Anata ni Nara...

"Anata ni Nara..." (あなたになら…; lit. "For You...") is the 27th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Nakayama and Joe Hisaishi, the single was released on July 7, 1993, by King Records.^[1][2][3]

"Anata ni Nara..."
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Blanket Privacy
Language	Japanese
English title	For You...
B-side	"Holiday"
Released	July 7, 1993 (1993-07-07)
Recorded	1993
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:28
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Joe Hisaishi
Lyricist(s)	Miho Nakayama
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" (1993) "Anata ni Nara..." (1993) "Tada Nakitaku Naru no" (1994)

Background and release

"Anata ni Nara..." was recorded in London and used as the theme song of the Toho film Samurai Kids. The B-side, "Holiday", was used by Asahi Soft Drinks for their Tea Quality commercials.

"Anata ni Nara" peaked at No. 8 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 280,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[4][5][6]

Hisaishi self-covered the song in English as "I Believe in You" on his 1995 album Melody Blvd.

Track listing

8cm CD single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Anata ni Nara..." ("For You..." (あなたになら…))	Miho Nakayama	Joe Hisaishi	Hisaishi	5:28
2.	"Holiday"	Mami Takubo	Masaya Ozeki	URAN	5:24
3.	"Anata ni Nara..." (Original Karaoke)				5:28

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7]	8

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6]	Gold	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.