"A Day in Our Life" (stylized as "a Day in Our Life") is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on 6 February 2002, as their seventh single, and first single to be released through their new record label J Storm. It reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in April 2002 for shipments of over 400,000 copies.
| "a Day in Our Life" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Arashi | ||||
| from the album Here We Go! | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:41 | |||
| Label | J Storm | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Shun, Shuya | |||
| Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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"A Day in Our Life" was included in the start of the Reborn project, as part of the Arashi Reborn Vol.1 extended play, released on February 28, 2020, together with A-ra-shi: Reborn, and One Love: Reborn.
Background and release
edit"A Day in Our Life" was used as the theme song for the television series Kisarazu Cat's Eye starring member Sho Sakurai.[2] The song was also used as the theme song for a TBS variety show, USO!? Japan, which featured all members of Arashi.[2] The song was written by Shun and Shuya of Sukebo King. It samples "ABC" by Shonentai.[1] The song was released as a CD single on 6 February 2002, through the group's new record label J Storm. It was released in one edition.[2]
Reception
editA reviewer from CD Journal gave the song a positive review, stating that "the exchange between rap and vocals is exquisite".[1]
Commercial performance
edit"A Day in Our Life" debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 226,000 copies in its first week.[3][4] It charted for eleven weeks and went on to sell over 378,000 copies, making it the 21st best-selling single of that year in Japan.[3][4] In April 2002, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over 400,000.[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Shun and Shuya
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Day in Our Life" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "A Day in Our Life" (instrumental) | 4:41 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Singles (Oricon)[3] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "ARASHI / ARASHI 5×10 All the BEST! 1999-2009 [2CD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "a Day in Our Life" (in Japanese). J Storm. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "a Day in Our Life" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "The Record" (PDF) (in Japanese). June 2002. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2018.