Sunshine Girl (song)
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"Sunshine Girl" is Japanese band Moumoon
's 8th single, released on May 12, 2010. It achieved success after a high profile commercial campaign for Shiseido
's Anessa range of sunblock cosmetics. It is currently Moumoon's only top 10 single, and their most successful single in terms of physical copies sold and digital certifications (it is the only Moumoon song to receive a certification by the RIAJ).
An English language version with the same arrangement was released on the group's EP
Spark later in 2010.
's Xperia
smartphones, and was one of the songs used in Sony's bid for the Guinness World Records
award for greatest number of different commercials played in a single television show selling the same product.
The song was performed at Music Station
on July 30.
Moumoon
Moumoon is a Japanese pop duo consisting of two members, vocalist and lyricist Yuka and composer Kōsuke Masaki. Formed in 2005, the duo signed with Gate Records in 2006, and released their debut single "Flowers/Pride", and mini-album Flowers that September...
's 8th single, released on May 12, 2010. It achieved success after a high profile commercial campaign for Shiseido
Shiseido
is a major Japanese hair care and cosmetics producer. It is the oldest cosmetics company in the world and the fourth largest cosmetics company in the world.-History:...
's Anessa range of sunblock cosmetics. It is currently Moumoon's only top 10 single, and their most successful single in terms of physical copies sold and digital certifications (it is the only Moumoon song to receive a certification by the RIAJ).
An English language version with the same arrangement was released on the group's EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Spark later in 2010.
Promotion
The song was first unveiled in Shiseido commercial campaign for Anessa, starting on March 19. The song was also later used in commercials for Sony EricssonSony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
's Xperia
XPERIA
Xperia is the range of Sony Ericsson handsets which are smartphones. Since 2010 the company's main focus has been on these devices which now account for more than half of all sales. Xperia is derived from the word 'experience' which was used in the branding of the Xperia X1 in the catch line, "I ...
smartphones, and was one of the songs used in Sony's bid for the Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
award for greatest number of different commercials played in a single television show selling the same product.
The song was performed at Music Station
Music Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
on July 30.
Track listing
Chart rankings and certifications
| 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... Adult Contemporary Airplay |
5 |
| 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 .... |
4 |
| Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100 | 41 |
| 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 |
10 |
| 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 | 41 |
Sales and certifications
| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| 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... physical sales |
36,000 |
| RIAJ ringtone downloads | 500,000+ (2x Platinum) |
| RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads | 250,000+ (Platinum) |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Ringtone | |
| CD, rental CD | ||
| Cellphone digital download | ||
| PC download |