"Calling" / "Breathless" is the 40th single released by Japanese boy band
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999 ...
. "Calling" was used as the theme song for the drama ''Last Hope'' starring Arashi member
Masaki Aiba
(born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & A ...
. "Breathless" was used as the theme song for the movie ''Platina Data'' starring Arashi member
Kazunari Ninomiya
, often called , is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi.
His career began in the entertainment industry after joining the Japanese talent agency Johnny & As ...
.
It debuted at number one on the
Oricon Singles Chart
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In J ...
. According to
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
, this was the
sixth best selling single of the year in Japan, with 881,192 copies.
Single information
The single was released in three editions: a regular edition and two limited editions. The regular edition includes the two A-sides, two bonus tracks, and the karaoke version of all the songs. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Calling" while limited edition B includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Breathless". Both limited editions also include a 12-page lyrics booklet.
Composition
The music for "Calling" was written by Andreas Johansson and Youwhich. The lyrics were written by s-Tnk and Eltvo. A writer from ''CDJournal'' described "Calling" as a "rocking number". The song features edgy synths that accent a heavy band sound.
"Breathless" was composed by Takuya Harada,
Christofer Erixon, and Joakim Björnberg, with lyrics by Hydrant. ''CDJournal'' described it as a cool dance tune that also has hard elements.
Track listing
See also
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List of Oricon number-one singles of 2013
The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by ''Oricon Style'' magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales.
Chart history
See also
* List of best ...
References
External links
Calling/Breathless product information
2013 singles
Arashi songs
Oricon Weekly number-one singles
J Storm singles
Japanese film songs
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