Always (Mika Nakashima song)

"Always"
Single by Mika Nakashima
from the album Star
A-side	Always
B-side	BABY BABY BABY
Released	January 20, 2010
Format	CD/CD+Calendar
Genre	J-pop, Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening
Label	Sony
Mika Nakashima singles chronology
Nagareboshi (2009) Always (2010) Ichiban Kirei na Watashi o (2010)

"Always" is Mika Nakashima's 31st single, released on January 20, 2010. The title song is the theme to the film "Sayonara Itsuka" starring Miho Nakayama. The single charted at No. 3 on the Oricon singles chart; aside from selling 42,165 copies, the title song has surpassed sales of over 1 million downloads.

The first press of "Always" came with a 2010 calendar, featuring photoshoots designed by Nakashima herself.

The B-sides "BABY BABY BABY" and "SPIRAL" were featured in commercials for Ghana (Valentine's Day promotion) and Kanebo Kate (Gradical Steps), respectively.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Always"	Rui Momota	Rui Momota	Kenji Tamai, Rui Momota
2.	"Baby Baby Baby"	Mika Nakashima	Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai	Shin Kono
3.	"Spiral"	Ayumi Miyazaki, Mika Nakashima	Red-T	Yoshito Tanaka
4.	"Always" (Instrumental)	Rui Momota	Rui Momota	Kenji Tamai, Rui Momota
5.	"Baby Baby Baby" (Instrumental)	Mika Nakashima	Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai	Shin Kono
6.	"Spiral" (Instrumental)	Ayumi Miyazaki, Mika Nakashima	Red-T	Yoshito Tanaka

Charts

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
January 20, 2010	Daily Singles Chart	3	42,165	6 weeks
	Weekly Chart	3
	Monthly Chart (January)	10
	Yearly Chart (2010)

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by "Butterfly" by Kaela Kimura

RIAJ Digital Track Chart number-one song January 19, 2010–January 26, 2010

Succeeded by "Butterfly" by Kaela Kimura

External links

• http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AICL-2078