Kimi tte

"Kimi tte"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album Thank You, Love
B-side
  • "Christmas Love"
  • "Girls Girls"
ReleasedOctober 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length5:31
LabelSME Records
SongwritersKana Nishino, Saeki YouthK
ProducerKōtarō Egami
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"If"
(2010)		 "Kimi tte"
(2010)		 "Distance"
(2011)
Alternative cover
First press cover

"Kimi tte" (君って; "You") is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 12th single on November 3, 2010. The song was marketed as a "heart-warming tender" mid-tempo ballad in the initial press release, also describing the lyrics, as being about "scaling up passion to love."

Promotion

The song was used as the insert theme song for the Fuji TV drama Freeter, Ie o Kau. One of the B-sides of the single, "Girls Girls," was used as an image song for fashion magazine Vivi. Nishino promoted the single with several television lives, such as on SMAP×SMAP on November 1, Music Japan on November 7 and Music Station on November 12.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Kimi tte"Kana NishinoSaeki YouthKKōtarō Egami5:31
2."Christmas Love"Nishino, Giorgio CancemiCancemiCancemi4:39
3."Girls Girls"Nishino, DJ Mass, Olivia BurrellDJ Mass, Toshihiro Takira, Olivia Burrell, Takashi YamaguchiVIVID Neon* & Takashi Yamaguchi3:24

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay 13
Billboard Japan Hot 100 3
Oricon daily singles 2
Oricon weekly singles 3
Oricon monthly singles 11
Oricon yearly singles 87
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100 1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 8

Certifications and sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales 98,000
RIAJ physical shipping certification Gold (100,000+)
RIAJ ringtone downloads Million (1,000,000+)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads Triple platinum (750,000+)
RIAJ streaming Gold (50,000,000)

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan October 6, 2010 Ringtone
October 27, 2010 Full-length cellphone download
November 3, 2010 CD
November 20, 2010 Rental CD

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "[CD] 君って / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ↑ 西野 カナ : 君って. Sony Music Online Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. ↑ "西野カナ、1年ぶりに「SMAP×SMAP」に出演". Model Press (in Japanese). 2010-11-01. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. ↑ "次回「MJ」に西野カナ、高橋優、ももクロ、伊藤由奈ら". Natalie (in Japanese). 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
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  6. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard (in Japanese). November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  8. ↑ "西野カナ、人気ドラマの挿入歌が初日2位". Oricon. November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ "君って - 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 2010-11-11.
  10. ↑ "レコード協会調べ 2010年10月27日～2010年11月02日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  11. ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  12. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved March 24, 2011. (subscription only)
  13. ↑ レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：9月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  14. ↑ レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞ [Record Association report: February digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: February Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). March 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  15. ↑ レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：3月度認定＞ [Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Kana Nishino – Kimi tte" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 28, 2025. Select 2025年3月 on the drop-down menu
  17. 1 2 西野カナ、壮大な愛を歌った話題の新曲が嵐・二宮和也主演ドラマ挿入歌に. Model Press (in Japanese). 2010-11-06. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
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