Glamorous Sky

"Glamorous Sky"
Single by Nana starring Mika Nakashima
from the album The End & Best
ReleasedAugust 31, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length4:27
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Nana starring Mika Nakashima singles chronology
"Hitori"
(2005)
"Glamorous Sky"
(2005)
"Cry No More"
(2006)

"Glamorous Sky" is Mika Nakashima's 16th single overall, her 1st under the name Nana starring Mika Nakashima, and the second most successful single in her career after "Stars". It is her first rock song and it was used as one of the image songs for the film Nana (as one of the bands Black Stones' song).[1][2] Hyde of L'Arc-en-Ciel composed "Glamorous Sky".[3] The second and third B-sides, "Blood" and "Isolation" were used as CM songs for Kate cosmetics. Mika Nakashima graces the cover of the single as Nana Osaki.

The song is featured as a cover by a jrock band, Girugamesh, in the Konami music games, BEMANI for Drummania V3 and Guitarfreaks V3, as well as the iNiS rhythm game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. Hyde, the composer of this track, also released a version in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Mika Nakashima -Best- CDJapan Articles Archive". www.cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ao no Dokutsu Xmas Online Live | Music in Tokyo". Time Out Tokyo. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Japan, Arama! (March 9, 2018). "Mika Nakashima releases 44th single "KISS OF DEATH"". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "何色にも染まらない花澤香菜が魅せる"今"と"これから"の音楽。". LisAni! (in Japanese). M-ON! Entertainment Inc. Retrieved July 3, 2024.