Precious (Yuna Ito song)
| "Precious" | ||||
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| Single by Yuna Ito | ||||
| from the album Heart | ||||
| Released | May 3, 2006 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 00:20:06 | |||
| Label | Sony Music of Japan | |||
| Yuna Ito singles chronology | ||||
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"Precious" is the third single by Yuna Ito. It is the theme song to the movie Limit of Love: Umizaru (starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato) and was released on May 3, 2006. Both "I'm Free" and "Secrets" are more up-beat songs than "Precious".
"Precious" reached a peak of #2 on the daily charts and #3 on the weekly charts. The following week, her single stayed high on the charts and was #3 for the second week in a row. Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week. In two weeks, it has already surpassed the sales of her last single, "Faith/Pureyes".
This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides.
On the half-yearly charts of 2006, "Precious" was the 2nd most-downloaded song, 3rd most-downloaded ringtone, 5th most-downloaded PV, and overall (combined ranking for all 3 categories) ranked 2nd.
The PV (promotional video) for the title track "Precious" was shot in New Zealand, where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days.
Despite the song being released for more than two years, it managed to climb back up the charts, with a peak of 17. [1]
Track listing
- Precious
- I’m Free
- Secrets
- Precious: Instrumental
Live performances
- April 29, 2006 — CDTV - "Precious"
- April 29, 2006 — Music Fair 21 - "Precious" + "Endless Story"
- May 5, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious"
- May 5, 2006 — Music Fighter - "Precious"
- May 26, 2006 — Music Station - "Precious"
- November 20, 2006 — Best Hit Song Festival 2006 - "Precious"
- December 6, 2006 — FNS Kayousai 2006 - "Precious"
- December 16, 2006 — 39th Japan Cable Awards (Nihon Yusen Taisho) - "Precious"
- December 29, 2006 — Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke - "Precious" and "Truth"
- December 31, 2006 — CDTV 2006-2007 Special - "Precious"
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| 3 May 2006 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 2 | |||
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 3 | 38,583 copies | 217,319 copies | 29 weeks | |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 6 | - | - | ||
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | 42 |
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References
- ↑ "Precious back on charts after 2 years from release date." (in Japanese). recochoku.jp. Retrieved 2008-08-02.