Change Ur World
| "Change Ur World" | ||||
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| Single by KAT-TUN | ||||
| from the album Chain | ||||
| B-side |
Remember NEET Man Give Me, Give Me, Give Me Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~ Girls | |||
| Released | November 17, 2010 | |||
| Format | CD, CD+DVD | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | J-One Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
Lyrics: Laika Leon, ECO, Joker Music: Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, JUNYT | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny H. Kitagawa | |||
| KAT-TUN singles chronology | ||||
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"Change Ur World" is the thirteenth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on November 17, 2010 by their record label J-One Records. The title track was used as the 2nd theme song for the Nippon Television TV Show, Going! Sports & News, which is co-hosted by member Kazuya Kamenashi.
Chart performance
In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 230,829 copies. KAT-TUN gained their thirteenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies[1] and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS.
By the end of the year, "Change Ur World" was reported by Oricon to sell 264,303 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.[2][3][4]
Track listing
| Regular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Change Ur World" | Laika Leon, ECO, Joker | Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, JUNYT | |
| 2. | "Give Me, Give Me, Give Me" | Sean-D, Joker | Jeff Miyahara | |
| 3. | "Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~" | Koki Tanaka, Minori | Hans Johnson, t-oga, NAO, ATSUSHI, Tatsuya Ueda, King of Slick, Magnus Funemyr | |
| 4. | "Change Ur World" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ) | |||
| 5. | "Give Me, Give Me, Give Me" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ) | |||
| 6. | "Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ) | |||
| Limited Edition 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Change Ur World" | Laika Leon, ECO, Joker | Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Johansson, JUNYT | |
| Limited Edition 1 DVD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Change Ur World" (Video clip + Making clip ビデオ・クリップ＋メイキング) | |||
| Limited Edition 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 2. | "Remember" | Sean-D, Joker | Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Carl Utbult, JUNYT | |
| 3. | "NEET Man ニートまん" | Tatsuya Ueda | 黒須克彦, Mousepeace | |
| 4. | "GIRLS（NTT presented by Junnosuke Taguchi）" | NTT | Eiji Kawai, NTT | |
Sales and certifications
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | RIAJ | 264,303 | Platinum |
Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Hatenai Sora" by Arashi |
Oricon weekly number-one single November 29, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Ai wa Takaramono" by Tackey & Tsubasa |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single November 29, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Goodbye Happiness" by Hikaru Utada |
Plagiarism allegations
On November 30, 2010, independent artist AVTechNO! posted an entry on his blog expressing shock at the similarities between the first minute of KAT-TUN's track "Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~" and his own work, "DYE", first released on February 1, 2010.[5] Videos comparing the two works have been posted on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Nico Nico Douga, and have since gathered over a million views combined.[6][7][8]
Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~ is credited to a panel of composers who created member solo songs that had been released in the past. The song consists of old member solo songs put together in a new arrangement.
Lyrics: Koki Tanaka, Minori
Music: Hans Johnson, t-oga, NAO, ATSUSHI, Tatsuya Ueda, King of Slick, Magnus Funemyr
Arrangement: Hans Johnson
The breakdown of applicable sections
- T-oga (Kazuya Kamenashi solo "SWEET" composer)
- NAO (Taguchi Junnosuke solo "LOVE MUSIC" composer)
- ATSUSHI (Koki Tanaka solo "PIERROT" composer)
- Tatsuya Ueda (Tatsuya Ueda solo "RABBIT OR WOLF?" composer)
- King of Slick (Yuichi Nakamaru solo "FILM" composer)
- Magnus Funemyr (Yuichi Nakamaru solo "FILM" composer)
References
- ↑ "【オリコン】KAT-TUN、デビューから13作連続シングル首位" (in Japanese). Oricon Style.
- ↑ 2010年オリコン年間ランキング シングル (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ↑ "KAT-TUN、デビューから通算12作連続首位～NEWSに並び歴代2位" (in Japanese). Oricon Style.
- ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ↑ AVTechNO! (2010-11-30). "巡音ルカ DYE （追記あり）: next". next. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "YouTube - KAT-TUNと巡音ルカ【DYE】を比較してみた 盗作疑惑". 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "KAT-TUNと巡音ルカの【DYE】を比較してみた ‐ ニコニコ動画(原宿)". 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "KAT-TUNの新曲がボカロ人気曲にそっくり？ 作者「ショックすぎる」 （ITmedia News）のコメント一覧 - Yahoo!ニュース". 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
External links
- "Change Ur World" product information (Japanese)