Still (TVXQ song)

"Still"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album Time
B-side "One More Thing"
Released March 14, 2012
Format
Recorded 2011
Genre J-pop
Length 4:30
Label Avex Trax
Writer(s) Shinjiroh Inoue
Producer(s) Shinjiroh Inoue
Certification Gold (RIAJ)
Tohoshinki singles chronology
  • "Winter Rose / Duet"
  • (2011)
  • "Still"
  • (2012)

"Still" (stylized as "STILL") is the 34th single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. The song is a medium-tempo pop ballad, written and produced by Shinjiroh Inoue. The single was released on March 14, 2012 by Avex Trax as the second single from their sixth Japanese studio album, Time (2013). It was released in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD-only version, and a Bigeast Board edition. Its B-side track "One More Thing", also a pop ballad, was promoted as the theme song for the mobile television drama, Let M: Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyuu.[1]

"Still" was Tohoshinki's tenth Japanese single to debut at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, pushing Tohoshinki to be the first and currently the only foreign artists in Japan to do so. It sold nearly 139,000 copies on its first week of release,[2] stayed in the charts for eight weeks, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of over 100,000.[3] With over 160,000 copies sold, "Still" was Japan's forty-eighth best-selling single of 2012.[4]

Background and release

The single was released on March 14, 2012 in through digital and physical platforms in Japan. The physical release was published in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD only version, and a CD version exclusive to the members of Bigeast, Tohoshinki's official Japanese fan club. The first press CD only version also included a 12-page photo book.

Produced, written, and arranged by Shinjiroh Inoue, the A-side track "Still" was used as a commercial song for Glicos' Bokujou Shibori. The duo first performed the song at their Live Tour 2012: Tone. During the performance, the audience held white light-sticks instead of the usual red, which is Tohoshinki's official fanclub color.

Chart performance

On its first day of release, the physical single sold 84,029 copies, debuting at number one on the daily Oricon Singles Chart.[5] It debuted at number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[6] The single also created a new record for Tohoshinki, pushing them to be the first and only foreign artists in Japan to have ten number-one singles on the Oricon.[7]

"Still" peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay and number 29 on the Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay.

Formats and track listings

  • Digital download EP[8]
  1. "STILL" – 4:30
  2. "One More Thing" – 3:54
  3. "One More Thing" (SAKURA Version) – 3:53
  4. "STILL" (Less Vocal) – 4:30
  5. "One More Thing" (SAKURA Version – Less Vocal) – 3:53
  • CD+DVD single AVCK-79174
Disc 1 (CD)
  1. "STILL"
  2. "One More Thing"
  3. "STILL" (Less Vocal)
  4. "One More Thing" (Less Vocal)
Disc 2 (DVD)
  1. "STILL" (Video Clip)
  2. Off Shot Movie (First Press Limited Edition only)
  • CD single AVCK-79060
  1. "STILL"
  2. "One More Thing"
  3. "One More Thing" (SAKURA Version)
  4. "STILL" (Less Vocal)
  5. "One More Thing" (SAKURA Version – Less Vocal)
  • CD single (Bigeast limited edition) AVC1-79061
  1. "STILL"
  2. "One More Thing"
  3. "STILL" (Less Vocal)
  4. "One More Thing" (Less Vocal)

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart) 1
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6] 1
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay[9] 31
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay[10] 29
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[11] 8

Sales

Released Oricon chart Peak Debut sales Sales total Chart run
March 14, 2012 Daily Singles Chart 1 84,029 160,791 8 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart[2] 1 138,664
Monthly Singles Chart 3 156,150
Yearly Singles Chart 48 160,791

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)[3] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan March 14, 2012
Avex Trax
South Korea Digital download
Taiwan[12][13] April 6, 2012
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
 Avex Taiwan
Hong Kong April 18, 2012 Avex Asia

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yesasia.com/global/still-japan-version/1030278071-0-0-0-en/info.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Oricon - STILL by Tohoshinki". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Certifications of March 2012" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 2012" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  5. ↑ "TVXQ debuts at number one on Oricon with 'STILL'". Allkpop (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of March 26, 2012" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  7. ↑ "TVXQ's 'STILL' creates new Oricon record" (in Japanese). Ningin. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  8. ↑ "STILL - EP by Tohoshinki" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (Japan). Apple Inc. March 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay: Week of April 2, 2012". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay: Week of April 2, 2012". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  11. ↑ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue March 13, 2012" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  12. ↑ "STILL (CD ONLY) - Tohoshinki" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  13. ↑ "STILL (CD+DVD) - Tohoshinki" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

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