| Namida (Kokoro Abaite) | |
| Cover: | NAMIDA ~Kokoro Abaite~.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Zebra Queen |
| A-Side: | Namida (Kokoro Abaite) |
| B-Side: | Zebra Queen no Thema |
| Recorded: | 2010 |
| Genre: | J-Pop |
| Length: | 14:31 |
| Label: | Sony Music Records |
| Lyricist: | Hidenori Tanaka, Emmy |
| Composer: | Makoto Ogata, Noriki Ijiri |
is the theme song to the film , released as a CD single on April 21, 2010. The song is performed by actress Riisa Naka under the name, the character she portrays in the film.[1] In the plot of the film, the song is said to have been the #1 song for 40 weeks straight during the year 2025.[2] In real life, the single peaked at #22 on the Oricon Weekly Charts in 2010, remaining on the charts for 6 weeks.[3] [4] Naka states that she gave Zebra Queen a persona akin to Lady Gaga for the musical performances.[5] In addition to a standard CD single release, a CD+DVD combo pack was released featuring music videos for both tracks with her back up dancers known as the .[6] In addition to these two music videos, an alternate music video for the B-Side was filmed featuring comedian Naomi Watanabe in place of Riisa Naka as Zebra Queen.[7]