Dear.../Maybe

"Dear.../Maybe" is a double A-side released by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on December 2, 2009, by her record label SME Records.

"Dear.../Maybe"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album To Love
A-side
  • Dear...
  • Maybe
B-side"Yours Only," feat. Wise
ReleasedDecember 2, 2009 (2009-12-02)
Recorded2009
GenrePop
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"Motto..."
(2009)
"Dear.../Maybe"
(2009)
"Best Friend"
(2010)

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Dear..." (Dear…)Kana NishinoGiorgio CancemiGiorgio Cancemi5:31
2."Maybe" (Stylized as "MAYBE")Kana Nishino, Giorgio CancemiShinquo Ogura, Giorgio CancemiGiorgio Cancemi4:07
3."Yours Only," (feat. Wise: Maison de M-Flo)Lisa, Verbal and Taku, Additional Words: WiseLisa, Verbal and Taku, WiseGiorgio Cancemi6:17

Chart performance

On the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart with the issue date December 7, 2009, "Dear..." appeared on the chart at number 92.[1] The following week "Dear..." peaked at number three jumping 89 spots.[2]

Charts

All figures pertain to "Dear..." or the single as a whole, unless stated.

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[2] 3
Oricon Daily Singles Chart[3] 6
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[3] 7
Oricon Monthly Singles Chart[3] 15
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[4] 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[5]
  • "Maybe"
5
Charts (2010) Peak
position
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[6] 13

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Certification Sales
Japan RIAJ Triple platinum (Ringtones)[7] 750,000
Triple platinum (Cellphone full-length downloads)[8] 750,000
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gollark: "Internet" and "on your own" don't particularly fit together though?
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References

  1. "Chart 12/07/2009". Billboard (in Japanese). December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  2. "Chart 12/14/2009". Billboard (in Japanese). December 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  3. 2009年12月第2週のシングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  4. "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 1, 2009" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  5. "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 8, 2009" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  6. "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)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  7. レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:5月度認定>. RIAJ (in Japanese). June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  8. 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>. RIAJ (in Japanese). November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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