Luv Parade—Color of Life

"Luv Parade/Color of Life" is the fifteenth single by Japanese recording artist Misia. It was released on July 5, 2006 as the first single from Misia's seventh studio album Ascension.[1][2]

"Luv Parade" redirects here. For other uses with similar titles, see Love Parade (disambiguation).
"Color of Life" redirects here. For other uses, see Colour of Life (disambiguation).
"Luv Parade/Color of Life"
Single by Misia
from the album Ascension
ReleasedJuly 5, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreR&B, house, pop
Length4:12 ("Luv Parade")
4:43 ("Color of Life")
LabelRhythmedia Tribe
Songwriter(s)Misia, Vinny Vero, Marco Nicosia, Joi
Producer(s)Chokkaku, Joi
Misia singles chronology
"Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete"
(2004)		 "Luv Parade/Color of Life"
(2006)		 "Sea of Dreams: Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Theme Song"
(2006)
Alternative cover
Artwork for the "Color of Life" sleeve

Background

"Luv Parade/Color of Life" is Misia's first single release in two years.[3] It is Misia's second double A-side single, the first since "In My Soul/Snow Song from Mars & Roses."[3] The single package features double covers: a "Luv Parade" edit and a "Color of Life" edit. The first pressing of "Luv Parade/Color of Life" comes housed in a cardboard sleeve.[4]

"Luv Parade" was written by Misia and composed and produced by American producer Vinny Vero and Swedish producer Marco Nicosia.[5] It was used in commercials for three different online music stores, Music.jp, Iromelomix DX by Dwango, and Mu-Mo by Avex, and became the first song to advertise all three companies.[6] "Color of Life" was written by Misia, co-composed by Misia and Joi, and produced by Joi.[5] The song was used in commercials for the Toyota WISH, starring football player Hidetoshi Nakata.[7]

The B-side, "Taiyō ga Kureta Present," was also written by Misia, co-composed by Misia and Mits Ishibashi, and produced by Ishibashi.[5] The song was used in commercials for Live One by Sumitomo Life, starring actress Nanako Matsushima.[8] The single also includes a Joe Claussell remix of the digital single "Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)."

Chart performance

"Luv Parade/Color of Life" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 11 and peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 13,632 copies sold in its first week.[9][10] The single charted for eight weeks and sold a total of 24,410 copies.[11][12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Misia.

No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."Luv Parade"Vinny Vero, Marco Nicosia 4:12
2."Color of Life"Misia, Joi 4:43
3."Taiyō ga Kureta Present" (太陽がくれたプレゼント "Present of the Sun")Misia, Mits Ishibashi 4:18
4."Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm) (Club Love NY Vocal Radio Mix)"JoiJoaquin "Joe" Claussell5:39
Total length:18:52

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Oricon Daily Singles[9] 11
Oricon Weekly Singles[10] 16
SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles[13] 11
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[14] 13

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Japan[15] July 5, 2006 CD, digital download Rhythmedia Tribe
Taiwan[16] July 19, 2006 CD Avex Taiwan
Hong Kong[17] July 20, 2006 Avex Asia

References
  1. "MISIAが約2年ぶりに待望のニューシングルを配信開始！ OCNプレゼンツ『星空のライヴIII』のペアチケットをプレゼント！" (in Japanese). OCN. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  2. "MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. "MISIA、2週連続シングル・リリースが決定！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  4. "MISIA ／ LUV PARADE ／ Color of Life ［紙ジャケット仕様］ ［廃盤］". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  5. "MISIA New Single" (in Japanese). Misia Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 2006-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  6. "MISIA 両A面のシングル『LUV PARADE/Color of Life』は4曲全てが強力タイアップ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  7. "MISIAと中田英寿がCMで初コラボ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  8. "MISIA×松嶋菜々子 5年半ぶりのコラボ決定！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  9. "Archived copy" ミスチルが初登場デイリー1位☆7/4付　シングルデイリー (in Japanese). 2006-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. 2006年07月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  11. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  12. "CD売上予想・議論スレッド part29 ＠音楽サロン" (in Japanese). 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  13. "週間 CDソフト TOP20" (in Japanese). SoundScan Japan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  14. "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  15. ＬＵＶ　ＰＡＲＡＤＥ／Ｃｏｌｏｒ　ｏｆ　Ｌｉｆｅ (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  16. "愛的行進／Color of Life" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  17. "LUV PARADE / Color of Life (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
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