Ai o Sakebe

"Ai o Sakebe"
Single by Arashi
B-side	"Yume ni Kakeru"(ユメニカケル) "Mr. Lonely" "It's good to be bad" "I say"
Released	September 2, 2015 (see release history)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop
Label	J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" (2014) "Ai o Sakebe" (2015) "Fukkatsu Love" (2016)

"Ai o Sakebe" (愛を叫べ) is the 47th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on September 2, 2015 under their record label J Storm.^[1] "Ai o Sakebe" was used as the background song for the Recruit Zexy commercial.^[1] The single sold 462,550 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.^[2][3] With over 519,000 copies sold, the single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).^[4] "Ai o Sakebe" placed 12th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking.^[5][6]

Single information

The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The regular edition contains the B-sides "It's good to be bad", "Yume ni Kakeru", and "I say" and the instrumentals for all four tracks. The first press/limited edition contains the B-sides "Yume ni Kakeru" and "Mr Lonely", instrumentals for "Ai o Sakebe" and "Mr Lonely", and a 20-page lyrics booklet. It also includes the music video and making-of for "Ai o Sakebe", the choreography video for "Ai o Sakebe", and a Japan Airlines (JAL) aircraft design unveiling video. The limited edition JAL aircraft was designed by Arashi member Ohno Satoshi for JAL's "Fly to 2020" campaign.^[7] The album jacket covers for both versions are different.

"Ai o Sakebe" was used as the background song for the Recruit Zexy commercial. "Yume ni Kakeru" was used as the campaign song for JAL "Fly to 2020".

Track list

Regular Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ai o Sakebe" (愛を叫べ)	100+	100+
2.	"It's good to be bad"	Shigeo, eltvo	Didrik Thott, Octobar
3.	"Yume ni Kakeru" (ユメニカケル)	古川貴浩, 小川貴史, John World	古川貴浩
4.	"I say"	みうらともかず	sk-etch, BERT, ROLF
5.	"Ai o Sakebe (instrumental)" (愛を叫べ（オリジナル・カラオケ）)
6.	"It's good to be bad (instrumental)" (It's good to be bad （オリジナル・カラオケ）)
7.	"Yume ni Kakeru (instrumental)" (ユメニカケル（オリジナル・カラオケ）)
8.	"I say" (I say（オリジナル・カラオケ）)

Limited Edition CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ai o Sakebe" (愛を叫べ)	100+	100+
2.	"Yume ni Kakeru" (ユメニカケル)	古川貴浩, 小川貴史, John World	古川貴浩
3.	"Mr. Lonely"	Pink Wolf, Trevor Ingram	Trevor Ingram, Kanata Okajima, Stephen Rudden
4.	"Ai o Sakebe (instrumental)" (愛を叫べ（オリジナル・カラオケ）)
5.	"Mr. Lonely (instrumental)" (Mr. Lonely（オリジナル・カラオケ）)

Limited Edition DVD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Ai o Sakebe (video clip + making)" (「愛を叫べ 」 （ビデオ・クリップ＋メイキング）)	100+	100+
2.	"Ai o Sakebitaku Naru (choreography video)" (「“愛を叫びたくなる”　振付ビデオ」)
3.	"JAL aircraft design unveiling video" (JAL 特別塗装機お披露目会)

Chart performance

The single debuted at number one on the Oricon daily singles chart selling 242,023 copies upon its release and selling 462,550 copies by the end of the week, topping the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly singles charts.^[2][8] The single sold 29,131 copies in its second week^[9] and stayed in the top ten for three consecutive weeks.^[10] With 519,330 copies sold, the single placed 12th on Oricon's 2015 yearly singles ranking and second on Billboard Japan's top singles year-end list.^[6][11]

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2015) Peak position Japan Oricon single Daily Chart 1 Japan Oricon single Weekly Chart 1 Japan Oricon single Yearly Chart 12 Billboard Japan Hot 100 1 Billboard Japan Top Single Sales Year End 2

Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification Japan RIAJ 519,330 Double Platinum

Release history

Country	Release date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	September 2, 2015	J Storm	CD+DVD	JACA-5472-5473
			CD	JACA-5474
Taiwan	September 18, 2015	Avex Asia	CD+DVD	JAJSG27068/A
			CD	JAJSG27068
South Korea	September 23, 2015	S.M. Entertainment	CD	SMKJT0566

References

1. "愛を叫べ" (in Japanese). J Storm. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
2. "【オリコン】嵐、結婚ソングが1位 36作連続通算43作目" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
3. "週間　CDシングルランキング2015年09月14日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
4. "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
5. "年間　CDシングルランキング 2015年度" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
6. "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表！ 2ページ目" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
7. "JAL - FLY to 2020" (in Japanese). Japan Airlines. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
9. "週間　CDシングルランキング2015年09月21日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
10. "週間　CDシングルランキング2015年09月28日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
11. "Billboard Japan Top Single Sales Year End" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

External links

• Ai o Sakebe product information
• Hard Copy Sales Certifications Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)