Aozora Pedal

"Aozora Pedal"
Single by Arashi
from the album Time
B-side "Kiss Kara Hajimeyō"
"Natsu no Owari ni Omou Koto"
Released August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
(see Release history)
Format CD, CD+DVD
Genre Pop
Label J Storm
JACB-0001 (CD-DVD Limited Edition A)
JACB-0002 (CD-DVD Limited Edition B)
JACB-0003 (Regular Edition)
Arashi singles chronology
"Kitto Daijōbu"
(2006)
"Aozora Pedal"
(2006)
"Love So Sweet"
(2007)
Limited Edition Cover A
"Aozora Pedal" CD + DVD cover
Limited Edition Cover B
"Aozora Pedal" CD + DVD cover

"Aozora Pedal" (アオゾラペダル Blue Sky Pedal?) is the seventeenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in three editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited editions containing either a DVD with the music video or the making-of video of the song.

Contents

Single information

"Aozora Pedal" was used as the theme song for the movie Honey and Clover starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai, Yū Aoi and Yūsuke Iseya.

Track list

Regular Edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Aozora Pedal"   Shikao Suga Suga 5:21
2. "Kiss Kara Hajimeyō"   Youth Case Velvetronica 4:28
3. "Natsu no Owari ni Omou Koto"   Takashi Ogawa (小川貴史 Ogawa Takashi?) Kōji Ueno (上野浩司 Ueno Kōji?) 4:04
4. "Aozora Pedal" (Karaoke) Suga Suga 5:21
5. "Kiss Kara Hajimeyō" (Karaoke) Youth Case Velvetronica 4:28
6. "Natsu no Owari ni Omou Koto" (Karaoke) Ogawa Ueno 4:04
Limited Edition A
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Aozora Pedal"   Suga Suga 5:21
2. "Kiss Kara Hajimeyō"   Youth Case Velvetronica 4:28
Limited Edition A DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Aozora Pedal" (PV)  
Limited Edition B
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Aozora Pedal"   Suga Suga 5:21
2. "Kiss Kara Hajimeyō"   Youth Case Velvetronica 4:28
Limited Edition B DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Aozora Pedal" (Making of)  

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[1] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[2] 51

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 154,832[1] Platinum[3]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Natsu Moyō" by KinKi Kids
Oricon Weekly number one single
August 14, 2006
Succeeded by
"Dirty Old Man: Saraba Natsu Yo" by Southern All Stars

Release history

Region Date
Japan August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02)
Taiwan
Hong Kong August 3, 2006 (2006-08-03)
South Korea August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)

References

  1. ^ a b (Japanese) "2006年08月第2週の邦楽シングルランキング情報". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=8&week=2&submit4.x=28&submit4.y=5. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  2. ^ (Japanese) "Aozora Pedal". Japanese Wikipedia. http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BE%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB. Retrieved 2009-12-18. 
  3. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年8月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200608.html. Retrieved 2009-12-18. 

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