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"Snow Again"
"Snow Again"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Sava Sava
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Pa-Pa-Paya"
Released	November 19, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	J-pop;
Length	4:25
Label	One Up Music
Composer(s)	Yuichi Takahashi
Lyricist(s)	Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)	Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
Music video
	Snow Again on YouTube

"Snow Again" (スノー・アゲイン, Sunō Agein) is the 34th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by One Up Music on November 19, 1997. The song was used for TV commercials promoting Meiji's Melty Kiss chocolate.^[1]

The music video was filmed in parts of Hokkaido, including Niseko Station.

Chart performance

"Snow Again" peaked at No. 9 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 134,000 copies, becoming Moritaka's last top 10 single.^[2]^[3] It was also her last single to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.^[4]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on December 10, 2012.^[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 3.^[6] She uploaded another self-cover of the song titled "Snow Again 2014" on December 12, 2014^[7] This version is included in the 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 8.^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

8 cm CD
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Snow Again"	Yuichi Takahashi	4:25
2.	"Pa-Pa-Paya" (Pappappaya (パッパッパヤ))	Moritaka	3:58
3.	"Snow Again" (Original Karaoke)		4:21

Personnel

Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums
Yuichi Takahashi – acoustic guitar, keyboard
Shin Hashimoto – piano, keyboard, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
Yukio Seto – electric guitar, bass

Chart positions

Charts (1997)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[2]	9

Certification


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[4]	Gold	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Runa Miyoshida covered the song in her 2008 album Love Gift ～pure flavor extra～.
Sakura Nogawa covered the song in her 2010 cover album Winter Song Cover Best.