is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino

Kana Nishino

is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo.- Life and career :...

. It was released as her 10th single on May 19, 2010. The song is produced by Giorgio Cancemi, writer of many of Nishino's hit songs (such as "Best Friend

Best Friend (Kana Nishino song)

-Oricon Charts :...

," "Motto..." and "Tōkutemo"). The B-side "Love Is Blind" is produced by contemporary R&B producer Hiro

Hiro (music producer)

Hiro is a Japanese music producer, associated with production company Digz, inc.. He began producing songs in 2007, beginning with dance group PaniCrew's single "Growing & Leaning." His most successful song is currently Kumi Koda's "Taboo," which reached #1 on Oricon's single charts in 2008...

. Hiro produced "One Way Love," the B-side to Nishino's previous single "Best Friend."

Promotion

The song is being used in commercials for fashion jewellery company GemCerey. Nishino also worked together with Gencerey to create a special Kana Nishino line on jewellery products, including necklaces, rings and cellphone straps.

"Love Is Blind" is being used in commercials for Æon, featuring tarento

Tarento

is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...

 Yukina Kinoshita.

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 1 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart

RIAJ Digital Track Chart

The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....

, and is her fourth successive single to reach number-one. "Aitakute Aitakute" peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100

Japan Hot 100

The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....

 due to airplay alone. The song has debuted at number two on Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

's daily charts, under boyband Arashi

Arashi

is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...

's "Monster

Monster (Arashi song)

-Chart performance:The single sold about 232,000 copies on the first day of its release on May 19, 2010, debuting at number one on the Oricon singles daily chart. On the Oricon singles weekly chart, the single placed at number one, selling about 543,000 copies...

".

Track listing

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....	4
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay	12
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Daily Singles chart	2
Oricon Weekly Singles chart	2
Oricon Monthly Singles chart	7
Oricon Yearly Singles chart	72
RIAJ Digital Track Chart RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....  weekly top 100	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100	1

Reported sales

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales	97,000
RIAJ ringtone downloads	750,000+
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads	1,000,000+

Chart procession and succession

External links

• Sony Music Aitakute Aitakute profile