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{{infobox song
|Name = Snow halation
|Image = [[File:Snow halation.jpg|250px]]
|Preview = [[File:Snow halation.ogg|250px]]
|Artist = μ's
|Composer = Takahiro Yamada
|Arranger = {{W|Ryosuke Nakanishi}}
|Lyricist = [[Aki Hata]]
|Release Date = December 22, 2010
|Center = [[Honoka Kosaka]]
|Label = [[Lantis]]
}}
"'''Snow halation'''" is a song by [[μ's]]. It was released as a [[Snow halation (single)|single]] on December 22, 2010.

It is featured as an insert song in the ''[[Love Live! School idol project]]'' episode "[[Melody of the Heart]]".

The song is described in ''[[Love Live! School idol festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!]]'' as follows:
"μ's second single and the first to be released under their group name. As is shown in season 2, episode 9 of the Love Live! anime, it has become a live show staple for fans to turn their lightsticks to orange when the song reaches its final chorus."

== Composition ==
"Snow halation" is a pop song with a tempo of 173 beats per minute. The song's instrumentation consists of a piano, drums, bass, acoustic & electric guitars, bells and strings. It is written in the key signature of A major (aside from the break, where the song's mode changes to minor).

== In other media ==
"Snow halation" appeared as a playable song in ''[[Love Live! School idol festival]]'', ''[[Love Live! School idol paradise]]'', ''[[Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS]]'', ''[[Love Live! School idol festival ~after school ACTIVITY~]]'', and ''[[Love Live! School idol festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE!]]''.

An instrumental arrangement of the song appeared in ''[[Puchiguru Love Live!]]''.

A cover of the song performed by the [[Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club]] appears in ''[[Link! Like! Love Live!]]''.

== Release history ==
* [[Snow halation (Single)|''Snow halation'' (single)]] (December 22, 2010)
* ''[[μ's Best Album Best Live! Collection]]'' (January 9, 2013)
* ''[[Notes of School idol days ~Glory~|Love Live! TV Anime 2 Original Soundtrack: Notes of School idol days ~Glory~]]'' (August 27, 2014)
=== Solo versions ===
* ''[[Umi-iro Shoujo ni Miserarete]]'' ([[Umi Sonoda]]) (November 23, 2011)
* ''[[Kotori Lovin' you]]'' ([[Kotori Minami]]) (December 14, 2011)
* ''[[Honnori Honoka-iro!]]'' ([[Honoka Kosaka]]) (January 25, 2012)
* ''[[Beloved Ellie]]'' ([[Eli Ayase]]) (February 19, 2012)
* ''[[THE BRILLIANT STAR☆]]'' ([[Rin Hoshizora]]) (February 19, 2012)
* ''[[TRUE DIVA]]'' ([[Maki Nishikino]]) (February 19, 2012)
* ''[[Nozomi♪Kanaete]]'' ([[Nozomi Tojo]]) (February 19, 2012)
* ''[[Anata Dake no Taiyou ni Naritai]]'' ([[Hanayo Koizumi]]) (February 19, 2012)
* ''[[Smile For You♥]]'' ([[Nico Yazawa]]) (February 19, 2012)

== Live performances ==
* [[μ's First Love Live!]] (November 21, 2012)
* For Smile - Korea-Japan Friendship Charity Concert 2012 (March 2, 2012)
* ASCII MEDIA WORKS 20th Anniversary DENGEKI MUSIC LIVE!! SWEET STAGE (Day 2) (October 21, 2012)
* [[μ's New Year Love Live! 2013]] (January 3, 2013)
* [[Bushiroad Card Game LIVE 2013]] (March 24, 2013)
* [[μ's 3rd Anniversary Love Live!]] (June 16, 2013)
* LisAni! LIVE-4 (Day 2) (January 26, 2014)
* [[μ's →NEXT LoveLive! 2014 ~ENDLESS PARADE~]] (February 8 & 9, 2014)
* Animelo Summer Live 2014 -ONENESS- (August 31, 2014)
* [[μ's Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015 ~Dream Sensation!~]] (January 31 & February 1, 2015)
* February 16, 2015: R no Housoku live broadcast on NHK E-Tele (February 16, 2015)
* ~ANISONG World Tour~ Lantis Festival 2015:
** AX-Korea, Seoul (April 5, 2015)
** Shanghai International Gymnastic Center (April 11 & 12, 2015)
** Taipei International Convention Center TICC (April 19, 2015)
* [[μ's Fan Meeting Tour 2015 ~Love Live! in your town~]]
** Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo (May 30, 2015)
** Grand Cube Osaka Main Hall (July 4, 2015)
* [[Love Live! µ’s Special Live]] (October 23, 2015; broadcasted on November 20, 2015 on NHK BS Premium)
* [[μ's Fan Meeting In Shanghai ~Talk & Live~]] (January 30, 2016)
* [[μ’s Final LoveLive! ~μ’sic Forever♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪~]] (March 31 & April 1, 2016)
* [[Love Live! Fest]] (January 18 & 19, 2020)
* [[Ijigen Fes IDOLM@STER★♥Love Live! Uta Gassen]] (December 10, 2023)
* [[Love Live! Series Asia Tour 2024 ~Minna de Kanaeru Monogatari~]]:
** National Exhibition and Convention Center, Hong Arena (October 6, 2024)
** K-Arena Yokohama (February 1 & 2, 2025)

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ3jNTH2QL0 Official music video for the song] on YouTube.
* "[https://open.spotify.com/track/0Yz9wJPo1GvJgeRPguXC2N?si=a3e1f4b13f7d4843 Snow halation]" on Spotify.
* "[https://music.apple.com/us/song/snow-halation/1440136167 Snow halation]" on Apple Music.
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzGVz1ClxIc Snow halation]" on YouTube Music.
* "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Halation Snow Halation]" on Wikipedia.

[[Category:μ's songs]]