Sunshine Girl (Moumoon song)

"Sunshine Girl"
Cover featuring model Yū Aoi[1]
Single by Moumoon
from the album Spark and 15 Doors
B-side	"Medley (2010 Summer Ver)"
Released	May 12, 2010 (see release history)
Format	CD Single, rental CD, digital download
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:51
Label	Avex
Writer(s)	Yuka, K. Masaki
Producer(s)	Moumoon
Moumoon singles chronology
"Aoi Tsuki to Ambivalence na Ai" (2009) "Sunshine Girl" (2010) "Let's Dance in the Moonlight" (2010)

"Sunshine Girl" is Japanese band Moumoon's 8th single, released on May 12, 2010.^[2] 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^[3] 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.

Promotion

The song was first unveiled in Shiseido commercial campaign for Anessa, starting on March 19.^[4] The song was also later used in commercials for Sony Ericsson's Xperia smartphones,^[5] 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.^[6]

The song was performed at Music Station on July 30.^[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yuka, K. Masaki. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunshine Girl"	3:51
2.	"Medley (2010 Sumer Ver.)" (メドレー Medorē)	3:37
3.	"Sunshine Girl (Instrumental)"	3:51
Total length:		11:17

Chart rankings and certifications

	"Sunshine Girl" A sample of the chorus of "Sunshine Girl."
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Chart	Peak position
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[8]	5
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9]	4
Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[10]	41
Oricon weekly singles[11]	10
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[12]	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[13]	41

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales[14]	36,000
RIAJ ringtone downloads[15]	500,000+ (2x Platinum)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[16]	250,000+ (Platinum)

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Japan	April 26, 2010[15]	Ringtone
	May 12, 2010[2][17]	CD, rental CD
	June 30, 2010[16]	Cellphone digital download
	July 7, 2010[18]	PC download

References

1. "moumoonニューシングル「Sunshine Girl」ジャケット写真に蒼井優が決定！" (in Japanese). Mu-Mo. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
2. Ｓｕｎｓｈｉｎｅ　Ｇｉｒｌ：ｍｏｕｍｏｏｎ (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
3. ｍｏｕｍｏｏｎのシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
4. "新曲「Sunshine Girl」が資生堂「ANESSA」2010イメージソングに大決定!!" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
5. "「Sunshine Girl」がソニー・エリクソン×MTV「Transform Your Xperia(TM)」CMソングに決定！！" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
6. "Sunshine Girlタイアップ 「ソニー・エリクソン Xperia CM」がギネス認定！" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
7. "テレビ朝日 「MUSIC STATION」 出演決定！" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
8. "Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
9. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
10. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
11. Oricon. Ｓｕｎｓｈｉｎｅ　Ｇｉｒｌ - ｍｏｕｍｏｏｎ (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2010.
12. "レコード協会調べ2010年06月30日～2010年07月06日＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 9, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
13. "レコード協会調べ 2009年12月16日～2010年12月14日「着うたフル(R)」 2010年有料音楽配信「年間チャート」（通称：レコ協チャート）" [Record Association Analysis: December 16, 2009—December 14, 2010 Full-length Cellphone Download 2010 paid digital sales "Yearly Chart" (Abbreviated: RIAJ Chart)] (PDF). RIAJ. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
14. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-23. (subscription only)
15. レコード協会調べ　8月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：8月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
16. レコード協会調べ　12月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：12月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
17. "Ｓｕｎｓｈｉｎｅ　Ｇｉｒｌ/ｍｏｕｍｏｏｎ". Tsutaya. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
18. "moumoon「SPARK」". iTunes. Retrieved October 24, 2010.

External links

• Avex "Sunshine Girl" profile (Japanese)