Tōi Machi no Doko ka de...
| "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." | ||||
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| File:Miho Nakayama - Toi Machi no Doko ka de.jpg | ||||
| Single by Miho Nakayama | ||||
| from the album Miho's Select | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | Somewhere in a Distant City... | |||
| B-side | "Tell Me" | |||
| Released | November 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Length | 5:57 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Composer | Hideya Nakazaki | |||
| Lyricist | Mika Watanabe | |||
| Miho Nakayama singles chronology | ||||
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"Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." (遠い街のどこかで…; lit. "Somewhere in a Distant City...") is the 23rd single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Mika Watanabe and Hideya Nakazaki, the single was released on November 1, 1991, by King Records.[1][2][3]
Background and release
[edit | edit source]"Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." is a Christmas song used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai... (逢いたい時にあなたはいない…; You Are Not When You Want to Meet...), which also starred Nakayama. Like the drama, the song is themed on long-distance relationships. As of 2019, it was used by USEN Corporation as one of the company's background songs during the Christmas season.
"Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." became Nakayama's sixth straight No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 673,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ, becoming her biggest-selling single until "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" a year later.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All lyrics are written by Mika Watanabe.
| No. | Title | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." ((遠い街のどこかで…; "Somewhere in a Distant City...")) | Hideya Nakazaki | Nakazaki | 5:57 |
| 2. | "Tell Me" | Watanabe | Yōichi Yamazaki | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." (Original Karaoke) | 5:55 |
Charts
[edit | edit source]- Weekly charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] | 3 |
- Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Year-End Chart[6] | 42 |
| Chart (1992) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Year-End Chart[6] | 49 |
Certification
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[7] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
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- "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." at Discogs
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