Honey | |
Cover: | honeylarc.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | L'Arc~en~Ciel |
Album: | Ray |
Released: | July 8, 1998 |
Genre: | Alternative rock |
Length: | 03:48 |
Label: | Ki/oon Records |
Producer: | L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano |
Prev Title: | Dive to Blue |
Prev Year: | 1998 |
Next Title: | Snow Drop |
Next Year: | 1998 |
"Honey" is the eleventh single by L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released simultaneously with "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" and "Kasou" on July 8, 1998. "Honey" was used as the main theme song and ending song for the TBS Television Football highlights programme "Super Soccer".[1]
The release day of "Honey" was the same as B'z's single "Home". B'z had already had 20 consecutive number-one singles on the Oricon weekly charts, approaching Seiko Matsuda's record of 24. "Honey" recorded first week sales of over 544,000 copies, but "Home" debuted at No. 1 with sales of over 559,000 copies.[2] Nevertheless, it topped the Oricon charts the following week and sold over one million copies.[3] The single was re-released on August 30, 2006.[3]