"Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story" (果てなく続くストーリー, Hatenaku Tsuzuku Sutōrī, lit. "Never Ending Story") is Misia's 9th single overall and first with Rhythmedia Tribe. It was released on January 30, 2002. It peaked at #3 selling 86,780 copies on its first week. The song served as opening theme to NHK's 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics TV report. Jane Zhang's recorded the Chinese version of this song (我的路) in her third album, Jane@Music. Sarah Geronimo has an English version of the song entitled "Love Can't Lie," on her album Sweet Sixteen.
All lyrics are written by Misia
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| 1. | "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story (Original Mix) (果てなく続くストーリー, Hatenaku Tsuzuku Sutōrī, Never Ending Story)" | 6:29 |
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| 2. | "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story (Disco 2002 Mix) (果てなく続くストーリー (Disco 2002 Mix))" | 5:45 |
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| 3. | "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story (Smooth Latin Mix) (果てなく続くストーリー (Smooth Latin Mix))" | 5:28 |
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| 4. | "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story (Hex Hector Remix) (果てなく続くストーリー (Hex Hector Remix))" | 7:30 |
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| Release
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Chart
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Peak Position
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Sales Total
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Chart Run
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| 30 January 2002
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Oricon Daily Singles Chart
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2
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| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
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3
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181,210
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7 weeks
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| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart
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5
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| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart
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68
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