| Rescue | |
| Cover: | Rescuereged.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | KAT-TUN |
| A-Side: | RESCUE |
| B-Side: | 7 DAYS BATTLE, On Your Mind - Please Come Back to Me - (First Press CD Only) |
| Released: | March 11, 2009 (Japan) |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Pop, rock |
| Label: | J-One Records JACA-5138~5139 (CD+DVD - First Press Limited Edition) JACA-5140 (First Press Normal Edition) JACA-5141 (Normal Edition) |
| Prev Title: | One Drop |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Love Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki) |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
"Rescue" is the tenth single by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and their fourth single from their fourth studio album, . It was released on March 11, 2009 and became the group's tenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon daily and weekly charts tying them with NEWS for the second longest streak of number one singles since their debut in Japanese music history.[1] [2]
The single was released in three pressings - a first press limited edition which included a DVD featuring the single's music video and a featurette of the making of the former, a first press normal edition which included a bonus track, and a regular edition with the instrumental versions of the single and its B-side track, "7 Days Battle".[1] [3] [4] [5]
In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 322,597 copies. KAT-TUN gained their tenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS. By the end of the year, "Rescue" was reported by Oricon to sell 377,097 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.
The song was honored at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards when it placed on the "Best 10 Music Singles (Domestic)".[6] [7]