Sonic Boom (song) explained

Sonic Boom
Cover:Lead - Sonic Boom.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Lead
Album:Lead the Best
Released:August 25, 2021
Recorded:2021
Label:Pony Canyon
Prev Title:Tuxedo
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:See Your Heart
Next Year:2023

"Sonic Boom" is the thirty-fourth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was released on August 25, 2021, nearly a year after their previous single Tuxedo.

It debuted at No. 10 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

The single was released in four formats: a standard CD, two CD+DVD editions, and a CD+booklet edition.

Information

Sonic Boom is the thirty-fourth single released by Lead on August 25, 2021. It is their first single of 2021.[1] It debuted at No. 10 on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2]

The single was released in four formats: a standard CD, two CD+DVD editions, and a CD+booklet edition. The CD contains the title track, along with the two coupling tracks "Get Over" and "Te Quiero Mucho". Both CD+DVD editions house "Sonic Boom" and "Get Over", while the CD+Booklet carries "Sonic Boom" and "Te Quiero Mucho". The Type A DVD houses the music video and making video of the cover art. The Type B DVD has excerpts from their Lead Special Winter Live, which was performed on February 18, 2020 at Harevutai in Tokyo.[3]

The track "Sonic Boom" was written and composed by Lead's Akira Kagimoto.[4] Both he and lead rapper Shinya Taniuchi wrote the lyrical portion. The coupling track "Get Over" (stylized as GET OVER) was written and composed by HIKARI and Swedish songwriter Erik Lidbom, while Lead's own Keita Furuya wrote the lyrics.[5] The other coupling track, "Te Quiero Mucho", was composed by Oliver Fernstrom and Viktor Strand. The lyrics were written by Japanese lyricist Mayu Wakisaka, with the rap portion written by Shinya.[6]

Music video

Prior to the music video's release, an announcement was made recruiting a marching band to appear in the video.[7] Kaetsu Ariake Junior and Senior High School Marching Band ESTEAM (est. 1993),[8] Baton Twirling Club, and Dance Club were chosen to perform in the video.[9] [10]

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak positionTotal sales
August 25, 2021Oricon Daily Chart10
Oricon Weekly Chart126,716[11]
Oricon Monthly Chart356,716[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonic Boom / Lead / ORICON NEWS. Oricon. July 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: Oricon Singles Daily Ranking. Oricon. August 25, 2021. August 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: Lead、ニューシングル「Sonic Boom」詳細発表. Yahoo! Japan. July 1, 2021. July 12, 2021.
  4. Web site: Sonic Boom 歌詞「Lead」. UtaTen. August 29, 2021.
  5. Web site: GET OVER Lyrics Lead. Mojim. August 29, 2021.
  6. Web site: Te Quiero Mucho Lyrics Lead. Mojim. August 29, 2021.
  7. Web site: Lead ニューシングル発売決定、MVに出演するマーチングバンド募集. Dwango. July 12, 2021.
  8. Web site: All for One, One for All - esteam - marhcingband. ESTEAM. September 15, 2021.
  9. Web site: New Single「Sonic Boom」発売中!【「あらあらかしこ」9月度エンディングテーマに決定!】. Lead Official News. September 9, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  10. Web site: Lead、マーチングバンドが参加した史上最大人数のニューSG「Sonic Boom」MV公開. Yahoo! News. August 24, 2021. September 15, 2021.
  11. Web site: 週間 シングルランキング2021年09月06日付(2021年08月23日~2021年08月29日. Oricon. September 9, 2021.
  12. Web site: 月間 シングルランキング2021年08月度. Oricon. September 12, 2021.