Aitakute Aitakute

"Aitakute Aitakute"
Single by Kana Nishino
from the album To Love
B-side
  • "Love Is Blind"
  • "Grab Bag"
ReleasedMay 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
GenreJ-pop, R&B
Length4:43
LabelSME Records
Songwriter(s)Kana Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi
Producer(s)Giorgio Cancemi
Kana Nishino singles chronology
"Best Friend"
(2010)
"Aitakute Aitakute"
(2010)
"If"
(2010)
Alternative cover
First press cover

"Aitakute Aitakute" (会いたくて 会いたくて, I Miss You, I Miss You) is a song by Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino. It was released as her 10th single on May 19, 2010.[1] The song is produced by Giorgio Cancemi, writer of many of Nishino's hit songs (such as "Best Friend," "Motto..." and "Tōkutemo").[1] The B-side "Love Is Blind" is produced by contemporary R&B producer Hiro.[2] Hiro produced "One Way Love," the B-side to Nishino's previous single "Best Friend."[2]

The single is to date one of Nishino's most commercially successful; peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart[3] and number one on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.[4] "Aitakute Aitakute" is one of the best-selling multi-format singles in Japan, with over 5,097,000 combined sales and Japan's best selling digital download of 2010.[5]

  1. ^ a b "[CD] 会いたくて 会いたくて / 西野カナ". Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "Works". Hiro Official Website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  3. ^ "会いたくて会いたくて 西野カナ". Oricon. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue May 18, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "BIOGRAPHY|西野カナ オフィシャルサイト". nishinokana.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-15.