Butterfly (Kumi Koda song)

"Butterfly"
Single by Kumi Koda
from the album Best: First Things
Released	June 22, 2005 (JP)
Format	CD, CD+DVD
Genre	J-pop, Bossa-Nova
Length	25:03
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45213/B (Japan, CD+DVD) RZCD-45214 (Japan, CD)
Kumi Koda singles chronology
"Hot Stuff" (2005) "Butterfly" (2005) "Flower" (2005)

"Butterfly" is Kumi Koda's 16th domestic single. "Butterfly" was the theme of TBS's drama Kosume no mahō 2 (コスメの魔法２), and "Your Sunshine" was used in a televised advertisement for Nivea Body Yakyo Whitening UV (ニベアボディ　薬用ホワイトニングＵＶ, nibea bodi yakyō waitoningu UV).

"Taisetsu na Kimi e" was certified gold in full-length cellphone downloads.

Surprisingly enough, Butterfly was nominated for and eventually won the 47th Japan Record Award

Track listing

CD

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Butterfly"	Koda Kumi	Miki Watanabe	4:20
2.	"Your Sunshine"	Koda Kumi	Junpei Takada, Toru Watanabe	3:45
3.	"大切な君へ (Taisetsu na Kimi e)"	Koda Kumi	Daisuke "DAIS" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno	4:34
4.	"Butterfly" (Instrumental)		Miki Watanabe	4:20
5.	"Your Sunshine" (Instrumental)		Junpei Takada, Toru Watanabe	3:44
6.	"大切な君へ (Taisetsu na Kimi e)" (Instrumental)		Daisuke "DAIS" Miyachi, Yuichi Ohno	4:30

DVD

DVD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Butterfly" (Music Video)		Shigeaki Kubo	4:40
2.	"Butterfly" (Making Video)		Shigeaki Kubo	4:55

Chart history

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Top 200	2
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Oricon 2005 Singles Top 999	85

Sales

• First week estimate: 45,303
• Total estimate: 125,662

Awards

December 2005 – Kumi Koda won the 47th Japan Record Awards for her hit song "Butterfly"

May 2006 – Kumi Koda won two awards at MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006 for the categories "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Female Video"

References

1. Avex Network (2005), Kumi Koda Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style

Preceded by "Sign" by Mr. Children

Japan Record Award 2005

Succeeded by "Ikken" by Kiyoshi Hikawa