-side	Focus
Released	November 12, 2008
Format	CD
Genre	J-pop, Adult contemporary music, Rock music
Label	Sony
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
I Don't Know (2008) Orion (2008) Over Load (2009)

"Orion" is Mika Nakashima's 27th single, released on November 12, 2008.^[1] It was the insert song for the Japanese TBS drama, Ryūsei no Kizuna, in which Mika co-starred.^[2] The "B-side" song, "FOCUS", was used for the television commercial of the Canon IXY Digital 920 IS camera. Orion, a lite rock-influenced ballad, has sold over 1.300.000 digital downloads.

The single is certified Gold^[3] by RIAJ for shipment for 100,000 copies and triple platinum for cellphone downloads.^[4]

Tracklisting

1. Orion
2. Focus
3. Orion (Instrumental)
4. Focus (Instrumental)

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	Sales total	Chart run
12 November 2008	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	3
	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	6	63,218	12 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	20
	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	142

References

1. ^ "Sony Music Online Japan : 中島美嘉". Sonymusic.co.jp. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/AI/MikaNakashima/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
2. ^ "TBS �$B6bMK%I%i%^!XN.@1$Ne+!Y!!!C!!$*CN$i$;�(B". Tbs.co.jp. http://www.tbs.co.jp/ryuseinokizuna/news/news080923.html. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
3. ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200812.html
4. ^ "レコード協会調べ　11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101220.html. Retrieved December 20, 2010. 

External links

• http://www.mikanakashima.com/
• http://www.kumonoito.net/