Winding Road (Ayaka and Kobukuro song)

"Winding Road"
Single by Ayaka and Kobukuro
from the album Sing to the Sky
Released	February 28, 2007
Format	CD single
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:58
Label	Cube Loves Music!
Writer(s)	Kentarō Kobuchi Shunsuke Kuroda Ayaka
Ayaka chronology
"Mikazuki" (2006) "Winding Road" (2007) "Jewelry Day" (2007)
Kobukuro chronology "Kimi to Iu na no Tsubasa" (2006) "Winding Road" (2007) "Tsubomi" (2007)

"Winding Road" is a first collaboration single between Ayaka and duo Kobukuro.

Information

This single was used in Japanese commercials to promote the Nissan Cube. The commercial made its first television airing on March 1, 2007. The single was sold for ¥555 or roughly $4.50, an unusually low price for a single, although this price may be attributed to the single containing only 2 tracks as most singles contain 4. In its first week, the single placed 2nd on the Oricon weekly singles listing.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ayaka, Kentaro Kobuchi, and Shunsuke Kuroda.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Winding Road"	4:58
2.	"Winding Road" (Instrumental)	4:58

Charts

Charts (2007) Peak position Oricon Singles Chart[1] 2

Sales and certifications Chart Amount Oricon physical sales[2] 359,000 RIAJ physical certification[3] Gold

References

1. "Winding Road | 絢香×コブクロ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2015.
2. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved December 18, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
3. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年03月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). April 10, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

External links

• Oricon Profile