Nandome no Aozora ka?

"Nandome no Aozora ka?"
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side
  • "Tōmawari no Aijō"
  • "Korogatta Kane o Narase!" (Type-A)
  • "Watashi, Okiru." (Type-B)
  • "Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" (Type-C)
  • "Tender days" (Regular)
Released October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08) (Japan)
Format CD Single, digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre J-pop
Label N46Div.
Writer(s) Yasushi Akimoto, Masahiro Kawaura
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Natsu no Free & Easy"
(2014)
"Nandome no Aozora ka?"
(2014)
"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
(2015)

"Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?) is the 10th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on October 8, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[1] and, as of October 20, 2014 (issue date), has sold 478,888 copies.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] It was the 8th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 578,174 copies.[4]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Erika Ikuta. She temporally suspended her activities to prepare for college and resumed from this single.[5]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[6][7]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
3."Korogatta Kane o Narase!" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ!)4:15
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
6."Korogatta Kane o Narase! -off vocal ver.-" (転がった鐘を鳴らせ! -off vocal ver.-)4:14

Type-B

CD[8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
3."Watashi, Okiru." (私、起きる。)3:52
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
6."Watashi, Okiru. -off vocal ver.-" (私、起きる。 -off vocal ver.-)3:51

Type-C

CD[10][11]
No.TitleLength
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)4:16
3."Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita" (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた)4:13
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-)4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-)4:16
6."Ano Hi Boku wa Tossa ni Uso o Tsuita -off vocal ver.-" (あの日 僕は咄嗟に嘘をついた -off vocal ver.-)4:12

Regular Edition

CD[12][13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Nandome no Aozora ka?" (何度目の青空か?)Yasushi AkimotoMasahiro KawauraErika Ikuta, et cetera4:49
2."Tōmawari no Aijō" (遠回りの愛情)Yasushi AkimotoNoda AkikoReika Sakurai, Seira Nagashima, et cetera4:16
3."Tender days"  Yasushi AkimotoSoichiroK, Nozomu.SNanami Hashimoto, et cetera4:42
4."Nandome no Aozora ka? -off vocal ver.-" (何度目の青空か? -off vocal ver.-) Tomonori Inoue 4:49
5."Tōmawari no Aijō -off vocal ver.-" (遠回りの愛情 -off vocal ver.-) Kadono Toshikazu 4:16
6."Tender days -off vocal ver.-"   Tomohiro Nakatsuchi 4:41

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[1]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[3]

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 8[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "2014年10月06日~2014年10月12日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2014年10月20日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. "AKB48 売上 何度目の青空か?". Atwiki (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/10/20". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. 【オリコン】乃木坂46、自己最高初動47.9万枚 9作連続1位 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014a.
  7. 何度目の青空か? type A (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  8. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014b.
  9. 何度目の青空か? type B (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  10. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014c.
  11. 何度目の青空か? type C (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  12. Nogizaka46 2014r.
  13. 何度目の青空か? (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  14. オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2014年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

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