Adore (Miho Nakayama song)

"Adore" (アドア, Adoa) is the 39th and final physical single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Masato Odake and Shinyo Kanazawa, the single was released on September 16, 1999, by King Records.[1][2][3]

"Adore"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Collection IV
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Adore (For Movie)
Sweetest Lover"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1999 (1999-09-16)
Recorded1999
GenreJ-pop
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Shinyo Kanazawa
Lyricist(s)Masato Odake
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"A Place Under the Sun"
(1998)		 "Adore"
(1999)

Background and release

"Adore" was used as the theme song of the 1999 Toei film Jubaku: Spellbound. Director Masato Harada approached Nakayama to record the song after listening to her single "A Place Under the Sun" and felt that the musical style would suit the film's main character Hiroshi Kitano (Kōji Yakusho).

The B-side is a re-recording of the song "Sweetest Lover". Originally featured in the 1988 album Angel Hearts, the song was rearranged by Little Creatures as part of Nakayama's 1999 album Manifesto.

"Adore" peaked at No. 35 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 11,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing
8cm CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Adore"Masato OdakeShinyo KanazawaYōichi Shimada 
2."Adore" (For Movie)OdakeKanazawaShimada 
3."Sweetest Lover"Mizuho KitayamaCindyLittle Creatures 
4."Adore" (Original Karaoke)    

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 35

References
  1. "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. "中山美穂 / Adore [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. "Adore | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. "Adore | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  5. "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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