| Seasons | |
| Cover: | Seasons CD.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jin Akanishi |
| Album: |
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| B-Side: | The Firth Season |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Warner Music Japan |
| Prev Title: | Eternal |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Sun Burns Down |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Seasons" is the second solo single by Japanese singer-songwriter Jin Akanishi, released on December 28, 2011.[1]
The single was released in the same month as the extended play Test Drive, and on January 6, 2012, was followed by a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat Yokohama Arena, which was live streamed at the Grammy Museum.[2] [3]
The single was released in two different editions, the regular or standard edition, which includes a special 16-page photo booklet, and a limited edition, which includes a DVD featuring the title track's music video as well as its making-of video.[1] There are four different cover artworks for the limited edition to match the single's four seasons theme.[1] Akanishi commented about the title track, "It’s a love song, but it is not only for men and women, or lovers. It’s a song of love toward everything, including family or friends who you cherish".[4]
The single was released on December 28, 2011, by Warner Music Japan, and in the first week of January 2012 it debuted at number one on Oricon weekly singles chart.[5] It stayed on the charts for eight weeks,[6] and with 114,000 copies sold it was the 67th best-selling single of the year,[7] and was certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.[8]
It has also peaked at number twenty four on the Billboards Japan Hot 100,[9] and number one on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[10]
| Charts (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles | 1 |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 24 |
| Taiwan G-Music East Asian | 3 |