Peach/Heart Explained

Peach / Heart
Cover:HEART (CD) 1.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ai Otsuka
Album:Love Piece
Recorded:2007
Genre:J-Pop
Label:avex trax
Prev Title:Chu-Lip
Prev Year:2007
Peach
Title2:Heart
Next Title:Pocket
Next Year:2007

"Peach/Heart" is Ai Otsuka's 15th (16th overall) single released under the avex trax label. It was released on 25 July 2007 and was her second (third) single to be released in 2007.

The first A-side, Peach is an upbeat song said to "give the feeling of the refreshing summer sky" and is the theme song of the new summer 2007 drama, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, starring Maki Horikita, Shun Oguri, and Ikuta Toma. In contrast, the second A-side, Heart is a medium-tempo track which has a "nostalgic feeling". The single also features a rearranged version of the single Renai Shashin called Renai Shashin: Haru.

Promotional videos for both "Peach" and "Heart" were released.[1]

"Peach" has been certified as being downloaded more than 1,000,000 times as a ringtone by the RIAJ,[2] and more than 250,000 times as a full-length download to cellphones.[3]

Charts

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionFirst week salesSales total
July 25, 2007Oricon Daily Chart1
Oricon Weekly Chart168,346 169,245
Oricon Monthly Chart2
Oricon Yearly Chart38

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31269 Cd Japan .
  2. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:2月度認定> . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110220.html . . Japanese . February 20, 2011 . February 21, 2011.
  3. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:5月度認定> . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w070620_3.html . . Japanese . June 20, 2007 . February 21, 2011.