Whenever You Call Explained

Whenever You Call
Cover:	Arashi - Whenever You Call (cover art).jpg
Alt:	Cover art depicting the members of Arashi against a backdrop of the nighttime Tokyo skyline with the Tokyo Tower highlighted
Type:	single
Artist:	Arashi
Album:	This Is Arashi
Recorded:	2020
Genre:	J-pop
Language:	English
Label:	J Storm
Producer:	Bruno Mars D'Mile
Prev Title:	Kite
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Party Starters
Next Year:	2020

"Whenever You Call" is a song by the J-pop boy band Arashi, released as a digital single on September 18, 2020. Written and produced by Bruno Mars and D'Mile,^[1] the song is the group's first release with lyrics completely in English.^[2] The song was downloaded almost 59 thousand times within its first three days of release to reach the top spot in digital downloads and No. 6 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from This is Arashi album liner notes: ^[4]

• Bruno Mars - writer, producer
• D'Mile - writer, producer
• Serban Ghenea - mixing engineer
• John Hanes - engineer [for mix]
• Randy Merrill - mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"

Peak position
Global 200 (Billboard)^[5]	51
Japan (Japan Hot 100)	6
Japan (Oricon Combined Singles)^[6]	4
Japan (Oricon Digital Singles)^[7]	1
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[8]	10

External links

• Official release web page
• Official music video

Notes and References

1. Web site: Whenever You Call . Arashi Official Site . . September 30, 2020.
2. News: Japanese pop band Arashi to release English single written by Bruno Mars . September 30, 2020 . . September 11, 2020.
   - J-Pop Stars Arashi Release English Surprise With Bruno Mars Before Hiatus . September 30, 2020. Billboard . . September 25, 2020.
   - Web site: Ochoa . John . J-Pop Legends ARASHI Talk New Single "Whenever You Call," Working With Bruno Mars And The Exploding Asian Entertainment Industry . Grammy Awards . September 30, 2020 . September 25, 2020.
   - News: Arashi drops first English single Whenever You Call, written and produced by Bruno Mars . September 30, 2020 . . September 18, 2020.
3. News: Kis-My-Ft2 Leads, Arashi's New Bruno Mars-Produced Single Bows at No. 6 on Japan Hot 100 . September 30, 2020 . . September 28, 2020.
4. This is Arashi . Arashi . 2020 . booklet . J-Storm Inc. . JACA-5875 . Japan.
5. Web site: Chart History Arashi BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200. 2020-11-04. Billboard.
6. Web site: Oricon Combined Singles Ranking 2020/09/28. September 28, 2020. October 20, 2020. ja. Oricon. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923161750/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2020-09-28/. September 23, 2020.
7. Web site: 2020-11-04. Oricon Digital Singles Ranking 2020/09/28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923060825/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2020-09-28/. 2020-09-23. 2020-09-23. Oricon. ja.
8. Web site: Chart History Arashi WORLD DIGITAL SONG SALES. 2020-11-04. Billboard. en.