Won't Be Long

This article is about the single by Exile & Kumi Koda. For the 1960 song/single by Aretha Franklin, see Won't Be Long (Aretha Franklin song). For the song/single by The Hives, see The Black and White Album.
"Won't Be Long"
Single by Exile & Koda Kumi
from the album Black Cherry
Released November 21, 2006
Format CD single
Genre J-pop
Length 20:53
Label Rhythm Zone
Koda Kumi chronology
"Yume no Uta/Futari de..."
(2006)		 "Won't Be Long"
(2006)		 "Cherry Girl/Unmei"
(2006)

"Won't Be Long" (stylized at WON'T BE LONG) is a collaboration single by Japanese group Exile and Koda Kumi. It is a cover of the song originally sung by the Japanese band Da Bubble Gum Brothers on August 22, 1990.[1] It debuted on #2 on Oricon and stayed there for the weekly ranking, bringing its monthly rank to #6.[2]

Koda Kumi also released two solo versions on her album Black Cherry (2006): WON'T BE LONG [Red Cherry Version] and WON'T BE LONG [Black Cherry Version].

EXILE also had a different version on their album EXILE EVOLUTION (2007), this version featuring Japanese rapper NEVER LAND.

This song appeared on the Nintendo DS game Taiko no Tatsujin DS (太鼓の達人DS / Master Taiko DS) under its J-Pop section.

Other cover versions

In 1990s, Kwok Cheung Lee (李國祥) from Hong Kong covered this song with Cantonese and Mandarin-Chinese versions - "全為了你" (All for you) and "充滿光彩" (Fulfilled colors).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bro.Korn. 

CD
No. TitleArranger(s) Length
1. "Won't Be Long"  h-wonder 5:14
2. "Won't Be Long" (Karaoke)h-wonder 5:13
3. "Won't Be Long" (Karaoke for Guys)h-wonder 5:13
4. "Won't Be Long" (Karaoke for Ladies)h-wonder 5:13
Total length:
 20:53
DVD
No. TitleDirector(s) Length
1. "Won't Be Long" (Music video)   
2. "Won't Be Long" (Making of music video)   

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
November 22, 2006 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 2 130,710 235,770 16 weeks+
Oricon Monthly Charts 6
Oricon Yearly Charts 56

Alternate Versions

Currently, there are 9 renditions of WON'T BE LONG between Koda Kumi and EXILE:

  1. WON'T BE LONG feat. Koda Kumi: Found on the single (2006)
  2. WON'T BE LONG [Karaoke for Guys]: Found on the single (2006)
  3. WON'T BE LONG [Karaoke for Girls]: Found on the single (2006)
  4. WON'T BE LONG [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2006)
  5. WON'T BE LONG [Black Cherry Version]: Found on Koda Kumi album Black Cherry (2006)
  6. WON'T BE LONG [Red Cherry Version]: Found on Koda Kumi album Black Cherry (2006)
  7. WON'T BE LONG feat. NEVER LAND: Found on EXILE album EXILE EVOLUTION (2007)
  8. WON'T BE LONG [United Colors Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 (2012)
  9. WON'T BE LONG feat. VERBAL from m-flo & DOBERMAN INFINITY: Found on Exile Tribe album EXILE TRIBE REVOLUTION (2014)

References

  1. ↑ "WON'T BE LONG DA BUBBLE GUM BROTHERS Discography". DBGB. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "WON'T BE LONG/EXILE&KODA KUMI/ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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