Flower (Kumi Koda song)

"Flower"
Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Best: First Things
Released	August 10, 2005 (JP)
Format	CD
Genre	R&B
Length	18:21
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45270 (Japan, CD)
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Butterfly" (2005) "Flower" (2005) "Promise/Star" (2005)

"Flower," (stylized as flower) is Kumi Koda's 17th domestic single. Flower was written as the theme song for the novel Koibana (恋バナ / Love Story) and also used in the television advertisement for the novel.^[1] The lyrics were written by the author of Koibana, Yoshi. This was also the first domestic single released by Kumi Koda that was not accompanied by a promotional music video. It reached #4 on the weekly Oricon Chart.^[2]

Track Listing

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"flower"	Yoshi	y@suo ohtani	4:43
2.	"flower ~acoustic version~"	Yoshi	y@suo ohtani • tasuku	4:30
3.	"flower" (Instrumental)		y@suo ohtani	4:41
4.	"flower ~acoustic version~" (Instrumental)		y@suo ohtani • tasuku	4:27

Chart history

Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999

Chart position: #165

Sales

First week estimate: 36,859 Total estimate: 106,099

References

1. "KODA KUMI / flower CD details". Suruga. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
2. "flower / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

1. Avex Network (2005), Kumi Koda Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style
3. Kyoto International Culture Forum (2005), KICF – Members: Yoshi