Brighter Day (Amuro Namie)
- Artist
- Amuro Namie
- Single
- BRIGHTER DAY
- Released
- 2014.11.12
- Catalog Number
- AVCN-99014/B (CD+DVD)
- AVCN-99015 (CD)
- Price
- ¥1,890 (CD+DVD)
- ¥1,260 (CD)
- CD Tracklist
- BRIGHTER DAY
- SWEET KISSES
- Still Lovin' You
- BRIGHTER DAY (Instrumental)
- SWEET KISSES (Instrumental)
- Still Lovin' You (Instrumental)
- DVD Tracklist
- BRIGHTER DAY (Music Video)
- SWEET KISSES (Music Video)
- Information
"BRIGHTER DAY" is the 40th single released by Amuro Namie. It was released in two editions: a limited CD+DVD edition and regular CD edition. "BRIGHTER DAY" was used as theme song for the Fuji TV drama First Class, "SWEET KISSES" was used as a KOSÉ OLEO D'OR CM song, and "Still Lovin' You" was used as a KOSÉ ESPRIQUE CM song. The songs "BRIGHTER DAY" and "SWEET KISSES" received music videos. This single was planned to be the lead-in single for Amuro's tenth studio album _genic, which ultimately didn't make the cut. It is the second single in Amuro's discography to not be featured on any studio album or compilation.
"BRIGHTER DAY" received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for over 250,000 digital downloads.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- TIGER
- Music
- Erik Lidbom, Ylva Dimberg
Oricon Chart Positions
The single reached #8 on the weekly Oricon chart, and charted for a total of thirteen weeks. In 2014, it sold 46,522 copies making it the #137 single of year. It also sold 6,949 copies in 2015, becoming the #774 single of the year. This is her lowest ranking single since 2004's "ALARM", which ranked at #11.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 35,247 |
| 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 5,769 |
| 13 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 3,551 |
| 19 | - | 48 | 41 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 1,955 |
| 24 | 44 | 45 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 1,707 |
| 37 | - | - | 35 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 51 | 1,384 |
| - | - | - | 27 | 41 | 43 | - | 52 | 1,290 |
| 35 | 36 | 33 | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | 850 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | 543 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108 | 388 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | 286 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for one week | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 187 | 211 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156 | 290 |
Total Reported Sales: 53,471
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