Endless Story

2005 single by Yuna Ito From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Endless Story" is the debut single by Japanese singer Yuna Ito, released under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito, by Sony Japan on September 7, 2005. "Endless Story" was written by Dawn Thomas with Japanese lyrics by ATS and was used in the film Nana (2005) in which Ito played the character Reira Serizawa. The song samples Dawn Thomas's "If I'm Not in Love" (1993) which was also covered by Faith Hill in 1999.

B-side"Journey"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)
ComposerDawn Thomas
Quick facts Single by Yuna Ito, from the album Heart ...
"Endless Story"
Single by Yuna Ito
from the album Heart
B-side"Journey"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2005 (2005-09-07)
LabelSony Music Japan
ComposerDawn Thomas
Lyricist
    • Dawn Thomas
    • ATS
Yuna Ito singles chronology
"Endless Story"
(2005)
"Faith/Pureyes"
(2006)
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Commercially, "Endless Story" peaked at #2 on both the daily and weekly charts its first week, and reached #1 on the daily charts on multiple occasions. At the end of 2005, "Endless Story" was named the "Best Love Song of 2005" by the Oricon magazine.[1] It holds the record for the most downloaded debut song by a female artist. As of January 2007, the single has sold 471,099 copies.[2]

Track listing

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Digital Download
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Endless Story"
  • Dawn Thomas
  • ATS
Thomas5:03
2."Journey"Saeko NishioYuta Nakano5:22
Total length:10:28
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CD single
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Endless Story"
  • Dawn Thomas
  • ATS
Thomas5:03
2."Journey"Saeko NishioYuta Nakano5:22
3."Endless Story" (instrumental) Thomas5:03
4."Journey" (instrumental) Nakano5:22
Total length:20:54
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Charts

More information Chart (2005), Peak position ...
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Cover versions

Japanese singer Hideaki Tokunaga covered the song on his 2007 album Vocalist 3.

Taiwanese singer Saya Chang covered "Endless Story" and renamed it "Xiang Nian Ni De Ge".

Hong Kong singer Janice Vidal also covered the song as "Cloudy Holidays" on her 2008 Cantonese album, Serving You.

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