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Phantom Minds

Single Cover
Artist
Mizuki Nana
Single
PHANTOM MINDS
Released
2010.01.13
Catalog Number
KICM-1299
Price
¥1,300
Tracklist
  1. PHANTOM MINDS
  2. Don't be long
  3. Song Communication
  4. Juujika no Spread (十字架のスプレッド; Spread of Cross)


Information

"PHANTOM MINDS" is the 21st single released by Mizuki Nana. The tile track was used as the theme song for the anime movie Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st while "Don't be long" was used as an insert song. The title track was also used as a power play song for Ongaku Senshi MUSIC FIGHTER, "Song Communication" was used as an ending theme for TBS program Card Gakuen, and "Juujika no Spread" is the theme song for the video game Shining Force Cross.

The single reached #1 on the weekly Oricon chart, charted for 16 weeks, selling 93,759 copies, becoming the #73 single of the year. This is the first single released by a seiyuu to ever reach #1 on the weekly Oricon chart. This beat the previous record for highest charting seiyuu singles, peaked at #2, which were held by Mizuki's 12th single "ETERNAL BLAZE", 15th single "SECRET AMBITION", 18th single "Trickster" and 19th single "Shin'ai" (this single had peaked at #1 on the daily chart). Currently, it is her 2nd best selling single.

Mizuki performed this song at 61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen on 31st December 2010.

Song Information

Mizuki Nana promoting the single
Lyrics
Mizuki Nana
Music
Yoshiki Eriko
Other Information
Arrangement: Suyama Jun
Strings: Ittetsu Gen Strings
Guitars: Ogura Hirokazu
All Other Instruments: Suyama Jun
Recorded & Mixed by Morimoto Koji (prime sound studio form)
Recorded by Nakano Kentaro (MIXER'S LAB)
Recorded & Mixed at prime sound studio form
Recorded at SOUND INN
Sound Directed by Sato Koji (SCOOP music)

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 53,970
1 14 7 6 4 2 4 5 15,301
3 18 17 12 10 11 8 11 9,673
6 20 24 22 24 17 16 21 3,897
18 34 32 33 32 32 32 31 3,230
29 42 41 38 36 36 33 38 2,014
38 - - - - - - 68 1,310
- - - - - - - 89 933
- - - - - - - 90 745
- - 32 - - - - 74 747
- - - - - - - 121 473
48 - - - - - - 118 432
- - - - - - - 162 287
- - - - - - - 171 241
- - - - - - - 197 246
- - - - - - - 197 260
- - - - - - - out for 34 weeks
- - - - - - - 173 284
- - - - - - - 165 326

Total Reported Sales: 94,369
Total Sales in 2010: 93,759 (#73 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 610

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