Heart and Soul (AAA song)

"Heart and Soul"
Single by AAA
from the album Heartful
B-side "Namida no Kizuna"
"Two Roads"
Released January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27)
Format CD Single, digital download
Genre Pop, eurobeat
Length 4:24
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya Saitō
Producer Ats
AAA singles chronology
"Hide-away"
(2009)		 "Heart and Soul"
(2010)		 "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
(2010)
CD+DVD edition A cover.
CD+DVD edition B cover.

"Heart and Soul" is Japanese band AAA's 23rd single, and the lead single released before their fifth studio album, Heartful. The single was released on January 27, 2010, a month before the album.[1]

Contents

Promotion

"Heart and Soul" was given two tie-ups: one as the ending theme song for the TBS Kantō area news show Niusuzansu, as well as being the music.jp TV commercial song.[1] The B-side "Two Roads" (a solo song sung by Mitsuhiro Hidaka) was written by former The Kaleidoscope/Ricken's vocalist Takumi Ishida, and was used as the insert song for the film Sayonara Itsuka.[1]

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 3 in its first week, selling 33,000 copies.[2] It charted for a total of four weeks, with two more in the top 100 (at No. 30 and No. 87 respectively), before charting at No. 127 and then leaving the top 200.[2] As the single sold a total of 37,000 copies, it was extremely front loaded, selling 90% of copies in its first week.[2]

The song peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, charting for three weeks before the single's release due to low-level airplay.[3] The song peaked at No. 31 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart and only ranked for a single week in the top 100.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Heart and Soul"   Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya Saitō Ats 4:24
2. "Namida no Kizuna" (涙のキズナ "Tear Bonds" performed by Misako Uno, Chiaki Ito) Leonn, Bounceback Ats 5:44
3. "Two Roads" (performed by Mitsuhiro Hidaka) Takumi Ishida Masaki Iehara 4:26
4. "Heart and Soul (ArmySlick's Baytronic Mix)"   Leonn, Hidaka, Saitō ArmySlick 4:49
5. "Heart and Soul (Instrumental)"   Leonn, Hidaka, Saitō Ats 4:23
6. "Namida no Kizuna (Instrumental)"   Leonn, Bounceback Ats 5:44
Total length:
 29:30

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Weekly singles[2] 3
Billboard Japan Hot 100[3] 15
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[4] 31

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[2] 37,000

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010年1月27日 23rdシングル「Heart and Soul」" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. http://www.avexnet.or.jp/aaa/discography/avcd-31811.html. Retrieved 2010-05-23. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-05-23.  (subscription only)
  3. ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5puvKT80U. Retrieved May 23, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue February 2, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2010f&weeklyCd=20100202&rankKbn=50. Retrieved May 23, 2010. 

External links

AAA
Albums
Singles
See also