Himawari (Miho Fukuhara song)

"Himawari" (ひまわり, lit. "Sunflower") is the second major-label physical single by Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara, and was released on July 16, 2008 to mild success regarding sales, and decent success in terms of radio airplay. The song is about a lover she had who has seemingly died and the pains that come with such a thing.

"Himawari ひまわり"
Single by Miho Fukuhara
from the album Rainbow
Released	July 16, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	J-pop, soul, folk
Length	17:23
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Miho Fukuhara, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi
Producer(s)	Fukuhara
Miho Fukuhara singles chronology
"Change" (2008) "Himawari ひまわり" (2008) "Yasashii Aka" (2008)

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Himawari (ひまわり; Sunflower)"	Fukuhara	Fukuhara, Hiroshiyuu Yamaguchi	4:55
2.	"Everybody Needs Someone"	mavie	Nina Woodford, Fraser T Smith	3:41
3.	"No Warning (When You're Hit By Love)"			3:53
4.	"Himawari (instrumental)"		Fukuhara, Yamaguchi	4:55

Oricon overall sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Debut Sales (copies)	Sales Total (copies)	Chart Run
July 16, 2008	Oricon Daily Charts	-	-	7,000+	-
	Oricon Weekly Charts	24	-
	Oricon Monthly Charts	-	-
	Yearly Charts (2008)	-	-

Physical sales and rank

In the RIAJ Monthly Top Downloaded Songs chart, the song debuted in August 2008, at the 32nd position, but only stayed on the charts for the one month before falling off altogether.[1]

Chart	Peak position
RIAJ Top Monthly Downloaded Songs	32
Oricon Weekly Charts	24
Billboard Japan	15

References

1. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会｜各種統計". Riaj.or.jp. Retrieved February 21, 2012.