Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni explained

Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no You ni
Type:	single
Artist:	Zard
Album:	Kimi to no Distance
Released:	April 20, 2005
Genre:	Pop soft rock folk rock
Label:	B-Gram Records
Prev Title:	'Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō'
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	'Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō!'
Next Year:	2006

"" is the 40th single by Zard^[1] and released 20 April 2005 under the B-Gram Records label. The composer of Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni, Aika Ohno self-cover this single in her cover album Silent Passage.^[2]

The single reached #2 rank first week. It charted for 13 weeks and sold over 79,000 copies.^[3] Till date it is the last single which was included in Zard studio album.

Track list

All songs are written by Izumi Sakai, composed by Aika Ohno and arranged by Takeshi Hayama

1. 1. • the song was used as 15th opening theme for anime Detective Conan
      • the song was used as theme song for anime movie
2. (original karaoke)
3. (original karaoke) ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
2. Web site: 大野愛果「Silent Passage」全曲紹介. YouTube. 10 December 2013 . EN.
3. Official rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/593002/1/
4. Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6006