Honey (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)

"Honey" is the eleventh single by L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released simultaneously with "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" and "Kasou" on July 8, 1998.

"Honey"
Single by L'Arc~en~Ciel
from the album Ray
Released	July 8, 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:48
Label	Ki/oon Records
Songwriter(s)	Hyde
Producer(s)	L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano
L'Arc~en~Ciel singles chronology
"Dive to Blue" (1998) "Honey" (1998) "Snow Drop" (1998)

The release day of "Honey" was the same as B'z's single "Home". B'z had already had 20 consecutive number-one singles on the Oricon weekly charts, approaching Seiko Matsuda's record of 24. "Honey" recorded first week sales of over 544,000 copies, but "Home" debuted at No. 1 with sales of over 559,000 copies.[1] Nevertheless, it topped the Oricon charts the following week and sold over one million copies.[2] The single was re-released on August 30, 2006.[2]

Track listing

#	Title	Lyrics	Music
1	"Honey"	Hyde	Hyde

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Japan Oricon	1

References

1. "Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the third week of July 1998" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
2. L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング Retrieved May 18, 2011