Mellow (Miho Nakayama song)

"Mellow"
"Mellow"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Mellow
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Silent"
Released	April 1, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	J-pop; pop rock;
Length	5:53
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Yoshimasa Inoue
Lyricist(s)	Issaque
Miho Nakayama singles chronology

"Mellow" (メロウ, Merou) is the 24th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Nakayama (under the pseudonym "Issaque") and Yoshimasa Inoue, the single was released on April 1, 1992, by King Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background and release

"Mellow" was used by Este de Milord for a series of commercials featuring Nakayama.

"Mellow" became Nakayama's seventh straight No. 3 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 169,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

8cm CD single
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Mellow"	Issaque	Yoshimasa Inoue	Inoue	5:53
2.	"Silent"	Miho Nakayama	Chiho Kiyooka	Yoshio Tsuru	5:10
3.	"Mellow" (Original Karaoke)				5:52

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[6]	3

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[7]	Gold	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "中山美穂 / メロウ [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Mellow | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ 1968-1997 オリコンチャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.
^ "Japanese single certifications – 中山美穂 – MELLOW（メロウ）" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1992年4月 on the drop-down menu