Nazo (song)
| "Nazo" | ||||
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| Single by Miho Komatsu | ||||
| from the album Nazo? | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 18:54 | |||
| Label | ZAIN Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Miho Komatsu | |||
| Producer(s) | ROCKAKU, Miho Komatsu | |||
| Miho Komatsu singles chronology | ||||
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Nazo (謎, lit. "Mystery") is the debut single of Japanese singer-songwriter Miho Komatsu. It was released on May 28, 1997 under Zain Records.[1]
Chart performance
[edit]The single reached number 9 in its first week and sold 40,230 copies. The single charted for 32 weeks and sold 325,850 copies overall.[2] This was her highest sold single in her career up until then.
In media
[edit]"Nazo" was used in anime Case Closed (Detective Conan) as third opening theme, although the single version differs from the on-air version. "Kotoba ni Dekinai" was used as ending theme for Nagoya TV program "Yoshimoto Gozensama Party".
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Miho Komatsu; all music is composed by Miho Komatsu[3]
| No. | Title | Arrangers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nazo" (謎) | Hirohito Furui | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Kotoba ni Dekinai" (言葉にできない) | Furui | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Nazo" ((instrumental)) | Furui | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Kotoba ni Dekinai" ((instrumental)) | Furui | 3:59 |
Covers
[edit]The song was first covered in 2004 by Korean girl-group Jewerly in their single "Superstar" as coupling song in Korean language.
In 2008, Aiuchi Rina and U-ka Saegusa in dB cover this song in their single "100 Mono no Tobira"".
La Pompon
[edit]| "Nazo" | ||||
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| Single by La PomPon | ||||
| from the album Best of La PomPon | ||||
| Released | September 16, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Being Inc. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Miho Komatsu | |||
| La PomPon singles chronology | ||||
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In 2015, the Japanese pop girl group La PomPon covered the song as the 41st opening theme song of Detective Conan.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Discography". Miho Komatsu official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-08-08. Click icon for 1st single
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ 謎 [Mystery] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ZADS-1001
- ^ http://natalie.mu/music/news/152622
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