"Endless Game" is the 41st single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Endless Game" was used as the theme song for the drama Kazoku Game starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai. It reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 10th best-selling single in Japan in 2013, with 557,217 copies.[1]
| "Endless Game" | ||||
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 Regular edition cover | ||||
| Single by Arashi | ||||
| from the album Love | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | May 29, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Label | J Storm | |||
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| Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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Single information
editThe single was released in two editions: a limited edition including a bonus DVD with a music video for "Endless Game", and a regular CD only edition including two bonus tracks and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 16-page booklet.
Chart performance
edit"Endless Game" debuted at the top of the Oricon Singles Chart with opening sales of 478,000 copies, becoming the group's 30th consecutive number-one single in Japan.[2] It was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 500,000 units.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endless Game" | 100 |
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| 3:58 |
| 2. | "Intergalactic" | Octobar |
| Elfgren | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Monochrome" (モノクロ) | Tomokazu Miura | GK |
| 4:18 |
| 4. | "Endless Game" (instrumental) | 3:58 | |||
| 5. | "Intergalactic" (instrumental) | 4:52 | |||
| 6. | "Monochrome" (instrumental) | 4:14 | |||
| Total length: | 26:14 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endless Game" | 100 |
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| 3:58 |
| 2. | "Magic Hour" | S-Tnk |
| Taku Yoshioka | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Magic Hour" (instrumental) | 4:04 | |||
| Total length: | 12:06 | ||||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Endless Game" (Music video) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Single Top 100". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. December 15, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ 【オリコン】嵐、史上4組目の30作連続シングル首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. June 4, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Record Vol. 644" (PDF) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 2013. p. 14. Retrieved May 5, 2019.