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"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Sorezore no Isu
B-side	"Arakajime Katarareru Romance" "Tachinaori Chū" (Type-A) "Gomen ne Zutto..." (Type-B) "Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana" (Type-C) "Border" (Regular)
Released	March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:17
Label	N46Div.
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto, Hiroki Sagawa
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Nandome no Aozora ka?" (2014) "Inochi wa Utsukushii" (2015) "Taiyō Nokku" (2015)

"Inochi wa Utsukushii" (Japanese: 命は美しい, "Life is beautiful") is the 11th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on March 18, 2015. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, and as of May 25, 2015 (issue date), has sold 605,529 copies. It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Release

This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. Type-C includes the undergroup member's song. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Nanase Nishino.

Track listing

Type-A

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

Type-B

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

Type-C

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

Regular

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

Chart and certifications

References

1. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年03月30日付". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
2. "AKB48 売上 命は美しい". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/03/30". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2015.
4. 乃木坂46が「命は美しい」ジャケ写公開 センター西野単独、アンダー盤も (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
5. ^ Nogizaka46 2015a.
6. 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
7. ^ Nogizaka46 2015b.
8. 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
9. ^ Nogizaka46 2015c.
10. 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
11. Nogizaka46 2015r.
12. 命は美しい (Sony Music Labels): 2015 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
13. オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2015年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
14. ゴールドディスク認定 2015年3月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015a). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8UM.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015b). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8SO.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015c). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO8W0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Nogizaka46 (18 March 2015r). Inochi wa Utsukushii (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00SHVO988.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

• Discography Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine on Nogizaka46 Official Website (in Japanese)
• Music Video
  • Nogizaka46 "Inochi wa Utsukushii" Short Ver. on YouTube (in Japanese)
  • Nogizaka46 "Gomen ne Zutto..." Short Ver. on YouTube (in Japanese)
  • Nogizaka46 "Tachinaori Chū" on YouTube (in Japanese)
  • Nogizaka46 "Kimi wa Boku to Awanai Hou ga Yokatta no Kana" on YouTube (in Japanese)
• Bonus Movie
  • Nogizaka46 Movie Digest on YouTube (in Japanese)
• Tie-up
  • HARUYAMA x Nogizaka46 "Good-bye uniform" volume on YouTube (in Japanese)
  • CM Gallery - Palty (in Japanese)

• 2015 singles
• 2015 songs
• Songs in Japanese
• Nogizaka46 songs
• Oricon Weekly number-one singles
• Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles
• Songs with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto