Blind Love (song)

"Blind Love"

Regular Edition cover
Single by CNBLUE
from the album What Turns You On?
B-side "With Your Eyes"
"Greedy Man"
Released April 24, 2013
(see release history)
Format CD single, Digital download
Recorded 2012-2013
Genre Rock
Length 04:04
Label Warner Music Japan
Writer(s) Lee Jong-hyun
Producer(s) Lee Jong-hyun
Vinyl House
CNBLUE Japanese singles chronology
"Robot"
(2012)		 "Blind Love"
(2013)		 "Lady"
(2013)
For Blind Love, a song by Tom Waits, see Rain Dogs.

"Blind Love" is a Japanese-language song by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE, written and produced by Lee Jong-hyun and Vinyl House. It is their fifth major single in Japan under Warner Music Japan and their eighth overall. It was released on April 24, 2013 in 3 different editions.[1]

Background

The single was announced by the group's Korean label, FNC Media, on March 1, via their official Japanese website.[1][2] On March 27, details about the single were revealed. It will be released in three different editions: two limited with a DVD and a regular CD only edition. Tracklist and jacket covers were also revealed.[3]

Editions

The single was released in three editions. Every edition comes with a different instrumental, different enclosed card with a serial code and a lottery ticket for a special event.

Composition

The song was written by the member Lee Jong-hyun who also composed the song with Vinyl House. Lee Jong-hyun also wrote and composed the first b-side of the single, the song "With Your Eyes". The member Jung Yong-hwa wrote the second b-side of the single, "Greedy Man", and composed the song with Kim Jae-yang.

Track listing

Regular edition[6]
No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Blind Love"  Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 4:04
2. "With Your Eyes"  Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun  3:28
3. "Greedy Man"  Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  3:27
4. "Blind Love" (Instrumental) Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 4:02
Total length:
 15:01

Charts

In its first day of release the physical single debuted at number two in Oricon's daily chart with 35,773 copies sold, the highest first day ever from CNBLUE Japanese releases.

Oricon

Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
Daily Singles Chart 2 35,773 54,003+ [7] 9 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 4 47,577
Monthly Singles Chart 9 50,141

Other charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 7
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[9] 4

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Japan April 24, 2013 CD single,[6] Digital download Warner Music Japan

References

  1. 1 2 "CNBLUE、2013年第一弾となる5thシングルリリース決定" (in Japanese). CNBLUE Japan. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "CNBLUE、たまアリライブDVD / BDの翌月に5thシングル" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "4月24日（水）発売の5th SINGLE「Blind Love」のジャケット写真＆収録曲の情報を公開！ / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤A): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤B): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ｂｌｉｎｄ　Ｌｏｖｅ ＣＮＢＬＵＥのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "【周榜单】2013/06/24付周榜单（单曲top200）" (in Japanese). Oricon via baidu. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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