Candy Girl (Mika Nakashima song)
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"Candy Girl" is Mika Nakashima
's 29th single, a collaboration with the Japanese women's fashion company SLY. Released on September 30, 2009, the single peaked at #4 on the Oricon
Weekly Singles Chart. However, the sales for Candy Girl were slightly lower than Over Load, with only 19,052 copies sold in the first week. Its current sales stand at 24,077.
Four editions of Candy Girl were released, each with a different cover and CD design. Three of the releases are Limited Edition releases; each of these three Limited Edition releases comes with a different T-shirt bearing the message: "Wake Up, Travelling Circus is Coming," in different colors.
Candy Girl is best described as a jazz
-inflected soft pop song revolving around a circus theme. Its B-side, 'Smiley,' is also a soft acoustic pop song with a jazz-tinged arrangement.
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
's 29th single, a collaboration with the Japanese women's fashion company SLY. Released on September 30, 2009, the single peaked at #4 on the 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...
Weekly Singles Chart. However, the sales for Candy Girl were slightly lower than Over Load, with only 19,052 copies sold in the first week. Its current sales stand at 24,077.
Four editions of Candy Girl were released, each with a different cover and CD design. Three of the releases are Limited Edition releases; each of these three Limited Edition releases comes with a different T-shirt bearing the message: "Wake Up, Travelling Circus is Coming," in different colors.
Candy Girl is best described as a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
-inflected soft pop song revolving around a circus theme. Its B-side, 'Smiley,' is also a soft acoustic pop song with a jazz-tinged arrangement.
Oricon Singles Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Daily Singles Chart | 4 | ||
| Weekly Singles Chart | 4 | 24,077 | 4 weeks | |
| Monthly Singles Chart | 23 | |||
| Yearly Singles Chart | N/A |