is the 42nd single by Japanese entertainer

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow M ...

. Written by Nakamori and

Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have ...

, the single was released on April 30, 2003, by

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. It was also the lead single from her 21st studio album '' I Hope So''.

Background

"Days" was the first single written by Nakamori since her 1995 release "

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". It was used as the ending theme of the

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drama series . The B-side is "Hana", which was used as the theme song of the

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series . The single includes the bonus track , originally recorded by

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in 1986. The song is included in Nakamori's cover album '' Zero Album: Utahime 2''.

Chart performance

"Days" peaked at No. 30 on

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's weekly singles chart and sold over 10,100 copies.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Days 2003 singles 2003 songs Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs Japanese television drama theme songs Songs written by Tetsurō Oda Universal Music Japan singles