Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now) Explained
"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" (stylized as "Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~") is the only single by Japan-based supergroup Tak Matsumoto Group, released on March 31, 2004.[1] It was used as the theme song for TV Asahi Network Sports 2004.[2]
The single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 95th best-selling single of 2004.[3] [4] It later went gold in April.
Promotion and release
The song was first previewed by B'z, Tak Matsumoto's band, on their website on March 21, 2004, ten days before the single released.[5] The song was then played live on various TV shows, including Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and Music Station Special.[6]
Personnel
Tak Matsumoto Group
Additional musicians
- Brian Tichy – drums
- Shinichiro Ohta – background vocals on "Trapped"
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: 2004-02-13 . B'z、松本孝弘の新プロジェクト、シングルのリリースが決定 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050513115248/http://music.yahoo.co.jp/jpop/music_news/vibe/20040213/vibent002.html . 2005-05-13 . 2023-01-27 . VIBE . Japanese.
- Web site: 2004-02-11 . B'z、松本孝弘と海外の有名ミュージシャンによる夢のユニットが始動 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051104201543/http://music.yahoo.co.jp/jpop/music_news/vibe/20040211/vibent004.html . 2005-11-04 . 2023-01-27 . VIBE . Japanese.
- Web site: OH JAPAN～OUR TIME IS NOW～ 松本孝弘 . 2023-01-27 . ORICON NEWS . Japanese.
- Web site: 年間 シングルランキング 2004年度 91位～100位 . deviated . https://web.archive.org/web/20200112182234/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2004/p/10/ . 2020-01-12 . 2023-01-27 . ORICON NEWS . Japanese.
- Web site: 2004-03-21 . B'z、TMGのシングル試聴開始 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060216015533/http://music.yahoo.co.jp:80/jpop/music_news/vibe/20040321/vibent003.html . 2006-02-16 . 2023-01-28 . VIBE . Japanese.
- Web site: 2004-03-15 . B'z、松本が新バンドでTVに出演 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050513115604/http://music.yahoo.co.jp:80/jpop/music_news/vibe/20040315/vibent006.html . 2005-05-13 . 2023-01-28 . VIBE . Japanese.
