If (Kana Nishino song)

"If"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album Thank You, Love
B-side	"I'll Be There" "Beaufitul"
Released	August 4, 2010
Format	CD Single, digital download
Genre	J-pop, R&B
Length	4:42
Label	SME Records
Writer(s)	Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi
Producer(s)	Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"Aitakute Aitakute" (2010) "If" (2010) "Kimi tte" (2010)

"If" (stylised as "if") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 11th single on August 4, 2010.^[1] The song was given the working name "I Swear" before its release.^[2] In initial promotional material about the single, it was described as a mellow medium tempo ballad, written about "a meeting with fate."^[1]

Promotion

The song was used as the theme song for the animated film Naruto Shippuden 4: The Lost Tower, and also used as a television commercial campaign for Recochoku.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"If"	Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi	Cancemi	Cancemi	4:42
2.	"I'll Be There"	Nishino	Nasri Atweh, Lolene Everett, Jonathan Rotem	Rotem	3:46
3.	"Beautiful"	Nishino	Hiro	Hiro	4:33
Total length:					13:01

Charts

Charts (2010)	Peak position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[3]	13
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4]	6
Oricon daily singles	7
Oricon weekly singles[5]	5
Oricon monthly singles	7
Oricon yearly singles	79
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[6]	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[7]	4

Certifications and sales

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales[8]	91,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification[9]	Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads[10]	Triple platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[11]	Triple platinum (750,000+)

Chart procession and succession

References

1. "[CD] if / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-20.
2. "CD 西野カナ / I swear 劇場版アニメ「NARUTO」主題歌[ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント]《発売済・取り寄せ品》". Amiami (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-20.
3. "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
4. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
5. "if - 西野カナ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
6. "レコード協会調べ 2010年09月01日～2010年09月07日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
7. "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.
8. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved January 19, 2011. (subscription only)
9. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
10. レコード協会調べ　10月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：10月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
11. レコード協会調べ　11月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：11月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.

External links

• Sony Music If profile (Japanese)