"Climax Jump" is the 13th single by the Japanese group

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, released by

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on March 21, 2007. The song was composed by

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with the lyrics by

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. The song is the first opening theme for the 2007

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series ''

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''. For the release of the single, the band temporarily changed their name to ''AAA DEN-O Form'' for ''Den-O''. The single "Climax Jump" peaked at number 5 and charted for 45 weeks on the

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charts. On April 10, 2008, it was eventually certified Gold by the

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(RIAJ) for its physical shipment of 100,000 copies. It has been certified by the

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as a platinum download, for being downloaded to cellphones more than 250,000 times. This single is their highest selling single as of 2011. The song itself has received multiple covers and remixes by the show's cast and other franchise-affiliated bands, including by

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and

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as their respective imagin character.

Track listing

# "Climax Jump" - 4:05 # "Climax Jump - Power Rock Edit" - 3:56 # "Climax Jump - Sweet Ballad Edit" - 4:25 # "Climax Jump - Soul Blues Edit" - 3:29 # "Climax Jump (Instrumental)" - 4:04

Oricon chart positions

References

2007 singles AAA (band) songs Songs with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi Kamen Rider 2007 songs Songs with music by Shuhei Naruse {{2000s-Japan-single-stub