"Innocent World" is the fifth single released by Mr. Children on June 1, 1994.
Overview
"Innocent World" was Mr. Children's first No. 1 single on the Oricon Japanese charts, managing to sell 1,935,830 copies during its run on the chart and was the No. 1 selling single for Oricon's 1994 yearly chart. The title track was used as the promotional song for the soft drink and was also included in the Mr. Children live album 1/42 released on September 8, 1999, and also Mr. Children 1992–1995, released on July 11, 2001. The b-side "My confidence song" was included in Mr. Children's compilation album, B-Side, released on May 10, 2007.
Awards
"Innocent World" has won many awards including the 'Grand Prize (Song of the year)' at the 36th Annual Japan Record Awards, the 'Best 5 Single Award' at the 9th Annual Japan Gold Disc Awards, and the 'Silver Award' at the 13th Annual JASRAC Awards.