Mayonaka no Shadow Boy

"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
Single by Hey! Say! JUMP
from the album Jump No. 1
B-side "School Kakumei"
"Deep Night Omou"
Released October 22, 2008 (Japan)
Format CD single, CD+DVD
Genre J-pop
Label J Storm
Hey! Say! JUMP singles chronology
"Your Seed/Bōken Rider"
(2008)		 "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"
(2008)		 "Hitomi no Screen"
(2010)

"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (真夜中のシャドーボーイ Mayonaka no Shadō Bōi, "Midnight Shadow Boy") is the fourth single release by the Japanese pop music boy group Hey! Say! JUMP. It was released on October 22, 2008.

Single information

Fourth single release from Hey! Say! Jump featuring their first actual love song, which is used as a theme to the TV drama "Scrap Teacher - Kyoshi Saisei -" starring Hey! Say! Jump members Yuto Nakajima, Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen, and Daiki Arioka. The track has painfully sad, passionate lyrics and a melancholic melody with a Spanish taste. Limited edition includes a bonus DVD with music video of the track "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy," making-of footage, and alternate jacket artwork. Regular edition features three bonus karaoke versions.[1][2]

Chart performance

By the end of the year, "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" was reported by Oricon to sell 266,193 copies and was later certified Platinum[3] by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.

Track listing

Regular Edition CD
No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy" (真夜中のシャドーボーイ)ma-sayaMakaino KojiMakaino Koji, Ishizuka Tomoki 3:54
2. "School Kakumei" (スクール革命)Yabu KotaBOUNCEBACKBOUNCEBACk 4:40
3. "Deep Night Kimi Omou" ( Deep night 君思う)Nashiruzero-rockAKIRA 3:47
4. "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy (Original Karaoke)" ( 真夜中のシャドーボーイ（オリジナル・カラオケ）) Makaino KojiMakaino Koji, Ishizuka Tomoki 3:54
5. "School Kakumei (Original Karaoke" ( スクール革命（オリジナル・カラオケ）) BOUNCEBACKBOUNCEBACK 4:40
6. "Deep Night Kimi Omou (Original Karaoke)" ( Deep night 君思う（オリジナル・カラオケ）) zero-rockAKIRA 3:47
Total length:
 24:39

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2008) Sales Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 211322 1
Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 3
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 266,193 21

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 266,193[4] Platinum[5]
Preceded by
"Jumon (Mirotic)" by TVXQ		 Oricon weekly number-one single
November 3, 2008 		Succeeded by
"Musekinin Hero" by Kanjani Eight
Preceded by
"Akai Ito" by Yui Aragaki		 Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single
November 3, 2008

References

  1. ↑ Mayonaka no Shadow Boy w/ DVD, Limited Edition
  2. ↑ Mayonaka no Shadow Boy Regular Edition
  3. ↑ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年10月". Retrieved 2008年10月. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2004年03月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  5. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年10月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.