To Be Free (Arashi song)
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| Single by Arashi | |||||||
| from the album Beautiful World | |||||||
| Released |
July 7, 2010 (see release history) | ||||||
| Format | CD single, CD+DVD | ||||||
| Recorded | 2010 | ||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||
| Length | 7:28 (Regular edition)[1] | ||||||
| Label | J Storm | ||||||
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"To Be Free" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on July 7, 2010 by their record label J Storm. The song was used as a theme song of the commercials for Mitsuya Cider which starred Arashi member Sho Sakurai.[2] Only one version of the physical single was released, containing the song's instrumental track and a DVD.
Track list
| Regular Edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "To Be Free" | Soluna | Samuel Waermo, October | 3:45 |
| 2. | "To Be Free" (Instrumental) | Soluna | Waermo, October | 3:43 |
| DVD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "To Be Free" (Making of) | |
| 2. | "To Be Free" (PV) | |
Chart performance
The single sold around 180,000 copies on the first day of its release on July 7, 2010, debuting at number one on the Oricon daily singles chart.[3] On July 13, 2010, "To Be Free" placed at number-one on the Oricon weekly singles chart, becoming the group's twentieth consecutive number-one single since their 2004 single "Pikanchi Double".[4] Together with member Satoshi Ohno's solo single "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun" (ユカイツーカイ怪物くん), which was released on the same day as "To Be Free" and placed at number-two, Arashi and Ohno accomplished the rare feat of a group and a solo artist from the group simultaneously taking the top two spots for the first time in nearly ten years.[5]
"To Be Free" remained number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks.[6][7] According to Oricon, "To Be Free" is the tenth best-selling single of 2010 in Japan.[8]
Charts and certifications
Charts
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Sales and certifications
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| Preceded by "Wonderful World!!" by Kanjani Eight |
Oricon Weekly number one single July 19, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Moon/Blossom" by Ayumi Hamasaki |
| Preceded by "Wonderful World!!" by Kanjani Eight |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single July 19, 2010 – July 26, 2010 |
Succeeded by "This Is Love" by SMAP |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | July 7, 2010[11] | CD+DVD (JACA-5227)[11] | J Storm |
| South Korea | July 21, 2010[12] | CD+DVD (SMJTCD357B)[12] | SM Entertainment |
| Taiwan | July 23, 2010[13] | CD+DVD (JAJSG27030/A)[13] | Avex Taiwan |
| Hong Kong | July 31, 2010[14] | CD+DVD[14] | Avex Asia |
References
- ↑ "To be free" (in Japanese). Utasuki Music Store. 1. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ↑ "To Be Free 嵐のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-Oricon Style" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 嵐＆大野・怪物くんがデイリーシングル1・2位 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 嵐が約10年ぶり快挙 グループ＆ソロで1・2位独占 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ "Charts: Arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP". Tokyograph. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "Week of July 24, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "Week of July 31, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 3 年間ランキング特集 シングル (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2010". Billboard. 2010-12-10. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年07月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "To Be Free [CD+DVD]". CDJapan. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "Arashi - 31st Single 'To be free' [통상판 CD+DVD]" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "To be free (初回式樣)" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 "To be free (SINGLE+DVD) (Hong Kong Version)" (in Chinese). YesAsia. Retrieved 2010-08-19.