Luv Parade—Color of Life

"Luv Parade/Color of Life"
"Luv Parade/Color of Life"
Single by Misia
from the album Ascension
Released	July 5, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B, house, pop
Length	4:12 ("Luv Parade"); 4:43 ("Color of Life")
Label	Rhythmedia Tribe
Songwriters	Misia, Vinny Vero, Marco Nicosia, Joi
Producers	Chokkaku, Joi
Misia singles chronology
Alternative cover
	Artwork for the "Color of Life" sleeve

"Luv Parade/Color of Life" is the fifteenth single by Japanese recording artist Misia. It was released on July 5, 2006 as the first single from Misia's seventh studio album Ascension.^[1]^[2]

Background

"Luv Parade"

A 28-second sample of the second chorus and bridge of "Luv Parade."

"Color of Life"

A 29-second sample of the final chorus of "Color of Life," as used in the Toyota WISH commercial.

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"Luv Parade/Color of Life" is Misia's first single release in two years.^[3] It is Misia's second double A-side single, the first since "In My Soul/Snow Song from Mars & Roses."^[3] The single package features double covers: a "Luv Parade" edit and a "Color of Life" edit. The first pressing of "Luv Parade/Color of Life" comes housed in a cardboard sleeve.^[4]

"Luv Parade" was written by Misia and composed and produced by American producer Vinny Vero and Swedish producer Marco Nicosia.^[5] It was used in commercials for three different online music stores, Music.jp, Iromelomix DX by Dwango, and Mu-Mo by Avex, and became the first song to advertise all three companies.^[6] "Color of Life" was written by Misia, co-composed by Misia and Joi, and produced by Joi.^[5] The song was used in commercials for the Toyota WISH, starring football player Hidetoshi Nakata.^[7]

The B-side, "Taiyō ga Kureta Present," was also written by Misia, co-composed by Misia and Mits Ishibashi, and produced by Ishibashi.^[5] The song was used in commercials for Live One by Sumitomo Life, starring actress Nanako Matsushima.^[8] The single also includes a Joe Claussell remix of the digital single "Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)."

Chart performance

"Luv Parade/Color of Life" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 11 and peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 13,632 copies sold in its first week.^[9]^[10] The single charted for eight weeks and sold a total of 24,410 copies.^[11]^[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Misia.

No.	Title	Music	Remixer(s)	Length
1.	"Luv Parade"	Vinny Vero, Marco Nicosia		4:12
2.	"Color of Life"	Misia, Joi		4:43
3.	"Taiyō ga Kureta Present" (太陽がくれたプレゼント "Present of the Sun")	Misia, Mits Ishibashi		4:18
4.	"Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm) (Club Love NY Vocal Radio Mix)"	Joi	Joaquin "Joe" Claussell	5:39
Total length:				18:52

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles^[9]	11
Oricon Weekly Singles^[10]	16
SoundScan Japan Weekly Singles^[13]	11
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart^[14]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Japan^[15]	July 5, 2006	CD, digital download	Rhythmedia Tribe
Taiwan^[16]	July 19, 2006	CD	Avex Taiwan
Hong Kong^[17]	July 20, 2006	CD	Avex Asia

References

^ "MISIAが約2年ぶりに待望のニューシングルを配信開始！ OCNプレゼンツ『星空のライヴIII』のペアチケットをプレゼント！" (in Japanese). OCN. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ ^a ^b "MISIA、2週連続シングル・リリースが決定！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "MISIA ／ LUV PARADE ／ Color of Life ［紙ジャケット仕様］［廃盤］". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MISIA New Single" (in Japanese). Misia Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 2006-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "MISIA 両A面のシングル『LUV PARADE/Color of Life』は4曲全てが強力タイアップ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "MISIAと中田英寿がCMで初コラボ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "MISIA×松嶋菜々子 5年半ぶりのコラボ決定！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ ^a ^b ミスチルが初登場デイリー1位☆7/4付シングルデイリー (in Japanese). 2006-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ ^a ^b 2006年07月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "CD売上予想・議論スレッド part29 ＠音楽サロン" (in Japanese). 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "週間 CDソフト TOP20" (in Japanese). SoundScan Japan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ ＬＵＶＰＡＲＡＤＥ／ＣｏｌｏｒｏｆＬｉｆｅ (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "愛的行進／Color of Life" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
^ "LUV PARADE / Color of Life (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

