Tabun (song) explained

Tabun
Cover:	Yoasobi - Tabun.png
Artist:	Yoasobi
Type:	single
Ep:	The Book
Language:	Japanese
English Title:	"Haven't"
Released:	July 20, 2020
Genre:	J-pop
Producer:	Ayase
Length:	4:18
Label:	Sony Japan
Prev Title:	Halzion
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Gunjō
Next Year:	2020

is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a single on July 20, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on the short story of the same name by Shinano, won the Yoasobi Contest Vol. 1. A middle tempo song, it depicts a couple breaking up in the morning.^[1] The song also featured on the movie, Tabun, based on the same story.^[2]

The English version of the song, titled "Haven't", was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, released on November 12, 2021.^[3] The song went viral on TikTok in 2022 through its using in Manga AI filter.^[4]

Credits and personnel

• Ayase – songwriter, producer
• Ikura – vocals
• Rockwell – guitar
• Shinano – based story writer
• Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
• Masahiko Fukui – mixing
• Hidekazu Sakai – mastering
• Saho Nanjō – music video animation, cover artwork design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2021)! scope="col"

Peak position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)^[5]	139
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[6]	15
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)^[7]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[8]	89

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[9]	59

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format	Label
Various	July 20, 2020		Sony Japan	^[10]

External links

• Tabun (short story) on Monogatary.com
• English translation of Probably

Notes and References

1. News: YOASOBI、新曲「たぶん」MVプレミア公開 原作小説＆関連作品をまとめた書籍も刊行 . May 7, 2022 . Real Sound . July 20, 2020 . ja.
2. News: YOASOBI、原作小説『たぶん』が映画化。2020年晩秋公開 . May 7, 2022 . Barks . September 18, 2020 . ja.
3. News: YOASOBI、初の英語版第1弾EP『E-SIDE』11/12リリース。"群青"英語Verの"Blue"配信＆MV公開も . October 29, 2021 . Rockin'On . October 29, 2021 . ja.
4. News: SZA's 'SOS' Signal, Coi and Busta Mash Up, Plus More TikTok Trends to Close Out 2022 . November 2, 2023 . Audible Treats . December 21, 2022.
5. Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US). Billboard. July 20, 2023.
6. Web site: Hot 100 [2020/08/03 付け] ]. . ja.
7. Web site: 週間 合算シングルランキング 2020年08月03日付. August 3, 2020. Oricon. ja. July 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729091221/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2020-08-03/p/2/. July 29, 2020.
8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020. Billboard Japan. ja. December 30, 2020.
9. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021 . Billboard Japan . December 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210041648/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2021 . December 10, 2021 . ja . live.
10. Web site: Yoasobi . Probably – Single . Apple Music (US) . May 7, 2022 . July 20, 2020.