Everything (Arashi song) explained

Everything
Cover:Arashi-27-01-everything.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Arashi
Album:Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
B-Side:Season
Recorded:2009
Genre:Pop
Label:J Storm
Prev Title:Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:My Girl
Next Year:2009

"Everything" is a song recorded by Japanese pop boy band Arashi. It was released on July 1, 2009 through their record label J Storm. "Everything" was used as the theme song for the au by KDDI commercials, featuring Arashi as the endorsers. It was released as a CD single in two formats: a regular edition and a limited edition. While both editions comes with the B-side song "Season", the former comes with the instrumental of all the songs, while the latter comes a DVD.[1]

Chart performance

The single sold over 340,000 copies in its first week, topping the Oricon weekly singles chart.[2] Until the release of the group's twenty-eighth single "My Girl", "Everything" held the third highest position for first-week sales for singles of 2009.[3] [4] By selling a total of 423,004 copies by the end of 2009, "Everything" is officially the fifth best-selling single of 2009 in Japan.[5]

The single is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for a shipment of 250,000 copies in Japan.[6]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)1
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 1

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormat Distributor
JapanCD single (JACA-5177)[8]
CD+DVD (JACA-5175)[9]
J Storm
South KoreaCD single (SMJTCD312)[10]
CD+DVD (SMJTCD324B)[11]
SM Entertainment
TaiwanCD single (JAJSG27023)[12]
CD+DVD (JAJSG27023/A)[13]
Avex Taiwan
Hong KongCD single[14]
CD+DVD[15]
Avex Asia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Everything. ja. J Storm. July 5, 2009. July 10, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710000829/http://www.j-storm.co.jp/arashi/disco/single/s_21.html. dead.
  2. Web site: 嵐、09年シングル初動売上記録TOP3を独占. ja. Oricon. July 7, 2009. July 7, 2009.
  3. Web site: Charts: Arashi, Masaharu Fukuyama. Tokyograph. July 8, 2009. July 8, 2009.
  4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/70743/full/. ja:嵐、09年シングル初動売上で1位~4位を独占. ja. Oricon. 2009-11-17. 2009-11-17.
  5. Web site: 2009 Oricon Yearly Singles Ranking. ja. Oricon. 2009-12-17.
  6. Web site: http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html . ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月 . ja . . October 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914061315/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html . September 14, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Week of July 11, 2009. Billboard. 2010-04-10.
  8. Web site: Everything (Regular Edition). CDJapan. 2010-04-10.
  9. Web site: Everything (w/ DVD, Limited Edition). CDJapan. 2010-04-10.
  10. Web site: Arashi - Everything (통상판). ko. Aladdin. 2010-04-10.
  11. Web site: Arashi - Everything (초회한정판) (CD+DVD). ko. Aladdin. 2010-04-10.
  12. Web site: Everything(普通版). zh. Avex Taiwan. 2010-04-10.
  13. Web site: Everything (初回版). zh. Avex Taiwan. 2010-04-10.
  14. Web site: Everything (Normal Edition) (Hong Kong Version). zh. YesAsia. 2010-04-10.
  15. Web site: Everything (Single+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Hong Kong Version). zh. YesAsia. 2010-04-10.