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Mellow (Miho Nakayama song)

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"Mellow"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Mellow
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Silent"
ReleasedApril 1, 1992 (1992-04-01)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length5:53
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Yoshimasa Inoue
Lyricist(s)Issaque
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..."
(1991)
"Mellow"
(1992)
"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto"
(1992)

"Mellow" (メロウ, Merou) is the 24th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Nakayama (under the pseudonym "Issaque") and Yoshimasa Inoue, the single was released on April 1, 1992, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

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"Mellow" was used by Este de Milord for a series of commercials featuring Nakayama.

"Mellow" became Nakayama's seventh straight No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 169,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]

Track listing

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8cm CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Mellow"IssaqueYoshimasa InoueInoue5:53
2."Silent"Miho NakayamaChiho KiyookaYoshio Tsuru5:10
3."Mellow" (Original Karaoke)   5:52

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] 3

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / メロウ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.
  7. ^ "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – MELLOW(メロウ)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1992年4月 on the drop-down menu
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