"" is the eleventh single by the Japanese rock band Mr. Children. The song was released as one of the lead-off singles from the album '' Shinkai'' on April 10, 1996 on only 500 yen, because its compact disc not contains any B-Sides or Karaoke versions. Like the previous materials, "Hana" also reached number one on the Japanese

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, and remained the peak position for a couple of weeks, selling more than 1.5 million copies. The Latin

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of the song which means "think about the death" was named after the photo book that made songwriter impressed, which was taken and edited by Shinya Fujiwara. When the re-recorded version of the song was featured on B-side of a single "Yasashii Uta" released in 2001, its alternative title was omitted.

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1996 singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Mr. Children songs Songs written by Kazutoshi Sakurai 1996 songs Toy's Factory singles {{1990s-Japan-single-stub