Haruka (Scandal song)

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"Haruka"
Single by Scandal
from the album Baby Action
ReleasedApril 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)
Genre
Length17:22
LabelEpic Records Japan
Songwriter(s)Haruna Ono, Hidenori Tanaka
Scandal singles chronology
"Pride"
(2011)
"Haruka"
(2011)
"Love Survive"
(2011)
Music video
"Haruka" on YouTube

"Haruka" (ハルカ) is the tenth major single (13th overall) by Japanese pop rock band Scandal, released in April 2011. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+DVD edition type A, a limited CD+DVD edition type B, and a regular CD-only edition. The title track was used as the theme song for the animated film Tofu Kozō.[1] First pressings of the limited editions came with a button badge and a greeting event ticket, while first pressings of the regular edition came with a Tofu Kozō wide cap sticker, a special booklet, and a greeting event ticket. The single reached number 3 on the Oricon weekly chart and charted for ten weeks, selling 31,694 copies.[1]

Theme for Windows 8[edit]

"Haruka" was re-released on October 23, 2012, with a different cover, when the single's second track, "Satisfaction", was used as the theme for a Windows 8 TV commercial.[2]

Track listing[edit]

CD (ESCL-3664)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Haruka" (ハルカ; Distant)Haruna, Hidenori TanakaHidenori Tanaka5:05
2."Satisfaction" (サティスファクション)Tomomi, Junko, AtsushiJunko, Atsushi3:08
3."Want You"MamiMami3:52
4."Haruka (Instrumental)" (ハルカ)Hidenori Tanaka5:17
Total length:17:22
Limited edition DVD A (ESCL-3661)
No.TitleLength
1."Haruka (Tofu Kozō Special Music Video)" (ハルカ (「豆富小僧」スペシャル・ミュージック・ビデオ))5:17
Total length:6:55
Limited edition DVD B (ESCL-3663)
No.TitleLength
1."Cute! (Scandal meets Cinnamoroll ver.) music video" (CUTE! (Scandal meets シナモン ver.))4:38
Total length:6:55

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b ハルカ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  2. ^ tueac. "SCANDAL X WINDOWS 8 for Satisfaction - AFA Channel!". Afachan.asia. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23.