Mizu ni Sashita Hana

"Mizu ni Sashita Hana" (水に挿した花, lit. "Flowers in Water") is the 25th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Natsumi Tadano and Junko Hirotani, the single was released on November 6, 1990, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the second single from her fifth compilation album Best III.[1][2]

"Mizu ni Sashita Hana"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best III
LanguageJapanese
English titleFlowers in Water
B-side"Angel Eyes"
ReleasedNovember 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length4:27
LabelReprise Records
Composer(s)Junko Hirotani
Lyricist(s)Natsumi Tadano
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Dear Friend"
(1990)		 "Mizu ni Sashita Hana"
(1990)		 "Futari Shizuka: Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori"
(1991)
Music videos
"Mizu ni Sashita Hana" (Live) on YouTube

Background

"Mizu ni Sashita Hana" was used as the theme song of the NTV drama series Suiyo Grand Romance (水曜グランドロマン, Suiyō Gurando Roman, lit. Wednesday Grand Romance).[3] Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade.

In the autumn of 1990, was slated to release a new studio album Gaze, which would include this single and 11 more songs written by writer Eikyo Kyo.[4][5] Due to issues with the record label, soon after her two-day live concert Yume, Nakamori left Warner Pioneer and the album remained unreleased.

Chart performance

"Mizu ni Sashita Hana" became Nakamori's 22nd and final No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 339,800 copies.[6][7] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[8]

Track listing
Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mizu ni Sashita Hana" ((水に挿した花, "Flowers in Water"))Natsumi TadanoJunko HirotaniAkira Nishihira4:27
2."Angel Eyes"Gorō MatsuiChika Ueda
4:31
Total length:8:58
1998 reissue bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Mizu ni Sashita Hana (Live Version)" ((水に挿した花(LIVE VERSION)))TadanoHirotani 

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[6] 1

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. "水に挿した花 | 中森明菜". Mora. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. "水に挿した花". 見ごろ聴きごろ歌いごろ～♪. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. Eiko Kyo had previously written Akina's hit single "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)"
  5. "EVER". 作詞家 許 瑛子ブログ.
  6. "水に挿した花 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  7. "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  8. "Japanese single certifications – 中森 明菜 – 水に挿した花" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2022-08-23. Select 1990年11月 on the drop-down menu
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.