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{{Infobox song
| name = Royal Chocolate Flush
| cover = royalchocolateflush.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Misia (Japanese singer)|Misia]]
| album = [[Eighth World]]
| released = December 5, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[dance-pop]]
| length = 3:54
| label = [[BMG Japan]]
| writer = Misia, Sakoshin, Shusui
| producer = Sakoshin
| prev_title = [[Any Love (Misia song)|Any Love]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Flying Easy Loving Crazy]]
| next_year = 2008
}}

"'''Royal Chocolate Flush'''" is the eighteenth single by Japanese recording artist [[Misia (Japanese singer)|Misia]]. It was released on December 5, 2007 as the second single from Misia's eighth studio album ''[[Eighth World]]''.<ref name="Natalie">{{cite news |url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/4004 |title=Misia 8番目の世界へ誘うニューアルバム |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-11-04 |work=Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>

== Background ==
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| filename = Royal Chocolate Flush 25sec Sample.ogg
| title = "Royal Chocolate Flush"
| description = A 25-second sample of the second chorus of "Royal Chocolate Flush."
| pos = left
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The single was released simultaneously with the [[Hoshizora no Live IV Classics]] tour DVD.<ref name="CDJournal">{{cite news |url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/misia/17259 |title=MISIA、ニュー・シングル＆ライヴDVDを同時発売！ |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-11-20 |work=CDJournal |publisher=OngakuShuppansha|language=Japanese}}</ref> It is Misia's first EP-length single, which consists of three other tracks.<ref name="Oricon">{{cite news |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/49882/ |title=MISIA、『めざまし』テーマ収録のシングル発売 |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-11-24 |work=[[Oricon]] |publisher=Oricon Inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref> The A-side, "Royal Chocolate Flush," was written by Misia, composed by Sakoshin and Shusui, and produced by Sakoshin. In an interview with [[Open Computer Network|OCN]]'s Talking Japan, Misia explained the theme of the lyrics, "The song is for all the girls who have ever had to choose between either love or work. It's about tossing away the negativity and putting in double the effort in order to have both."<ref name="OCN">{{cite news |url=http://talkingjapan.blog.ocn.ne.jp/sawada/2007/11/misiamisia_c5cb.html |title=「MISIAとなら叶う」（MISIAさん） |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-11-29 |work=Talking Japan |publisher=[[Open Computer Network|OCN]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>

The main B-side of the single, "Taiyō no Chizu," was also written by Misia, composed by Gomi and Shusui, and produced by Gomi. It served as theme song for the [[Fuji TV]] morning show [[Mezamashi TV]], from October 2007 to March 2008.<ref name="Natalie2">{{cite news |url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/3585 |title=Misia 「めざまし」新テーマ曲が早くもCD化 |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-10-01 |work=Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Mezamashi">{{cite web |url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/meza/bgm.html |title=めざましテレビBGM |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-10-01 |publisher=[[Fuji TV]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> The single also includes "Chandelier," which was first performed during the Hoshizora no Live IV Classics tour, and "Kiss and Hug," the theme song for the [[J-Wave]] radio show of the same name.<ref name="CDJournal" /><ref name="Natalie3">{{cite news |url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/3964 |title=Misia 充実のニューシングル詳細明らかに |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2007-10-31 |work=Natalie |publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>

== Chart performance ==
"Royal Chocolate Flush" debuted on the [[Oricon]] Daily Singles chart at number 4 and peaked at number 10 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 11,670 copies sold in its first week.<ref name="Daily">{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/1902/0|script-title=ja:桑田佳祐が前作を上回るスタートに☆12/4付シングルデイリー|date=2007-12-05|accessdate=2011-06-24|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214821/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/1902/0|archivedate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref name="Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2007&month=12&week=3&submit4.x=36&submit4.y=18|script-title=ja:2007年12月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報|accessdate=2011-06-24|language=Japanese|work=[[Oricon]]|publisher=Oricon Inc}}</ref> The single charted for seven weeks and sold a total of 19,576 copies.<ref name="Run">{{cite web|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=737188&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=40446491|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|accessdate=2011-06-24|language=Japanese|work=[[Oricon]]|publisher=Oricon Research}}</ref><ref name="Sales">{{cite web|url=http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=525124193 |script-title=zh:【资讯】2008年间シングル（2007/12/24付～2008/12/15付迄） |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2009-01-11 |language=Chinese}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 16:21
| title1 = Royal Chocolate Flush
| lyrics1 = [[Misia (Japanese singer)|Misia]]
| music1 = Sakoshin, Shusui
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Taiyō no Chizu
| note2 = {{Nihongo2|太陽の地図}} "Map of the Sun"
| lyrics2 = Misia
| music2 = Gomi, Shusui
| length2 = 5:28
| title3 = Chandelier
| lyrics3 = Misia
| music3 = Joi
| length3 = 4:27
| title4 = Kiss and Hug
| lyrics4 = [[Shuntarō Tanikawa]]
| music4 = Misia
| length4 = 2:32
}}

== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2007–08)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Japan Hot 100]]<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Hanshin Contents Link |accessdate=2011-06-24 |date=2008-01-21 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
|align="center"|56
|-
! scope="row"| [[Oricon]] Daily Singles<ref name="Daily" />
|align="center"|4
|-
! scope="row"| Oricon Weekly Singles<ref name="Weekly" />
|align="center"|10
|-
! scope="row"| [[Nielsen SoundScan|SoundScan]] Japan Weekly Singles<ref name="SoundScan">{{cite web|url=http://www.phileweb.com/ranking/cd-top20/1056.html |title=週間 CDソフト TOP20 |publisher=[[SoundScan|SoundScan Japan]] |accessdate=2011-06-24 |language=Japanese}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|}

== Release history ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row"| Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3420002/s/ |script-title=ja:ＲｏｙａｌＣｈｏｃｏｌａｔｅＦｌｕｓｈ |publisher=JBooks Corporation |accessdate=2011-06-24|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|December 5, 2007
|[[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
|[[BMG Japan]]
|-
! scope="row"| Taiwan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/album_info.php?al_prodno=88697213742 |title=Royal Chocolate Flush |publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan]] |accessdate=2011-06-24 |language=Chinese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205180040/http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/album_info.php?al_prodno=88697213742 |archivedate=2010-12-05 }}</ref>
|December 14, 2007
|CD
|[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
*{{YouTube|id=RamYQrvsUy4|title=Official music video}}
*{{official website|http://www.misia.jp/NewRelease/18th_LiveDVD/}}

{{Misia singles}}
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[[Category:Misia songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Misia]]
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