Makenai Kokoro

"Makenai Kokoro"
Single by AAA
from the album Buzz Communication
B-side "Day By Day"
"Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)"
Released August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)
(see release history)
Format CD Single, digital download
Genre J-pop, Pop, J-Euro
Length 4:22
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Tetsuya Komuro
Producer Max Matsuura
AAA singles chronology
"Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
(2010)
"Makenai Kokoro"
(2010)
"Paradise/Endless Fighters"
(2010)
Alternative covers
CD+DVD edition A cover
CD+DVD edition B cover
Mu-Mo exclusive versions cover

"Makenai Kokoro" (負けない心?, "Undefeated Heart") is a single by Japanese dance pop band AAA, released on August 18, 2010. It is their second consecutive single produced by Tetsuya Komuro, after "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)".[1]

Contents

Promotion

The single had two tie-ups: "Makenai Kokoro" was used as the theme song of the television drama Gakeppuchi no Eri: Kono Yo de Ichiban Daichi na 'Kane' no Hanashi, while "Day By Day" was used in commercials for Avex Artist Academy.[1] Band member Takahiro Nishijima featured as an actor in the seventh episode of Gakeppuchi no Eri.

Single contents

Six versions of the single exist: a CD only version, two DVD editions, and three Mu-Mo store exclusive versions.[1] DVD edition A featured the music video for the song, while DVD edition B featured a documentary on the making of the music video for their previous single "Aitai Riyū."[1]

All versions feature "Makenai Kokoro" and "Day By Day", while only the CD only version features the group's cover of H Jungle with T's 1995 number 1 single, "Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)". The Mu-Mo exclusive versions each feature one of three live talk tracks, where the band members discuss the time since their debut in 2005.[1]

Track listing

CD-only version tracklist
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Makenai Kokoro"   Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Tetsuya Komuro Ats- 4:22
2. "Day By Day"   Komuro, Hidaka Saito 4:33
3. "Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)" (WOW WAR TONIGHT ~時には起こせよムーヴメント~ "Wow War Tonight (Time Awakens, Movement)", H Jungle with T cover.) Komuro Ats- 5:29
4. "Makenai Kokoro (Instrumental)"   Kato, Hidaka, Komuro Ats- 4:22
5. "Day By Day (Instrumental)"   Komuro, Hidaka Saito 4:31
Total length:
23:17
CD-DVD versions tracklist
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length
1. "Makenai Kokoro"   Kato, Hidaka, Komuro Ats- 4:22
2. "Day By Day"   Komuro, Hidaka Saito 4:33
3. "Makenai Kokoro (Instrumental)"   Kato, Hidaka, Komuro Ats- 4:22
4. "Day By Day (Instrumental)"   Komuro, Hidaka Saito 4:31
Total length:
17:49

Chart rankings

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Oricon weekly singles[2] 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[3] 14
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] 5
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[5] 10

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[6] 58,000

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)[1][7] CD, rental CD, PC download
August 25, 2010 (2010-08-25) Cellphone digital download

References

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