"Sun Burns Down" is a digital single by Japanese singer-songwriter

Jin Akanishi is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He has been active since 1998 as one of the two lead vocalists of the J-pop boy-band KAT-TUN before starting a solo career in 2009. Akanishi has also acted in several films and dramas. Biog ...

, released on January 24, 2012.

Background

Prior to the single release, on January 6, 2012 was held a sold-out concert at 12,000 seat

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, which was streamed live at the

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. It was followed by the release of debut studio album ''

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'' in March 2012.

Release

The single was made available digitally through all digital retailers and streaming services from January 24, and its music video premiered on January 20 on YouTube. It was produced by

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Chart performance

The single was released by Warner Music Japan, and in the first week debuted at number twenty-three on ''

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, and the successive week peaked at number nineteen. On the ''Billboard'' Japan Top Airplay peaked at number seven. In American ''Billboard'' charts it peaked at number one on Hot Singles Sales, and on

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, while number thirty-five on

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chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

Sun Burns Down on iTunes
{{Authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Jin Akanishi songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by Jin Akanishi