Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni

"Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni (星のかがやきよ/夏を待つセイル(帆)のように)" is the 40th single by Zard[1] and released 20 April 2005 under the B-Gram Records label. The composer of Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni, Aika Ohno self-cover this single in her cover album Silent Passage.[2]

"Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no You ni"
Single by Zard
from the album Kimi to no Distance
Released	April 20, 2005
Genre	Pop rock
Label	B-Gram Records
Songwriter(s)	Izumi Sakai, Aika Ohno
Zard singles chronology
"'Kyō wa Yukkuri Hanasō'" (2004) "Hoshi no Kagayaki yo/Natsu wo Matsu Sail no You ni" (2005) "'Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki/Karatto Ikō!'" (2006)

The single reached #2 rank first week. It charted for 13 weeks and sold over 79,000 copies.[3] Till date it is the last single which was included in Zard studio album.

Track list

All songs are written by Izumi Sakai, composed by Aika Ohno and arranged by Takeshi Hayama

1. Hoshi no Kagayaki yo (星のかがやきよ)
   • the song was used as 15th opening theme for anime Detective Conan
2. Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni (夏を待つセイル(帆)のように)
   • the song was used as theme song for anime movie Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths
3. Hoshi no Kagayaki yo (星のかがやきよ) (original karaoke)
4. Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Yō ni (夏を待つセイル(帆)のように) (original karaoke) [4]

References

1. Zard discography (in Japanese) http://wezard.net/single.html
2. "大野愛果「Silent Passage」全曲紹介". YouTube.
3. Official rankings (in Japanese) http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26939/products/593002/1/
4. Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/JBCJ-6006