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
Format CD Single, digital download
Genre Pop, eurobeat
Length 4:24
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya Saitō
Producer(s) Ats
AAA singles chronology
"Hide-away"
(2009)		 "Heart and Soul"
(2010)		 "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
(2010)

"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]

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. TitleWriter(s)Arranger Length
1. "Heart and Soul"  Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya SaitōAts 4:24
2. "Namida no Kizuna" (涙のキズナ "Tear Bonds" performed by Misako Uno, Chiaki Ito)Leonn, BouncebackAts 5:44
3. "Two Roads" (performed by Mitsuhiro Hidaka)Takumi IshidaMasaki Iehara 4:26
4. "Heart and Soul (ArmySlick's Baytronic Mix)"  Leonn, Hidaka, SaitōArmySlick 4:49
5. "Heart and Soul (Instrumental)"  Leonn, Hidaka, SaitōAts 4:23
6. "Namida no Kizuna (Instrumental)"  Leonn, BouncebackAts 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2010年1月27日 23rdシングル「Heart and Soul」" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-05-23. (subscription only)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue February 2, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2010.

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