"A Place Under the Sun" is the 38th single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by Nakayama and Yoshimasa Inoue, the single was released on May 19, 1999, by King Records.

Background and release

"A Place Under the Sun" was originally titled , but was retitled when Nakayama's staff pointed out that it had the same title as the

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, which was released a year earlier. The song was used by

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for their Rohto Cure commercial featuring Nakayama. "A Place Under the Sun" peaked at No. 40 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 10,000 copies, becoming the lowest-charting and lowest-selling single in Nakayama's career.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by

; all music is arranged by Yoshimasa Inoue.

Charts

References

External links

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