| Again | |
| Cover: | Yui_again_single.PNG |
| Caption: | CD Normal Edition Cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Yui |
| Album: | Holidays in the Sun |
| A-Side: | Again |
| Released: | June 3, 2009 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Studioseven Recordings |
| Producer: | Hisashi Kondo |
| Prev Title: | Summer Song |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | It's All Too Much/Never Say Die |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
"Again" is Japanese pop rock singer-songwriter Yui's thirteenth single, and first single after she went on hiatus in November 2008. "Again" was released on June 3, 2009, by her label Studioseven Recordings and was released in two formats: CD and CD+DVD.
The single debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Single Chart becoming her fourth number-one single. The single has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009, which was previously held by Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's "Rule/Sparkle" for selling 95,000 copies in its first week.[1]
On March 25, 2009, YUI announced on her official website that she was ending her hiatus and returning to the music scene. On her website she also announced that she had worked on a new single, "Again".[2] It was later revealed that "Again" was going to be used as the first opening theme song for the anime series.
| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Weekly Single | 1 |
| Japan Billboard Hot 100 Singles[3] | 1 |
| Taiwan G-Music J-Pop [4] | 2 |