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Why (Miliyah Kato song)

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Released
  
November 18, 2009

Genre
  
Pop, pop rock, urban

Recorded
  
Late 2009

Length
  
17:01

B-side
  
Destiny You Don't Know Me

Format
  
Maxi single, digital download

"Why" (stylized as WHY) is Japanese singer-songwriter and composer Miliyah Kato's sixteenth single, and the first to be taken from her fifth studio album Heaven. It was released throughout Japan on November 18, 2009.

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Background and promotion

The title track "Why" is lyrically the sequel song to "Sayonara Baby" from 2008. A music video for the song was released as promotion, directed by Shigeaki Kubo. The first b-side "Destiny" was used as the main theme song for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, released on November 28 throughout Japan. The song could be heard in the Japanese trailers for the film. A music video, directed by Moocho, was also recorded for "Destiny".

Also featured on the single is the music video for "Aitai" from Kato's fourth studio album Ring, the video for "Aitai" later won the Best R&B Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2010 on May 29, 2010.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Miliyah Kato.

Charting and release

"Why" debuted at number ten on the Oricon weekly chart, a top 100 songs and artists chart, selling 15,189 copies that week. The single charted for ten weeks and to date has sold approximately 29,000 copies. That month the title track debuted and peaked at number two on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart behind "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" by Exile, before also being certified gold for full-length downloads. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the title track peaked at number eight on the week November 24–30, 2009.

References

Why (Miliyah Kato song) Wikipedia