La La La Love Song

"La La La Love Song"
Single by Toshinobu Kubota featuring Naomi Campbell
from the album La La La Love Thang
Released May 13, 1996
Format CD single, digital download, 8-cm CD single
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 4:47
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Writer(s) Toshinobu Kubota
Producer(s) Yoichiro Kakizaki
Certification 2x Million (RIAJ)
Toshinobu Kubota featuring Naomi Campbell singles chronology
"Funk It Up"
(1995)		 "La La La Love Song"
(1996)		 "Just the Two of Us"
(1996)

"La La La Love Song" is a song recorded by Japanese R&B singer Toshinobu Kubota for his ninth studio album, La La La Love Thang (1996). The song was written by Kubota and produced by Yoichiro Kakizaki.

Background

Kubota and his band in the music video (La La La Love Song).

The song was credited under the name Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell. Naomi Campbell met Kubota in New York. The two would eventually work together in a collaboration.

The song became the theme song for the Fuji TV drama "Long Vacation". In September 1996, the song achieved million purchases and also became Kubota's first number one single on the Oricon singles chart. At week 6, the song achieved the number one spot on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart and remained on the charts for ten weeks. In 1996 years chart exceeds any of four sets of work mentioned above. On December 10, 2011, the song charted at number 73 on Billboard Japan's Hot 100 chart.[1] It is noted that "La La La Love Song" remains Kubota's signature song.

Music video

In 1996, Kubota shot a music video for the song. The video setting takes place in an empty club whereas Kubota and his band are playing and a waitress is cleaning up. Different video scenes from TV drama "Long Vacation" are used in the music video. The music video was contrasted to black and white, with the exception of video scenes from Long Vacation. It also noted that Naomi Campbell makes no physical appearance in the video.

Track listing

  1. La La La Love Song (featuring Naomi Campbell)
  2. What's The Wonder?
  3. La La La Love Song (Instrumental)

Cover versions

Charts and certifications

Release Chart Peak Position Sales Total Chart Run
May 13, 1996 Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 2,000,000[2] 28[3]
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 3
December 10, 2011 Japan Billboard Hot 100 73 1

Certifications

Region (provider) Certifications
Japan (RIAJ) 2x Million[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/tos/chart-history/874226?f=848&g=Singles&sort=date#/artist/tos/chart-history/874226?f=848&g=Singles&sort=date
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Toshi Kubota Interview. Hip Online. Retrieved on 19 May 2012
  3. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/310875/ranking/cd_single/