"White Love" is a single by Japanese girl group Speed. It was released on October 15, 1997.[1] The song marked a point in Speed's career when their style shifted from dance music to other genres, such as ballads.[2] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[3] It was the 10th best-selling single in Japan in 1997, with 1.164 million copies sold[4] and it has sold a total of 1.845 million copies.[5]
| "White Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Speed | ||||
| from the album Rise | ||||
| B-side | "Namaiki" | |||
| Released | October 15, 1997 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Toy's Factory[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hiromasa Ijichi | |||
| Speed singles chronology | ||||
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In 2012, Su-metal of the kawaii metal group Babymetal performed a cover during their Legend "D" show at Akasaka Blitz, which coincided with her 15th birthday. The song was chosen because it was a hit in 1997, the year of her birth.[6] In 2022, the J-pop duo ClariS performed a cover for their mini-album Winter Tracks.
Track listing
editAll songs are written by Hiromasa Ijichi; all music is arranged by Yasutaka Mizushima.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Love" | |
| 2. | "Namaiki" ((ナマイキ)) | |
| 3. | "White Love" (Instrumental) | |
| 4. | "Namaiki" (Instrumental) |
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Singles Chart (Oricon)[3] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "WHITE LOVE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ 『わたしたち、もっとビッグになります』--快進撃Speedに特別インタビュー. Nikkei Entertainment (in Japanese). December 22, 1998. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Japan #1 DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles". hbr3.sakura.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "オリコンCDシングル年間売上ランキング 1997年". amigo.lovepop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "歴代シングルランキング TOP246". musictvprogram.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ BABYMETAL – White Love (English Captions Intro), Babymetal.net, posted on October 20, 2014