is the 23rd single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by One Up Music on May 10, 1994. The song was used as the ending theme of

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''Asakusabashi Young Yōhinten''.

Chart performance

"Natsu no Hi" peaked at No. 5 on

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's singles chart and sold 409,000 copies. It was also certified Platinum by the

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Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her

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channel on August 10, 2012. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2012 self-covers DVD album ''Love Vol. 1''.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō.

Personnel

* Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums * Hideo Saitō – guitar, bass, keyboard, tambourine, backing vocals

Chart positions

Certification

Cover versions

* Something Else covered the song on their 2004 album ''Natsu Uta''.

References

External links

* * * {{authority control 1994 singles 1994 songs Songs in Japanese Chisato Moritaka songs Songs with lyrics by Chisato Moritaka Songs with music by Hideo Saitō (musician, born 1958) One Up Music singles