External links

[OCN-1] "MISIAが約2年ぶりに待望のニューシングルを配信開始！ OCNプレゼンツ『星空のライヴIII』のペアチケットをプレゼント！" (in Japanese). OCN. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[CDJournal-2] "MISIA、ニュー・アルバム発表！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[CDJournal2-3] "MISIA、2週連続シングル・リリースが決定！". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[CDJournal3-4] "MISIA ／ LUV PARADE ／ Color of Life ［紙ジャケット仕様］［廃盤］". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[15th-5] "MISIA New Single" (in Japanese). Misia Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 2006-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Hotexpress-6] "MISIA 両A面のシングル『LUV PARADE/Color of Life』は4曲全てが強力タイアップ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Hotexpress2-7] "MISIAと中田英寿がCMで初コラボ！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Hotexpress3-8] "MISIA×松嶋菜々子 5年半ぶりのコラボ決定！！". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Plantech. 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Daily-9] ミスチルが初登場デイリー1位☆7/4付シングルデイリー (in Japanese). 2006-07-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Weekly-10] 2006年07月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Run-11] "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon Research. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Sales-12] "CD売上予想・議論スレッド part29 ＠音楽サロン" (in Japanese). 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[SoundScan-13] "週間 CDソフト TOP20" (in Japanese). SoundScan Japan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[Five_Music-14] "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜" (in Chinese). Five Music. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[15] ＬＵＶＰＡＲＡＤＥ／ＣｏｌｏｒｏｆＬｉｆｅ (in Japanese). JBooks Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[16] "愛的行進／Color of Life" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

[17] "LUV PARADE / Color of Life (Hong Kong Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved 2011-07-02.

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Discography
Mother Father Brother Sister	"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." "Hi no Ataru Basho"
Love Is the Message	"Believe" "Wasurenai Hibi" "Sweetness"
Marvelous	"Escape" "Everything"
Kiss in the Sky	"Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story" "Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei" "Back Blocks"
Mars & Roses	"Kokoro Hitotsu" "In My Soul" "Snow Song"
Singer for Singer	"Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete"
Ascension	"Song for You" "Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)" "Luv Parade" "Color of Life" "Sea of Dreams"
Eighth World	"Any Love" "Royal Chocolate Flush"
Just Ballade	"Yes Forever" "Yakusoku no Tsubasa" "Sukoshi Zutsu, Taisetsu ni" "Ginga" "Itsumademo" "Aitakute Ima" "Hoshi no Yō ni..."
Soul Quest	"Edge of This World" "Maware Maware" "Life in Harmony" "Ashita e" "Kioku" "This Is Me"
Super Best Records: 15th Celebration	"Catch the Rainbow" "Koi wa Owaranai Zutto" "Deepness" "Back in Love Again" "Holiday"
New Morning	"Shiawase o Forever" "Boku wa Pegasus Kimi wa Polaris" "Hope & Dreams"
Love Bebop	"Shiroi Kisetsu" "Sakura Hitohira" "Nagareboshi" "Anata ni Smile :)" "Orphans no Namida"
Life Is Going On and On	"Super Rainbow" "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo" "Ai no Katachi"
Hello Love	"Suitotto" "Kimi no Senaka ni wa Itsumo Ai ga Aru" "Sayonara no Mukōgawa" "Omoi Harahara to" "Welcome One" "Uta o Utaō"
Misia: The Great Hope Best	"Kibō no Uta" "Ohayō Universe"
Featured songs	"Survivor" "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" "Forgive"
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