2012 single by Arashi
"Face Down" |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/Arashi_-_Face_Down.png/220px-Arashi_-_Face_Down.png) Regular edition cover |
Single by Arashi |
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from the album Popcorn |
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Released | May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09) |
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Recorded | 2012 |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 3:57 |
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Label | J Storm |
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Songwriter(s) | - Eltvo
- Sho Sakurai
- Albi Albertsson
- Royce.H
- Vincent Stein
- Konstantin Scherer
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Arashi singles chronology |
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"Wild at Heart" (2012) | "Face Down" (2012) | "Your Eyes" (2012) | |
"Face Down" is a song by the Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on May 9, 2012, under the record label J Storm as the third single from their eleventh studio album Popcorn (2012). "Face Down" is the theme song of the Japanese television series Kagi no Kakatta Heya, which stars Satoshi Ohno, the member of the group. The single was released in two versions; the regular edition came with the song "Mezashita Mirai e" (目指した未来へ) as B-side and the instrumental versions of both songs, the limited edition accompanied with a DVD including the music video of "Face Down" and the B-side "Hitori Janai sa"(ひとりじゃないさ).
On June 26, 2020, the rearranged version of the song, titled "Face Down: Reborn" was released as a digital download.[1][2] The production for the version was taken by the multi-platinum selling producers, BloodPop and Tom Norris.[3]
"Face Down" debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 526,000 copies in its first week, and stayed on the chart for 23 weeks.[4][5] It was the group's twenty-seventh consecutive, and thirty-fourth overall number-one single in Japan.[4] "Face Down" ranked as the seventh best-selling single of 2012 in Japan, with 619,940 physical copies sold.[6]
Track listing
Regular editionNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Face Down" | | - Albi Albertsson
- Royce.H
- Vincent Stein
- Konstantin Scherer
| - Metropolitan Digital Clique
- Stein
- Scherer
| 3:57 |
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2. | "Mezashita Mirai e" (目指した未来へ, "Go Towards Your Future") | | Hikari | Hikari | 4:37 |
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3. | "Face Down" (instrumental) | | | | 3:57 |
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4. | "Mezashita Mirai e" (instrumental) | | | | 4:37 |
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Total length: | 17:08 |
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Limited editionNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Face Down" | | - Albertsson
- Royce.H
- Stein
- Scherer
| - Metropolitan Digital Clique
- Stein
- Scherer
| 3:57 |
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2. | "Hitori Janai sa" (ひとりじゃないさ, "I'm Not Alone") | Task | Shingo Asari | Hirofumi Sasaki | 4:59 |
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3. | "Hitori Janai sa" (instrumental) | | | | 4:59 |
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Total length: | 13:55 |
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Limited edition – DVDNo. | Title | Director | Length |
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1. | "Face Down" (Music video) | Kensuke Kawamura | |
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Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2012) | Peak position | Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] | 1 | Japan (Oricon)[8] | 1 | South Korea (Gaon) | 36 | South Korea International Chart (Gaon) | 7 | Taiwan (G-Music) | 9 | Taiwan East Asian Chart Chart (G-Music) | 3 | | Monthly charts Chart (2012) | Peak position | Japan (Oricon) | 2 | South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[9] | 22 | Year-end charts |
Release history
Release history and formats for "Face Down" Region | Date | Edition | Format(s) | Label(s) |
Japan | May 9, 2012 | Standard | CD | J Storm |
Limited | CD/DVD |
November 3, 2019 | | |
Face Down: Reborn
"Face Down: Reborn" is a rearranged version of "Face Down", produced by American music producers BloodPop and Tom Norris.[3] The version was released digitally on June 26, 2020 as a part of the Reborn Project, with the group performing the rearranged and re-written versions of their hit songs, including their debut single "Arashi" and "Love So Sweet", with new English lyrics as part of them. The song was included in the 2nd. CD of album This Is Arashi's limited edition, released November 3, 2020.[12]
Track listing
Digital downloadNo. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Face Down: Reborn" | | - Eltvo
- Albi Albertsson
- Royce. H
- Vincent Stein
- Konstantin Scherer
- Ellen Shipley
| | 3:54 |
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Total length: | 3:54 |
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Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
Release history and formats for "Face Down: Reborn" Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
Various | June 26, 2020 | Digital download | J Storm |
Japan | November 3, 2020 | CD | J Storm |
See also
References
- ^ @arashi5official (June 22, 2020). "「Face Down」が世界的プロデューサーのブラッドポップにリプロダクションしていただき、新しく生まれ変わりました!僕らもお気に入りのサウンドになっているので、今週6月26日(金)0:00〜の配信をどうぞお楽しみに! #嵐 #ARASHI" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ @arashi5official (June 22, 2020). "The next in our reborn series is "Face Down"! Remixed by @bloodpop, we can't wait for you to hear this new sound for one of our favorites! It's out Friday! #嵐 #ARASHI" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "嵐のReborn企画に「Face Down」、レディー・ガガ最新作のプロデューサーがアレンジ". natalie.mu (in Japanese). June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ a b 【オリコン】嵐、2期連続「月9」主題歌で34作目首位 [[Oricon] Arashi's second consecutive "Getsuku" drama theme song becomes their 34th number-one single] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Face Down(初回限定盤) [Face Down (Limited edition)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "年間ランキング特集『ミリオン8作!AKB48とMr.Childrenが2012年音楽シーンを牽引』2ページ目" [Year-end Ranking Report "8 Million-sellers! AKB48 and Mr. Children Pulled the 2012 Music Scene] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2012/05/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2012年05月21日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for May 21, 2012]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End Chart: 2012". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Chart Year-End Chart: 2012". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "This is 嵐". johnnys-net.jp. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2020/07/06". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "週間 デジタルシングル(単曲)ランキング2020年07月06日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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