If (Kana Nishino song) explained

If
Cover:	Kana If.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Kana Nishino
Album:	Thank You, Love
Genre:	J-pop, R&B
Length:	4:42
Label:	SME Records
Producer:	Giorgio Cancemi
Prev Title:	Aitakute Aitakute
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Kimi tte
Next Year:	2010

"If" (stylised as "if") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 11th single on August 4, 2010.^[1] The song was given the working name "I Swear" before its release.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [CD] if / 西野カナ |work=Neowing | language=ja | access-date=2010-09-20].
2. Adult Contemporary Airplay . Billboard . August 23, 2010 . ja . September 20, 2010.
3. Web site: Japan Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard Japan . August 16, 2010 . September 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523170322/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/adult_airplay/page:6 . May 23, 2011 .
4. Web site: if - 西野カナ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon. 2010-09-18 . ja.
5. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2010年09月01日～2010年09月07日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞ . 2010-09-10 . . 2010-09-20 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141001051529/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2010s&weeklyCd=20100907&rankKbn=50 . 2014-10-01 .
6. Web site: レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート） . Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart) . RIAJ . December 20, 2010 . December 22, 2010.
7. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . . January 19, 2011. (subscription only)
8. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年8月 . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201008.html . . ja . 2010-09-10 . 2010-09-20.
9. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：10月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101122.html . . ja . 2010-11-22 . 2010-11-22.
10. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞ . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w101220.html . . ja . December 20, 2010 . December 20, 2010.
11. Web site: CD 西野カナ / I swear 劇場版アニメ「NARUTO」主題歌[ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント]《発売済・取り寄せ品》 |work=Amiami | language=ja | access-date=2010-09-20}} In initial promotional material about the single, it was described as a mellow medium tempo ballad, written about "a meeting with fate."

    Promotion

    "If" is her first single in about 3 months since her last one "Aitakute Aitakute".

    The title song "If" is the theme song for the movie . This is the second time that Nishino has sung a theme song for an anime film since her song "MAKE UP" (Bootleg, 2009). "If" also was used in a television commercial campaign for Recochoku.

    The first pressing limited edition includes a special jacket for the first pressing, a special Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower jacket, and a flyer announcing the pre-opening of Nishino's official fan club, "Nishino Family".

    Charts

    Charts (2010)	Peak position
    Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay^[2]	13
    Billboard Japan Hot 100^[3]	6
    Oricon daily singles	7
    Oricon weekly singles^[4]	5
    Oricon monthly singles	7
    Oricon yearly singles	79
    RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100^[5]	1
    RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100^[6]	4

    Certifications and sales

    Chart	Amount
    Oricon physical sales^[7]	91,000<	--91,409-->
    RIAJ physical shipping certification^[8]	Gold (100,000+)
    RIAJ ringtone downloads^[9]	Triple platinum (750,000+)
    RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads^[10]	Triple platinum (750,000+)

    External links

    • Sony Music If profile

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