| Lead the Way / La'boon | |
| Cover: | T-ara Lead The Way Cover Art.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | T-ara |
| Album: | Gossip Girls |
| Language: | Japanese |
| A-Side: | "Lead the Way" |
| B-Side: | "La'boon" |
| Recorded: | 2014 |
| Length: | 08:12 |
| Label: |
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| Lyricist: | Okochi Kouta Ichino Onomiya Seiko Fujibayashi |
| Producer: | Okochi Kouta MEG.ME |
| Prev Title: | Number Nine |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Year: | 2014 |
"Lead the Way" / "La'boon" is the ninth Japanese single (second double A-side) by South Korean girl group T-ara on March 5, 2014. It served as the second single from the group's third Japanese album Gossip Girls, and their last released original Japanese song.
On March 19, a preview of the "Lead The Way" Music Video was aired on Japanese television and was uploaded on the 20th on UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN's official website and YouTube channel.[1]
Both songs were later re-released on the group's third Japanese album Gossip Girls.
The single was released in three versions: eight limited CD+DVD editions, one type-A and seven type B (one per member), a box edition, and a regular CD Only edition. Each limited edition B features a DVD with a solo version of "Lead the way" PV featuring one solo member. The box edition includes all six versions in one DVD and includes a 16-page photobook. All editions include one trading card with a serial code. Limited editions come in a special package while the Regular edition comes in a normal paper case.
Both songs are Japanese original songs by Japanese writers[2]
"Lead the Way" is described as "a medium tempo ballad that depicts a "secret" love, with a beautiful lyrical melody that touches the heartstrings". La'boon is inspired by "Arabian Nights", "the sound has a unique and exotic atmosphere.
The single debuted and peaked at number seven on Oricon daily chart, it fell to number nine for two weeks before re-peaking at number seven. It charted for seven days on Top 15. On the weekly chart, it reached number eight on the Oricon Weekly chart and charted for a total of five weeks selling 12,688 copies the first week.
The single peaked at number thirty-two on the monthly chart with a total of 16,230 copies sold.[3]
Credits adapted from Tower Records[4]
| Chart (2014) | Peakposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Singles (Oricon) | 8 | |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] | 46 | |
| Japan Singles Sales (Billboard) | 7 |