Hands Up (Kis-My-Ft2 song)

"Hands Up"
Single by Kis-My-Ft2
from the album To-y2
B-side
  • "OPaPiPo" (First Edition A)
  • "Midsummer and the sun" (Regular Edition)
  • "Forever Knot" (B/Regular Edition)
  • "Go for it!"(Regular Edition)
ReleasedJuly 10, 2019 (2019-07-10) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length3:49
LabelAvex Trax
Composer(s)Christian Jansson, CR, Subin Kim
Lyricist(s)Satoru Kurihara
Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology
"Kimi wo Daisuki da"
(2019) 		"Hands Up"
(2019) 		"Edge of Days"
(2019)
Music video
"Hands Up" on YouTube
"Forever Knot"(Lip ver.) on YouTube

"Hands Up" is the 24th single by Kis-My-Ft2, released on July 10, 2019, by Avex Trax.[1]

Overview

This song features aggressive and intense dancing. The dance that is performed violently to the lyrics of the chorus part of this song was named the "Boom Boom Dance".[2]

The song "Forever Knot" included in the first edition B is a commercial song for Recruit (company)'s "Zexy Enmusubi" (Marriage Information Magazine) in which the members appear.[3] "Midsummer and the sun", which was aired as the commercial song for Kowa (company)'s "Unakowa Cool" featuring Kis-My-Ft2.[1] The jacket photo was released on June 17, 2019.

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Single Ranking dated July 22, 2019. This is their 24th consecutive No. 1 appearance since their debut single "Everybody Go".[4]

First-week sales: 196,438 copies (Oricon count). By December 8, 2019, the album had sold a total of 211,888 copies, earning it #32 on the annual Oricon Album Ranking for 2019.[5]

Billboard Japan announced that the single topped Billboard Japan Hot 100 overall in its first week on July 17, 2019.[6]

Package specifications

  • First edition A (CD + DVD) (AVCD-94451/B): CD & DVD
  • First edition B (CD + DVD) (AVCD-94452/B): CD & DVD
  • Regular Edition (AVCD-94453): CD

Track listing

CD

  • Normal Edition, First Edition B
  • Included only on the standard disc.
  1. "Hands Up" [3:49].
  2. "Midsummer and the sun"* [4:24].
  3. "Forever Knot" [4:45].
  4. "Go for it!"
  • First Press A
  1. "Hands Up"
  2. "OPaPiPo" [1:50]

DVD

  • First Edition A
  1. "Hands Up" Music video
  2. "Hands Up" Music video making document
  • Limited First Edition B
  1. "Forever Knot" (Lip ver.)
  2. "Lulalulala" (Hug movie)
  3. Jacket Shooting & "Forever Knot" Special Interview

References

  1. ^ a b "24th SINGLE『HANDS UP』". ment. 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、クセになる "ブンブンダンス"が話題の新曲「HANDS UP」、収録曲全曲試聴プレイリストMOVIE公開！！". avex. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2が愛のキューピット役に!? 『ゼクシィ縁結び』新CM". Predge. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "7/22付週間シングルランキング1位はKis-My-Ft2の「HANDS UP」". oricon. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. ^ "【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻". oricon (in Japanese). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  6. ^ "【ビルボード】200,885枚を売り上げKis-My-Ft2「HANDS UP」が3冠で総合首位獲得　ヒゲダン「宿命」総合7位に初登場". billboard japan (in Japanese). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.