Mikazuki (song)

"Mikazuki"
Single by Ayaka
from the album First Message
B-side	"Kimi no Kiss de..." "Yume no Kakera"
Released	September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27)
Format	Maxi single, digital download
Recorded	2006
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:40
Label	Warner Music Japan
Writer(s)	Ayaka, Yoshihiko Nishio
Producer	Ayaka, Yoshihiko Nishio
Certification	Platinum (RIAJ) (physical)[1] Million (RIAJ) (Chaku Uta Full)[2]
Ayaka singles chronology
"Real Voice" (2006) "Mikazuki" "Jewelry Day" (2007)

"Mikazuki" (三日月, "Crescent Moon"^?) is the fourth single from Ayaka, released on September 27, 2006.

Information

"Mikazuki" was originally supposed to be Ayaka's first single but was pushed back. A music video was produced before Ayaka's first single, "I Believe", was even released. The song was used as a commercial song for a chain of Japanese record stores and later used for a drama known as @Human. When the single was released, it became Ayaka's first number-one single.

Chart performance

In April 2009, when the Recording Industry Association of Japan created the RIAJ Digital Track Chart "Mikazuki" debuted at No. 40.^[3] The song charted below the Top 40s until the release of her best album Ayaka's History 2006–2009 on September 23, 2009, that the chart rose on the chart peaking at No. 18.^[4] On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the song debuted at No. 60.^[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ayaka, all music composed by Ayaka and Yoshihiko Nishio expect for "Yume no Kakera" which was composed solely by Yoshihiko Nishio.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mikazuki"	4:40
2.	"Kimi no Kiss de..." (君のキスで... Kimi no Kisu de... "With Your Kiss...")
3.	"Yume no Kakera (Live Version)" (夢のカケラ "Pieces of Dreams")
4.	"Mikazuki (Instrumental)"

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Chart[6]	1
Chart (2009)	Peak position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[4]	18
Japan Hot 100[5]	60

Charice version

"Crescent Moon"
Promotional single by Charice from the album Charice
Released	June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)
Format	Promo, digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop
Length	4:37
Label	143/Reprise/Beluga Heights

In 2010, Filipina pop singer Charice recorded an English version of the song entitled "Crescent Moon" as part of the Japanese Edition of her self-titled international debut album.^[7] It was released as a promotional single in Japan on June 23, 2010 via iTunes.^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crescent Moon"	4:37

References

1. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種統計" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200610.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
2. ^ "レコード協会調べ　9月度有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w071020_3.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
3. ^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue April 7, 2009" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2009f&weeklyCd=20090407&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue September 29, 2009" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2009s&weeklyCd=20090929&rankKbn=50. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Japan Hot 100: Issue Date October 5, 2009" (in Japanese). Billboard. Hanshin Content. Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5rZNUFCxV. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
6. ^ "絢香、初のNo.1獲得！06年デビュー・アーティスト3組目の首位！" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Oricon. 2006-10-03. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/36490/. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
7. ^ "Charice : シャリース、全米を震撼、次は日本で大ブレイクか" (in Japanese). Barks News. It Media. 2010-05-26. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000061365. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
8. ^ "Charice「Crescent Moon - Single」 - iTunes で「Crescent Moon - Single」をダウンロード". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-06-23. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/crescent-moon-single/id377809921. Retrieved 2010-12-25.