is a song by Japanese pop band Goose House. It was released as a digital single on October 23, 2014 through Gr8! Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Records, with a physical CD released on November 19. It served as the first opening theme of the Japanese anime series Your Lie in April. Background and release On August 9, 2014, Goose House announced they were performing the opening theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Your Lie in April at their 2014 live tour opening performance, held at Diamond Hall in Nagoya. They commented: It was first performed at their 2014 live tour finale on September 15, held at Tokyo International Forum.
The single was released digitally on October 23, while the physical CD single was released on November 19. It came in two versions: a standard edition and a limited edition featuring original cover artwork inspired by the series. The first-press editions of both versions included a random student ID card featuring one of four characters from the anime: Kōsei Arima, Kaori Miyazono, Tsubaki Sawabe, and Ryōta Watari. They also included a postcard for a chance to win a poster signed by the band members.
Composition "Hikaru Nara" is a J-pop song, composed in the key of F-sharp minor and is set to time signature of common time with a tempo of 160 BPM.
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+ Weekly chart performance for "Hikaru Nara" Chart (2014) Peakposition Japan (Japan Hot 100) 5 Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan) 1 Japan (Oricon) 11
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