Made in Japan (EP)

Made in Japan
EP / soundtrack by Bella Thorne and Zendaya
Released	August 21, 2012[1]
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop dance-pop
Length	9:01
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Ben Charles
Bella Thorne albums chronology
Made in Japan (2012) Jersey (2014)
Zendaya albums chronology
Made in Japan (2012) Zendaya (2013)
Shake It Up soundtrack chronology
Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance (2012) Made in Japan (2012) Shake It Up: I <3 Dance (2013)

"Made in Japan" is the debut extended play (EP) and soundtrack by American singers Bella Thorne and Zendaya, featured songs from the Walmart exclusive version of Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance soundtrack. The album was released on August 21, 2012 by Walt Disney.^[2] "Fashion is My Kryptonite" was released as promotional single on July 20, 2012.

Promotion

On August 3, Disney Channel premiere the music video of "Fashion is My Kryptonite".^[3] The song was also included in the Walmart exclusive version of Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance soundtrack.^[3] On August 4, Thorne and Zendaya were interviewed by Radio Disney and talked about the production of the EP.^[4] "Fashion is My Kryptonite", "Made In Japan" and "The Same Heart" was performed during the double episode of Shake It Up, also named Made in Japan.^[5] The performances reached 4.5 million views.^[6]

Critical reception

Previously, M Magazine commented that they was excited, because the Thorne and Zendaya previous songs were amazing.^[7] The EP was rated 4.6 stars in Google Play.^[8]

Commercial reception

All the songs peaked at Billboard Kid Digital Songs."Fashion is My Kryptonite" reached number two,^[9] "Made in Japan" peaked at number three^[10] and "The Same Heart" reached number four.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fashion is My Kryptonite"	Chen Neeman	2:44
2.	"The Same Heart"	Jeannie Lurie, Chen Neeman	3:34
3.	"Made in Japan"	Neeman	2:56
4.	"Fashion Is My Kryptonite" (music video)	Neeman	2:44

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States[11]	August 21, 2012	EP, digital download	Walt Disney
Canada
United Kingdom[12]	September 7, 2012

References

1. "“Shake It Up: Made In Japan” Soundtrack Releasing On August 21, 2012". Disney Dreaming. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
2. "‘Shake It Up: Made in Japan’ Soundtrack Now Available!". Disney. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
3. "Disney Channel to Present World Premiere of ‘Fashion Is My Kryptonite’". Disney. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
4. "Radio Disney: Planet Premiere of ‘Fashion is My Kryptonite’ By Bella Thorne and Zendaya". Disney. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
5. "Disney Channel - Made in Japan episode". Catalog. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
6. "‘Shake It Up: Made In Japan’ is Hit Comedy’s 2nd-Highest Rated Telecast Ever, with 4.5 Million Total Viewers - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
7. "SHAKE IT UP: MADE IN JAPAN PREMIERES TONIGHT!". M Magazine. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
8. "Shake It Up: Made in Japan - Various Artists - 21 de agosto de 2012". Google Play. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
9. "Kid Digital Songs - September 1, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
10. "Kid Digital Songs - September 8, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
11. "Made in Japan - iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
12. "Made in Japan - iTunes (GB)". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.