"Call" / "I4U" s the 29th
single by Japanese
pop group
AAA. It is included in the group's second
best of albumAAA Best. The song was written by Kenn Kato and Mitsuhiro Hidaka. The single was released in Japan on August 31, 2011, under
Avex Trax in six editions: CD and DVD A and B editions, CD-only C and D editions, and two Mu-Mo editions. "Call" / "I4U" debuted at number five on the weekly
Oricon singles chart. The single charted for nine weeks and went on to sell over 42,300 copies in Japan.
Composition
"Call" was written by Kenn Kato and Mitsuhiro Hidaka, composed by
Masanori Takumi, and arranged by ats. "I4U" was written by Yusuke Toriumi and Hidaka, composed by Jam9 and ArmySlick, and arranged by ArmySlick. "Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)"—originally by
TRF—was written and composed by
Tetsuya Komuro, and arranged by Tohru Watanabe.[1]
Release and promotion
"Call" / "I4U" was released on May 16, 2012, in four editions: a CD and DVD A edition, which includes the
music video for the song and the first part of the music video making; a CD and DVD B edition, which includes the second part of the music video making and an E~Panda?! video; a CD-only C edition, which includes "Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)" and its instrumental; a CD-only D edition; two Mu-Mo editions, which include the Think About AAA 6th Anniversary clips from seasons 10 and 11 in editions A and B, respectively.[2] "Call" was used in
television advertisements for
hypermarketIto-Yokado's brand Body Heater; "I4U" was used as the
theme song in the
anime film Prince of Tennis: Castle Battle the British.[3]
Chart performance
"Call" / "I4U" debuted at number five on the weekly
Oricon singles charts, selling 35,451 copies in its first week.[4] It went on to chart for nine weeks[1] and sold over 42,300 copies in Japan.a On the issue dated May 28, 2012, "Call" debuted at number eight on the BillboardJapan Hot 100.[5] On the
Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
Digital Track Chart, "Call" and "I4U" debuted at numbers 18 and 35, respectively.[6]
^Note a: The sales figure of 42,300 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first three charting weeks on the
Oricon weekly chart (35,451, 4,609, 2,260).[4][7][8]
"Call" / "I4U" s the 29th
single by Japanese
pop group
AAA. It is included in the group's second
best of albumAAA Best. The song was written by Kenn Kato and Mitsuhiro Hidaka. The single was released in Japan on August 31, 2011, under
Avex Trax in six editions: CD and DVD A and B editions, CD-only C and D editions, and two Mu-Mo editions. "Call" / "I4U" debuted at number five on the weekly
Oricon singles chart. The single charted for nine weeks and went on to sell over 42,300 copies in Japan.
Composition
"Call" was written by Kenn Kato and Mitsuhiro Hidaka, composed by
Masanori Takumi, and arranged by ats. "I4U" was written by Yusuke Toriumi and Hidaka, composed by Jam9 and ArmySlick, and arranged by ArmySlick. "Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)"—originally by
TRF—was written and composed by
Tetsuya Komuro, and arranged by Tohru Watanabe.[1]
Release and promotion
"Call" / "I4U" was released on May 16, 2012, in four editions: a CD and DVD A edition, which includes the
music video for the song and the first part of the music video making; a CD and DVD B edition, which includes the second part of the music video making and an E~Panda?! video; a CD-only C edition, which includes "Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)" and its instrumental; a CD-only D edition; two Mu-Mo editions, which include the Think About AAA 6th Anniversary clips from seasons 10 and 11 in editions A and B, respectively.[2] "Call" was used in
television advertisements for
hypermarketIto-Yokado's brand Body Heater; "I4U" was used as the
theme song in the
anime film Prince of Tennis: Castle Battle the British.[3]
Chart performance
"Call" / "I4U" debuted at number five on the weekly
Oricon singles charts, selling 35,451 copies in its first week.[4] It went on to chart for nine weeks[1] and sold over 42,300 copies in Japan.a On the issue dated May 28, 2012, "Call" debuted at number eight on the BillboardJapan Hot 100.[5] On the
Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
Digital Track Chart, "Call" and "I4U" debuted at numbers 18 and 35, respectively.[6]
^Note a: The sales figure of 42,300 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first three charting weeks on the
Oricon weekly chart (35,451, 4,609, 2,260).[4][7][8]