Ring a Bell explained

Ring a Bell / Kane o Narashite
Cover:RingABellBonniePink.png
Caption:"Ring a Bell" digital download cover
Type:single
Artist:Bonnie Pink
Album:One
B-Side:Pump It Up!
Recorded:2008
Genre:Pop rock, power pop
Length:4:07
Label:Warner Music Japan
Producer:Bonnie Pink, Burning Chicken
Prev Title:Water Me
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Joy
Next Year:2009

"Ring a Bell" is a song by Japanese musician Bonnie Pink. Initially released in English as a digital single on April 16, 2008, the song was re-released in Japanese as a full-length single, retitled, on August 6, 2008. The song was used as the theme song for the Namco game Tales of Vesperia, with the English version of the song used for the game's overseas release.

The song was one of Bonnie Pink's most commercially successful singles, with the Japanese-language version selling over 250,000 digital downloads in Japan, becoming Platinum certified by the RIAJ.[1]

Track listings

Digital download

  1. Ring a Bell - 4:07

Physical single

  1. Kane o Narashite – 4:07
  2. Pump it Up! – 4:05
  3. A Perfect Sky (Björn Remix) – 3:31
  4. – 4:09
  5. Pump it Up! (Instrumental) – 4:05

Chart rankings

Charts (2008)Peak
position
Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[2] 17
Japan Billboard Japan Hot 100[3] 3
Japan Oricon weekly singles[4] 9

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[5] 33,000<--32,607-->
RIAJ digital certificationPlatinum (250,000+)

Release history

RegionDateFormatDistributing LabelCatalogue codes
JapanDigital download ("Ring a Bell")Warner Music Japan
Digital download, CD single, rental single ("Kane o Narashite")WPZL-30098/9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications . . Japanese . February 28, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
  2. Adult Contemporary Airplay . . Japanese . August 27, 2008 . December 11, 2014.
  3. Japan Billboard Hot 100 . . Japanese . August 13, 2008 . December 11, 2014.
  4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/289021/products/772790/1/ . ja:鐘を鳴らして . Oricon . Japanese . December 11, 2014.
  5. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . . subscription . December 11, 2014.