Mach (Rainbow song)
| "Mach" | ||||
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| Single by Rainbow | ||||
| from the album So Girls | ||||
| Released |
October 20, 2010 (see release history) | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, K-pop | |||
| Length | 03:11 | |||
| Label | DSP Media | |||
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"Mach" is a song by South Korean girl group Rainbow. The song was released on October 20, 2010, and was later included on their second mini album So Girls. The song is also the group's second Japanese single. It was released on December 7, 2011[1] in 4 different versions: 3 limited editions (CD+DVD, CD + 28-pages photobook and CD Only + Bonus track) and a regular edition.
Korean version
Background
A teaser photo with the concept of the song was released in October 18.[2] The song was released to follow-up the promotions of the song "A". This version doesn't have a music video.
Track listing
All music composed by Han Jae Ho and Kim Seung Soo.
| Korean digital single:[3] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Mach" (마하; Maha) | Song Soo Yoon | 3:11 | |||||||
| 2. | "Mach" (Instrumental) | 3:11 | ||||||||
Total length: |
6:22 | |||||||||
Composition
The song was produced by Sweetune (Han Jae Ho and Kim Seung Soo) and written by Song Soo Yun, who also produced their previous single "A".
Chart performance
South Korea
The song debuted at number 38 in the first week and climbed to the number 19 on the following week, which is currently the highest peak of the song. The song ranked at number 193 on Gaon's Yearly chart with 216,200,537 points and with 925,573 digital copies sold.
Korean version
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Gaon Weekly singles[4] | 19 |
| Gaon Monthly singles[4] | 26 |
| Gaon Yearly singles[4] | 193 |
Japanese version
| "Mach" "マッハ" | ||||||||||||
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 Regular edition cover | ||||||||||||
| Single by Rainbow | ||||||||||||
| from the album Over the Rainbow | ||||||||||||
| B-side |
"Not Your Girl" "Mach" (Korean) | |||||||||||
| Released |
December 7, 2011 (see release history) | |||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Digital download | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||||||||||
| Length | 03:12 | |||||||||||
| Label | Universal Sigma | |||||||||||
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The Japanese version follows the same concept of the Korean version. A teaser of the music video was released on November 15, 2011 on Universal Music Japan's YouTube account.[5] The full music video premiered on November 21 on the TV station Space Shower TV.
Composition
The Japanese version of the song was written by Natsumi Watanabe, Yu Shimoji and NICE73. The B-side is a Japanese version of the song "Not Your Girl", previously released in Korean, on their debut EP Gossip Girl.
Chart performance
Japan
The physical single debuted at the number 9 on Oricon's weekly chart with 15,506 copies sold in the first week.[6]
Track listing
| Japanese single:[7] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mach" (マッハ; Maha) | Song Soo-yun,Han Jae Ho, Kim Seung Soo,Natsumi Watanabe, Yu Shimoji, NICE73 | Han Jae Ho, Kim Seung Soo | 3:11 | ||||||
| 2. | "Not Your Girl" (ノット ユア ガール; Notto Yua Gāru) | Han Sang Won | Han Sang Won, Shihomi, NICE73 | 3:27 | ||||||
| 3. | "Mach" (Instrumental) | Han Jae Ho, Kim Seung Soo | 3:12 | |||||||
Total length: |
9:50 | |||||||||
| Type C - Bonus track[1] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
| 4. | "Mach" (Korean version) | Song Soo Yoon | Han Jae Ho, Kim Seung Soo | 3:11 | ||||||
Total length: |
13:01 | |||||||||
| DVD (Limited Edition - Type A)[8] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Mach" (Music video) | |||||||||
| 2. | "Mach" (Music video - Dance version) | |||||||||
| 3. | "Mach" (Music video - Behind the scenes) | |||||||||
Charts
Oricon
| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| December 7, 2011 | Daily Singles Chart | 7 | 15,506 | 21,984 | 8 weeks |
| Weekly Singles Chart[6] | 9 | ||||
| Monthly Singles Chart | 39 | ||||
Other charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 15 |
| RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[9] | 69 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | October 20, 2010 | Digital download, Promotional single | DSP Media |
| Japan | December 7, 2011[7] | CD single, Digital download | Universal Sigma |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RAINBOW - マッハ 初回盤C - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "레인보우 맞아? ‘마하’ 재킷공개, 섹시 여전사 사이버룩 파격변신". Newsen. October 18, 2010.
- ↑ "(싱글) Mach / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum" (in Korean). Daum Communications. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Gaon Search - Rainbow" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ "RAINBOW - マッハ(Teaser)". YouTube. November 15, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2011年12月05日～2011年12月11日のCDシングル週間ランキング (Oricon's Weekly Chart for December 19th)" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "iTunes - ミュージック - Rainbow「A (エー) - Single」" (in Japanese). iTunes. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "RAINBOW - マッハ 初回盤A +DVD - UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ "2011年12月07日～2011年12月13日 略称：レコ協チャート (RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue December 13, 2011)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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