We Never Give Up! Explained

We Never Give Up!
Cover:	Kismy02-2.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Kis-My-Ft2
Album:	Kis-My-1st
Released:	(Japan)
Prev Title:	Everybody Go
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	She! Her! Her!
Next Year:	2012

We Never Give Up! is the second single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released on December 14, 2011.^[1] It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart^[2] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[3] It was the 18th best-selling single in Japan in 2012, with 321,573 copies.^[4]

Three versions of the album are available: two limited first-run editions with DVDs and a standard edition. The Limited First Edition A includes the music video of the title song and a rare off-shot movie, while the first pressing limited edition B includes a special video digest of 7 to 8 songs from the Tokyo Dome performance Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to Tokyo Dome on August 28, 2011.^[5] The "Kis-My Shop Limited Edition" includes a 24-page photo book and a poster (Kis-My Shop version) as two special features.^[6]

The title song was performed at the “71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen” broadcast on December 31, 2020.^[7]

Track listing

CD

• Normal Edition, First Press Limited Edition (Music Video/Tokyo Dome Edition), Kiss My Shop Limited Edition

1. "We never give up!"
   1. Lawson (store) “Elpaca” CM song
2. "Kis-My-Venus" [4:27] (Fuji Television's “Moshi Mo Tours” theme song)
3. "Love is you" [3:36] (Lawson/HMV limited edition)
4. "We never give up!"
5. "Everybody Go" (Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to Tokyo Dome Version)
6. Kis-My-Special Comment

• DVD
• First Press Limited (Music video)

1. "We never give up!" music video
2. Music video Making Movie

• Limited First Edition “Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to TOKYO DOME” (Digest Movie)

1. "Everybody Go"
2. "Youths"
3. "Kis-My-Land"
4. "S.O.KISS"
5. "Prayer"
6. "Fire Beat"
7. "Kiss For U"
8. "Everybody Go"

External link

• • • We never give up! - Starto Entertainment Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - Starto Entertainment Kis-My-Ft2 Official Website - MENT Recording (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kis-My-Ft2、2ndシングル「We never give up!」は全5仕様 . natalie . 2024-05-17 . Japanese . 2011-11-02.
2. Web site: 2012年08月13日～2012年08月19日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2012年08月27日付）. Oricon Style. Oricon. October 13, 2014. Japanese.
3. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot 100 2011/12/26. Billboard Japan. Japanese. October 13, 2014.
4. Web site: Oricon reveals their yearly single ranking for 2012. toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.. December 20, 2012. October 13, 2014.
5. Web site: Kis-My-Ft2、セカンド・シングル“We never give up!”リリース決定 . tower . 2024-06-13 . Japanese . 2011-11-02.
6. Web site: キスマイ新曲「We never give up !」詳細が明らかに！ . cdjournal . 2024-06-13 . Japanese . 2011-11-28.
7. Web site: [第71回NHK紅白歌合戦リハーサル]Kis-My-Ft2「コロナ禍の中でも聴いている方に元気を出してほしい(北山宏光)」 ]. Screen plus . Screen online . 2024-05-17 . Japanese . 2020-12-30.