Makenai Kokoro

"Makenai Kokoro"
Single by AAA
from the album Buzz Communication
B-side
  • "Day By Day"
  • "Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)"
ReleasedAugust 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)
GenreJ-pop, Pop, J-Euro
Length4:22
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Tetsuya Komuro
Producer(s)Max Matsuura
AAA singles chronology
"Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
(2010) 		"Makenai Kokoro"
(2010) 		"Paradise/Endless Fighters"
(2010)

"Makenai Kokoro" (負けない心, "Undefeated Heart") is a single by Japanese dance pop band AAA, released on August 18, 2010. It is their second consecutive single produced by Tetsuya Komuro, after "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)".[1]

Promotion

The single had two tie-ups: "Makenai Kokoro" was used as the theme song of the television drama Gakeppuchi no Eri: Kono Yo de Ichiban Daichi na 'Kane' no Hanashi, while "Day By Day" was used in commercials for Avex Artist Academy.[2] Band member Takahiro Nishijima featured as an actor in the seventh episode of Gakeppuchi no Eri.[citation needed]

Single contents

Six versions of the single exist: a CD only version, two DVD editions, and three Mu-Mo store exclusive versions.[1] DVD edition A featured the music video for the song, while DVD edition B featured a documentary on the making of the music video for their previous single "Aitai Riyū."[1]

All versions feature "Makenai Kokoro" and "Day By Day", while only the CD only version features the group's cover of H Jungle with T's 1995 number 1 single, "Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)". The Mu-Mo exclusive versions each feature one of three live talk tracks, where the band members discuss the time since their debut in 2005.[1]

Track listings

CD-only version track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangerLength
1."Makenai Kokoro"Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Tetsuya KomuroAts-4:22
2."Day By Day"Komuro, HidakaSaito4:33
3."Wow War Tonight (Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement)" (ＷＯＷ　ＷＡＲ　ＴＯＮＩＧＨＴ　～時には起こせよムーヴメント～ "Wow War Tonight (Time Awakens, Movement)", H Jungle with T cover.)KomuroAts-5:29
4."Makenai Kokoro (Instrumental)"Kato, Hidaka, KomuroAts-4:22
5."Day By Day (Instrumental)"Komuro, HidakaSaito4:31
Total length:23:17
CD-DVD versions track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ArrangerLength
1."Makenai Kokoro"Kato, Hidaka, KomuroAts-4:22
2."Day By Day"Komuro, HidakaSaito4:33
3."Makenai Kokoro (Instrumental)"Kato, Hidaka, KomuroAts-4:22
4."Day By Day (Instrumental)"Komuro, HidakaSaito4:31
Total length:17:49

Chart rankings

Charts (2010) Peak
position
Oricon weekly singles[3] 3
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[4] 14
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 5
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[6] 10

Reported sales

Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[7] 58,000

Release history

Region Date Format
Japan August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)[1][8] CD, rental CD, PC download
August 25, 2010 (2010-08-25) Cellphone digital download

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2010年8月18日 AAA 25thシングル「負けない心」" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ^ 負けない心：ＡＡＡ (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ^ 負けない心（ＤＶＤ（負けない心 Ｖｉｄｅｏ Ｃｌｉｐ）付） (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay". Billboard. August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "レコード協会調べ 2010年08月25日～2010年08月31日 ＜略称：レコ協チャート（「着うたフル(R)」）＞" (in Japanese). RIAJ. 2010-09-03. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  7. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-10-17. (subscription only)
  8. ^ "負けない心/ＡＡＡ 音楽/CD". Tsutaya. Retrieved October 15, 2010.


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