"Sakura" (サクラ) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayaka. It was officially released nationwide as a digital single through A Station on February 12, 2018.[2] A limited physical release was initially made available through Ayaka's official fan club Room Ayaka and at concert venues for her Acoustic Live Tour 2017-2018 3-Star Raw concert tour on October 14, 2017.[3]
| "Sakura" | ||||
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| Single by Ayaka | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | A Station | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Satoru Shionoya | |||
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| Audio sample | ||||
"Sakura" | ||||
Background and composition
editAyaka wrote "Sakura", while Japanese pianist Satoru Shionoya arranged and produced the track,[4] in the spring of 2017, as her first graduation song.[2] She began performing the song on tour in September 2017, and due to fan demand, recorded and released it as a CD single a month later through concert venues and her fan club.[5] Ayaka states that the song came about because she wanted to write a song for "people of all ages" to "reminisce about memories of their youth".[2] "Sakura" is written in the key of B-flat major with a common time tempo of 72 beats per minute.[4] Ayaka's vocals span from F3 to B♭4 in modal voice, and up to D5 in head voice.
Chart performance
edit"Sakura" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.[6] The song peaked at number 33 on the weekly Mora singles chart.[7] It ranked at number 59 on the weekly RecoChoku Singles Chart and at number 19 on the RecoChoku High-Resolution singles chart.[8][9] In late March, "Sakura" soared to number 2 of the RecoChoku high-resolution singles chart and at number 23 on the Billboard Japan Download Songs chart.[10][11] The song also made its debut on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart at number 20, with sales of 6,000 downloads,[12] and entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100 at number 78.[13]
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Weekly Digital Singles (Oricon)[12] | 20 |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[13] | 78 |
| Japan Download Songs (Billboard)[11] | 23 |
| Japan Weekly Hi-Res Singles (RecoChoku)[10] | 2 |
| Japan Weekly Singles (Mora)[7] | 33 |
Sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (single track) |
— | 6,000[14] |
References
edit- ^ "絢香 初の卒業ソング『サクラ』の公式合唱楽譜が発売決定！！". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c "絢香の卒業ソング「サクラ」本日配信リリース". Natalie. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "絢香の卒業ソング「サクラ」、ファンの声に応えてシングル化". Natalie. October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "【合唱楽譜】サクラ（絢香）〔混声３部合唱/女声３部合唱〕". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "絢香、初の卒業ソングをツアー会場限定リリース". Barks. October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "ランキング（総合）Weekly 音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト". Mora. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "シングルランキング 週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". Recochoku. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "ハイレゾシングルランキング 週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". RecoChoku. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "シングルランキング 週間【レコチョク】音楽ダウンロード". Recochoku. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Download Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "オリコン週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年03月19日〜2018年03月25日 11〜20位". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 28, 2018.