Nemurenai Machi

"Nemurenai Machi" (Japanese: 眠れない街, lit. Sleepless Town) is a song written and recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released September 6, 2010, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The song served as the third single from Ai's eighth studio album, The Last Ai and as the theme song for the ANB drama, Keishicho Keizoku Sosakan.[1][2]

"Nemurenai Machi"
Single by Ai
from the album The Last Ai
B-side"For My Sister (Japanese Version)"
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)Ai Uemura
Producer(s)Uta
Ai singles chronology
"Still..."
(2010)		 "Nemurenai Machi"
(2010)		 "Stronger"
(2010)
Music video
"Nemurenai Machi" on YouTube

Background

In celebration of her tenth anniversary in the music industry, Ai released two previous singles, "Fake" and "Still...".[3][4] Both singles were commercially successful, charting within the top 20 of the Oricon Singles Chart and the top 30 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5][6][7]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Uta.

Nemurenai Machi – Maxi single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nemurenai Machi"Ai Uemura3:42
2."For My Sister" (Japanese version featuring Judith Hill)
  • Uemura
  • Hill
4:09
3."Nemurenai Machi" (instrumental)Uemura3:42

Charts

"Nemurenai Machi" peaked at number 60 on the Oricon Singles Chart, charting for three weeks. On the Japan Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at number 53 for the week of September 8, 2010. It fell off the chart after one week.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)[1] 60
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard Japan)[8] 53

References
  1. "眠れない街 | AI". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. Inc, Natasha. "AI、今年3枚目のシングルは未解決事件ドラマ主題歌". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved October 25, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Inc, Natasha. "AIデビュー10周年第2弾シングルは豪華トリプルコラボ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. Inc, Natasha. "AI、デビュー10周年シングルで安室奈美恵と再びコラボ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "AIの作品". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2010/07/07". Billboard Japan.
  7. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2010/09/08". Billboard Japan.
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