Android (TVXQ song)

"Android"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album Time
B-side "Blink"
Released July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)
Format
Recorded 2012
Genre J-pop, electropop, dubstep
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s)
  • Anders Grahn
  • Grace Tither
Producer(s) Emil Carlin
Certification Gold (RIAJ)
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Still"
(2012)		 "Android"
(2012)		 "Catch Me"
(2012)

"Android" (stylized as "ANDROID") is the 35th Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was released on July 11, 2012 as the third single from their sixth Japanese studio album, Time (2013). The single pushed the group's total single sales in Japan to over 3.1 million, the highest of any foreign artist in the country.[1] "Android" was released in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD-only version, and a Bigeast Board edition.

Produced and co-written by Emil Carlin, "Android" is a dubstep song with a futuristic theme. It peaked at number one on Japan's Oricon weekly charts,[1] and was the fourth best-selling single of the month. It also peaked at number two on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 and Japan Hot Singles Sales charts. After the first week of release, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[2]

Background and release

"Android" was released on July 11, 2012.[3] The song was first played on Bay FM radio in Japan on the night of June 16, 2012, a month prior to its release. "Android" was the first dance-orientated track the duo has released since "Superstar" and "B.U.T.",[4] both which were released in 2011. The single was offered digitally via iTunes Japan, as well as three physical editions. The regular edition CD, a limited edition CD+DVD combo with the "Android" music video as well as an "Off-Shot Movie," and the CD+DVD, all which contained the title track "Android" and the B-side "Blink", which was written by Johan Gustafson, Fredrik Haggstam, Sebastian Lundberg and Andrew Jackson.

Commercial reception

"Android" sold over 98,550 copies on its first day,[5] and went on to sell over 152,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number one on Oricon's Weekly and Daily single charts.[1] The song's sales help push Tohoshinki's single sales in the country to over 3.1 million, breaking the 10 year 10 month record set by The Carpenters for the highest single sales of any international artist in Japan.[6] The group also broke their own record by being the first international artist to debut atop the Oricon chart eleven times.[7]

Formats and track listings

  • Digital download EP[3]
  1. "ANDROID" – 4:22
  2. "BLINK" – 3:51
  3. "ANDROID" (modest gothic remix) – 4:20
  4. "ANDROID" (Less Vocal) – 4:22
  5. "BLINK" (Less Vocal) – 3:51
  • CD+DVD single AVCK-79079[8]
Disc 1 (CD)
  1. "ANDROID" – 4:22
  2. "BLINK" – 3:51
  3. "ANDROID" (Less Vocal) – 4:22
  4. "BLINK" (Less Vocal) – 3:51
Disc 2 (DVD)
  1. "ANDROID" (Video Clip)
  2. "ANDROID" (Off Shot Movie) (Limited edition only)
  • CD single AVCK-79081[9]
  1. "ANDROID" – 4:22
  2. "BLINK" – 3:51
  3. "ANDROID" (modest gothic remix) – 4:20
  4. "ANDROID" (Less Vocal) – 4:22
  5. "BLINK" (Less Vocal) – 3:51

Charts

Oricon charts

Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Chart run
July 11, 2012 Daily Singles Chart 1 98,550 (debut)
152,412 (weekly)[10]		 175,544 9 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 1
Monthly Singles Chart 4
Yearly Singles Chart[11] 40

Billboard Japan charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[12] 34
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay[13] 35
Billboard Japan Hot 100 Weekly 2
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 1

Other charts

Chart (2012) Peak Sales total
South Korean Albums (Gaon) 16 3,838

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)[2] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 3 【オリコン】東方神起、新曲が11作目首位　海外グループ歴代1位の総売上310.4万枚 (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Gold certifications of July 2012". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "ANDROID - EP by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store. Apple Inc. July 11, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/06/check-out-the-full-audio-of-tvxqs-android
  5. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/tvxqs-android-tops-oricon-daily-chart
  6. ↑ 동방신기 경쟁상대는 동방신기뿐, 오리콘 위클리 1위 역사 또 썼다 (in Korean). news.nate.com. July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ "TVXQ makes history on the Oricon with ‘Android’". allkpop.com. July 16, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Android CD+DVD by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Android CD by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tohoshinki - ANDROID". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kim Hyunjoong, Super Junior, TVXQ and more in the yearly Oricon for 2012". Koreaboo. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2014.

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