Catch the Rainbow (Misia song) explained

Catch the Rainbow
Cover:Catch_the_rainbow_single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Misia
Released:December 17, 2008
Recorded:2008
Genre:Pop, dance, R&B
Length:4:22
Label:BMG Japan
Producer:Sakoshin
Prev Title:Yakusoku no Tsubasa
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Ginga/Itsumademo
Next Year:2009

"Catch the Rainbow" is the twenty-first single by Japanese recording artist Misia.

Background

The song "Catch the Rainbow" was first released digitally Asia-wide on August 30, 2008.[1] It was later released as a physical CD single on December 17, 2008.[2] "Catch the Rainbow" is Misia's only non-album single. It was released in support of Misia's first Asia tour The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia.[3] The first press edition of the single comes in Super High Material CD (SHM-CD) format and includes a bonus DVD, which features footage from The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia, as well as the "Catch the Rainbow" music video.[4]

"Catch the Rainbow" was written by Misia, while the composition and production were handled by long-time collaborator Sakoshin. The B-side, "Joyful Moment", was also written by Misia, composed by Gomi and Shusui and produced by Gomi. The single includes six remixes of different genres including electropop, hip hop and house.[5]

Chart performance

"Catch the Rainbow" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 6 and peaked at number 11 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 7,271 copies sold in its first week.[6] [7] The single charted for seven weeks and sold 12,150 copies in total.[8] [9]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 2
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay[11] 1
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[12] 15
Oricon Daily Singles6
Oricon Weekly Singles11
SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles[13] (CD+DVD)18
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[14] 16
Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart[15] 14

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
AsiawideAugust 30, 2008Digital downloadSony Music Entertainment
Japan[16] December 17, 2008CD, CD+DVD, digital downloadBMG Japan
Taiwan[17] December 19, 2008CD+DVDSony Music Entertainment
Hong Kong[18] December 31, 2008

Notes and References

  1. News: MISIA、初のアジア・ツアーが台湾にてスタート！ 新曲も一斉配信. 2011-06-16. 2008-09-01. Japanese. CDJournal. Ongakushuppansha.
  2. News: MISIAアジア各国で反響を呼んだ新曲をシングル化. 2011-06-16. 2008-10-31. Japanese. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.
  3. News: MISIA、アジアツアー開幕日に新曲一斉配信開始. 2011-06-16. 2008-08-19. Japanese. Natalie. Natasha, Inc..
  4. Web site: CATCH THE RAINBOW(SHM-CD)【初回生産限定盤】 . Sony Music Shop . Sony Music Distribution . 2011-06-16.
  5. Web site: MISIA「CATCH THE RAINBOW」特集. 2008-12-26. 2011-06-16. Japanese. goo. NTT Resonant. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314133036/http://music.goo.ne.jp/special/misia_081217/index.html. 2012-03-14.
  6. Web site: http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/2808/0. ja:浜崎あゆみが前作を上回る好スタート☆12/16付 シングルデイリー. 2008-12-17. 2011-06-16. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214550/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/2808/0. 2012-03-22.
  7. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2008&month=12&week=5&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18. ja:2009年1月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報. 2011-06-16. Japanese. Oricon.
  8. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. 2011-06-17. Japanese. Oricon. Oricon Research.
  9. Web site: 【本周销量榜】Trickster仍未停止累计XD . 2011-06-16 . 2009-02-05 . Chinese.
  10. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 . . Hanshin Contents Link . 2011-06-16 . 2008-12-29 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511234807/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ . 2011-05-11 .
  11. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay . . Hanshin Contents Link . 2011-06-16 . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20110526045049/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_airplay/ . 2011-05-26 . dead .
  12. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales . . Hanshin Contents Link . 2011-06-16 . 2008-12-29 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609034527/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/sales/ . 2011-06-09 .
  13. Web site: 週間 CDソフト TOP20 . SoundScan Japan . 2011-06-16 . Japanese.
  14. Web site: Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜 . Five Music . 2011-06-16 . Chinese.
  15. Web site: G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜) . G-Music . 2011-06-16 . Chinese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512195411/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx . 2011-05-12 .
  16. Web site: http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3666493/s/ . ja:Catch the Rainbow【DVD付初回生産限定盤】 . JBooks Corporation . 2011-06-16. Japanese.
  17. Web site: 米希亞/ CATCH THE RAINBOW (CD+DVD) . G-Music . 2011-06-16. Chinese.
  18. Web site: 「CATCH THE RAINBOW (CD+DVD Single)」 . Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong . 2011-06-17 . Chinese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110906073022/http://www.sonymusic.com.hk/SonyBMG/chi/international/fwdToInterSingerDetails.do?singerId=98&category=J&albumId=766 . 2011-09-06 .

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