Marigold (Aimyon song)

"Marigold" (マリーゴールド, Marīgōrudo) is the fifth single of Aimyon released on August 8, 2018. The song was performed on the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen television special. After that, it occupied first place in the Oricon Streaming Chart for 20 successive weeks.^[1] It reached 200 million plays on streaming services in February 2020 as reported by Billboard Japan.^[2]

"Marigold"
Single by Aimyon
from the album Momentary Sixth Sense
Language	Japanese
B-side	"For You"
Released	August 8, 2018 (2018-08-08)
Recorded	2018
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:08
Label	Unborde Warner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)	Aimyon
Aimyon singles chronology
"Only Under the Full Moon" (2018) "Marigold" (2018) "Let the Night" (2018)
Music video
"Marigold" on YouTube

Music video

The music video, showing Aimyon in a shaded room and skateboarding in the streets, was filmed in Shanghai and directed by Tomokazu Yamada.^[3] Yamada commented that "Our inner feelings change by the colours and lights of the townscape. We filmed the video to showcase wanting to advance those unchanging feelings toward someone. They become the light, the shadows and the atmosphere."^[3]

It has more than 200 million views on YouTube. It was also used in a Japanese commercial for Google Search.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Marigold" (マリーゴールド)	5:08
2.	"For You" (あなたのために)	4:20
3.	"Marigold" (Instrumental)	5:06

All tracks are written by Aimyon.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Marigold" Chart (2019) Peak position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[5] 1 Japan (Oricon)[6] 25 Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[7] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Marigold" Chart (2018) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[8] 48 Chart (2019) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 2 Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[10] 13 Chart (2020) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[11] 8 Chart (2021) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[12] 38 Chart (2022) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[13] 36 Chart (2023) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[14] 39 Chart (2024) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[15] 38 All-time charts All-time chart performance for "Marigold" Chart (2008–2022) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[16] 4

Certifications

Certifications for "Marigold"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17]	3× Platinum	750,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[18]	Diamond	500,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.