| "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" | ||||
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| Single by Kana Nishino | ||||
| from the album Love One. | ||||
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| Released | June 3, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | SME Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kanako Kato, Kana Nishino, Jeff Miyahara, Kenji "JINO" Hino | |||
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"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (君に会いたくなるから, Because I've Grown to Miss You) is the sixth single released by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on June 3, 2009, by her record label SME Records. The song was written by Nishino and Kanako Kato and composed by Nishino, Jeff Miyahara and Kenji "JINO" Hino; this single marked the first time that Nishino herself has been involved in composing a song. It was used as the commercial song for Recochoku.
"Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" was well received by music critics, who complimented Nishino's vocal performance and the song's production. Commercially, the single was a success in Japan. It reached number nineteen on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, becoming Nishino's first entry into the Oricon's top twenty. The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has certified the song double platinum for both ringtone and full song downloads sales of over 500,000.