"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]

"Haruka
遥か"
Single by Tokio
ReleasedJune 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)
Recorded2010
GenrePop, rock
LabelJ Storm
Songwriter(s)Nobuteru Maeda, Michiya Haruhata
Tokio singles chronology
"Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru"
(2010)
"Haruka
遥か
"
(2010)
"NaNaNa (Taiyo Nante Irane)"
(2010)

Track listing

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

Regular Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Haruka" (-遥か- "Distant")Nobuteru MaedaMichiya HaruhataKazuhiro Yamahara (山原 一浩, Yamahara Kazuhiro) 
2."Everlasting"Yūya Abe (阿部 祐也, Abe Yūya)YamaharaYamahara 
3."Dash Village" (Instrumental) Tomoya NagaseKam 
4."Haruka" (Backing Track)    
5."Everlasting" (Backing Track)    
Limited Edition 1, Limited Edition 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Haruka"MaedaHaruhataYamahara 
2."Haruka" (Backing Track)    
Limited Edition 1 DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Haruka" (Music video, story version) 
2."Haruka" (Making of) 
Limited Edition 2 DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Haruka" (Music video, various beaches version) 
2."Haruka" (Making of) 

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.