Diva Single Version Explained

Diva Single Version
Cover:Akina Nakamori - Diva Single Version.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Akina Nakamori
Album:Diva
Language:Japanese
B-Side:Heartache
I Hope So
Recorded:2009
Length:4:24
Label:Universal Sigma
Lyricist:Ryohei Matsufuji
Prev Title:Hana yo Odore
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Crazy Love
Next Year:2010

"Diva Single Version" is the 47th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Ryohei Matsufuji, Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Chris Lee-Joe, and Emma Rohan, the single was released on September 23, 2009, by Universal Sigma. It was also the lead single from her 23nd studio album Diva.[1] [2]

Background

"Diva Single Version" was Nakamori's first single in three years, after the 2005 release "Hana yo Odore". The first B-side "Heartbreak" is the original mix of the song included in the album Diva, while the second B-side "I Hope So" is a remastered version of the title track from Nakamori's 2003 album I Hope So.[2]

Chart performance

"Diva Single Version" peaked at No. 50 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 1,600 copies, becoming Nakamori's lowest-selling single.[3] [4]

Personnel

"I Hope So"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ . Idol.ne.jp . 2022-08-25.
  2. Web site: 中森明菜 / 中森明菜 / ディーバ シングルヴァージョン . CDJournal . 2022-08-26.
  3. Web site: DIVA Single Version 中森明菜 . . 2022-08-26.
  4. Web site: 中森明菜 . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524165617/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html . 2022-08-26. 2011-05-24.