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[[Image:Chihara Minori - Defection.jpg|thumb|250px|Single Cover]]

; Artist
: [[Chihara Minori]]
; Single
: Defection
; Released
: 2011.02.09
; Catalog Number
: LASM-4090
; Price
: ¥1,238

; Tracklist
# Defection
# [[Raison Pour La Saison|raison pour la saison]] ([[Wikipedia:Drench language|[FR;]]] ''The Reasons of Love'')
# [[Fukakutei Seigenri]] (不確定性原理; ''The Uncertainty Principle'')


; Information
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"Defection" is the 11th single released by [[Chihara Minori]]. It was released simultaneously along with her 12th single, "[[Key for Life|KEY FOR LIFE]]". The two songs have an overall theme of returning to your origins, with the tracks described as opposites, featuring "Defection" as being the stylish side. The song features lyrics by iconic [[Anison|anison]] artist [[Okui Masami]], and it was written and produced by [[Kikuta Daisuke]] from [[Elements Garden]]. Chihara first emailed Okui with her feelings, including her troubles and conflicts, and Okui wrote the lyrics from them to make the song personal for her.<small><ref>''Pick-up Voice'' "Vol.39" (March 2011 issue, page 13)</ref></small>

The two singles were her lead-in promotion to her [[Key For Defection Live CD|Live Tour 2011 -Key for Defection-]] which was held at the [[Zepp]] live houses nationwide from February 12th to May 8th.

==Song Information==
[[File:Chihara Minori - Defection promo.jpg|thumb|250px|Chihara promoting the single]]

; Lyrics
: [[Okui Masami]]
; Music
: [[Kikuta Daisuke]]
; Other Information
: Arrangement: Kikuta Daisuke

==Concert Performances==
* [2011] [[Key For Defection Live CD|Chihara Minori Live Tour 2011 -Key for Defection-]]
* [2016] [[Minori Chihara Live Tour 2016 ~Innocent Age~]]
==Oricon Chart Positions==
The single reached #15 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart, and it continued to rank for a total of four weeks.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 1em; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- style="background:#efefef"
!Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week Rank||Sales
|- align="center"
||- ||12 ||9  ||13 ||18 ||23 ||22 ||15       ||8,400
|- align="center"
||32||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||62       ||1,443
|- align="center"
||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||110      ||745
|- align="center"
||- ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||-  ||193      ||313
|}

*'''Total Reported Sales:''' 10,901
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/340287/products/899092/1/ Oricon Profile]
* Lyrics: [http://www.kasi-time.com/item-52254.html Kasi-Time]
* YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCffIrzZzYw Official Video]
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
[[Category:February 2011]]
[[Category:2011 Singles]]
[[Category:2011 Songs]]
[[Category:Chihara Minori Songs]]