Haruka (Tokio song)

"Haruka 遥か"
Single by Tokio
Released	June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)
Format	Maxi single, digital single, CD, CD+DVD
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop, rock
Label	J Storm
Writer(s)	Nobuteru Maeda, Michiya Haruhata
Tokio singles chronology
"Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru" (2010) "Haruka" (2010) "NaNaNa (Taiyo Nante Irane)" (2010)

"Haruka" (-遥か-, Distant) is the forty-third single by the Japanese band Tokio. It was released on February 3, 2010 under the label J Storm. The single topped the Oricon weekly singles chart.^[1] The songs "Haruka" and "Dash Village" are being used as theme songs for the Dash Beach and the Dash Village respectively, both segments on Tokio's long-running variety show, The Tetsuwan Dash.^[2] The Dash Village theme was originally composed by Tokio's lead singer Tomoya Nagase just shortly after the village itself was built in 2000. It has been used as the main theme since, though the version on this single is a re-recording. ^[3]

Track listing

"Haruka" was released in three different versions:^[2]

Charts and certifications

References

1. 1 2 "TOKIO、TUBE提供曲で2年7ヶ月ぶり首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
2. 1 2 "TOKIO - -遥か-". J Storm. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
3. ↑ "DASH Web Frequently Asked Questions". Nihon Television. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
4. ↑ 2010年06月第4週のシングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-07-03.