Taiyō Nokku

"Taiyō Nokku"
Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
Released	July 22, 2015 (Japan)
Format	CD single
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Inochi wa Utsukushii" (2015) "Taiyō Nokku" (2015) "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" (2015)

Taiyō Nokku (太陽ノック, Sun Knock) is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on July 22, 2015.^[1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart,^[2] reaching a new record for first week sales by the group,^[3] with 609,202 copies.^[4] It was the best-selling single in Japan in July, with 629,996 copies.^[5] As of November 23, 2015 (issue date) it had sold 678,481 copies.^[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[7] The Japanese television drama series Hatsumori Bemars uses the title song as the theme song.^[3]

Track listing

Sources:^[1][8][9]

Type-A

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)
3.	"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (魚たちのLOVE SONG)
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG (off vocal ver.)" (魚たちのLOVE SONG off vocal ver.)

Type-B

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)
3.	"Muhyōjō" (無表情)
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Muhyōjō (off vocal ver.)" (無表情 off vocal ver.)

Type-C

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)
2.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)
3.	"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (別れ際、もっと好きになる)
4.	"Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)
5.	"Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)
6.	"Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru (off vocal ver.)" (別れ際、もっと好きになる off vocal ver.)

References

1. "太陽ノック(Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
2. "週間　CDシングルランキング 2015年08月03日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
3. "Nogizaka46's 'Taiyou Knock' achieves their highest first week sales". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 28, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
4. "Orion Weekly Charts for 7/20 ~ 7/26". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 29, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
5. "月間　CDシングルランキング 2015年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
6. "AKB48　売上 太陽ノック" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/8/3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2015.
8. "太陽ノック(Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
9. "太陽ノック(Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

Further reading

• Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015a). Taiyō Nokku (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HA0.

External links

• Discography on Nogizaka46 Official Website