Marigold (Aimyon song)

"Marigold" (マリーゴールド, Marīgōrudo) is the fifth single of Aimyon, and was preleased on August 8, 2018. The song was performed on the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen television special. After that, it occupied first place in the Oricon Streaming Chart for 20 successive weeks.[1] It reached 200 million plays on streaming services in February 2020 as reported by Billboard Japan.[2]

"Marigold"
A man and a woman's interlocked hands jut out of a planter lined with red marigolds
Single by Aimyon
from the album Momentary Sixth Sense
LanguageJapanese
B-side"For You"
ReleasedAugust 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)
Recorded2018
GenreJ-pop
Length5:08
Label
Songwriter(s)Aimyon
Aimyon singles chronology
"Only Under the Full Moon"
(2018)		 "Marigold"
(2018)		 "Let the Night"
(2018)
Music video
"Marigold" on YouTube

Music video

The music video, showing Aimyon in a shaded room and skateboarding in the streets, was filmed in Shanghai and directed by Tomokazu Yamada.[3] Yamada commented that "Our inner feelings change by the colours and lights of the townscape. We filmed the video to showcase wanting to advance those unchanging feelings toward someone. They become the light, the shadows and the atmosphere."[3]

It has more than 200 million views on YouTube. It was also used in a Japanese commercial for Google Search.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aimyon

No.TitleLength
1."Marigold" (マリーゴールド)5:08
2."For You" (あなたのために)4:20
3."Marigold" (Instrumental)5:06

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] 1
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)[6] 25

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Digital download
Japan (RIAJ)[7] 3× Platinum 750,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Platinum 100,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "あいみょん「マリーゴールド」が２０週連続でストリーミング１位の快挙（スポーツ報知）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  2. "あいみょん「マリーゴールド」がストリーミング再生累計2億回突破".
  3. "Aimyon Releases New Music Video 'Marigold' Filmed in Shanghai". MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON | もしもしにっぽん. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. "グーグルのCMでマツコ・デラックスがググったあいにょんて誰だ!? | heavy peatのブログ". heavypeat.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2019年5月13日" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. "マリーゴールド" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. "Japanese digital single certifications – Aimyon – Marigold" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 4, 2021. Select 2020年5月 on the drop-down menu
  8. "Japanese single streaming certifications – Aimyon – Marigold" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 4, 2021. Select 2020年4月 on the drop-down menu
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