"To Be Free"
File:Arashi-ToBeFree.jpg
Single by Arashi
Released July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)
(see release history)
Format CD single, CD+DVD
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop
Length 7:28 (Regular edition)[1]
Label J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Monster"
(2010)		 "To Be Free"
(2010)		 "Love Rainbow"
(2010)
Music sample
"To Be Free" (2010)
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"To Be Free" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on July 7, 2010 by their record label J Storm. The song was used as a theme song of the commercials for Mitsuya Cider which starred Arashi member Sho Sakurai.[2] Only one version of the physical single was released, containing the song's instrumental track and a DVD.

Contents

Track list [link]

Regular Edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "To Be Free"   Soluna Samuel Waermo, Octobar 3:45
2. "To Be Free" (Instrumental) Soluna Waermo, Octobar 3:43
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "To Be Free" (Making of)  
2. "To Be Free" (PV)  

Chart performance [link]

The single sold around 180,000 copies on the first day of its release on July 7, 2010, debuting at number one on the Oricon daily singles chart.[3] On July 13, 2010, "To Be Free" placed at number-one on the Oricon weekly singles chart, becoming the group's twentieth consecutive number-one single since their 2004 single "Pikanchi Double".[4] Together with member Satoshi Ohno's solo single "Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun" (ユカイツーカイ怪物くん?), which was released on the same day as "To Be Free" and placed at number-two, Arashi and Ohno accomplished the rare feat of a group and a solo artist from the group simultaneously taking the top two spots for the first time in nearly ten years.[5]

"To Be Free" remained number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks.[6][7] According to Oricon, "To Be Free" is the tenth best-selling single of 2010 in Japan.[8]

Charts, peaks and certifications [link]

Charts [link]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[6][7] 1
Billboard Yearly Japan Hot 100[9] 9
Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[3] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[8] 10

Sales and certifications [link]

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 516,142[8] Double Platinum[10]

Chart procession and succession [link]

Preceded by
"Wonderful World!!" by Kanjani Eight		 Oricon Weekly number one single
July 19, 2010		 Succeeded by
"Moon/Blossom" by Ayumi Hamasaki
Preceded by
"Wonderful World!!" by Kanjani Eight		 Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single
July 19, 2010 – July 26, 2010		 Succeeded by
"This Is Love" by SMAP

Release history [link]

Region Date Format Distributor
Japan July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)[11] CD+DVD (JACA-5227)[11] J Storm
South Korea July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)[12] CD+DVD (SMJTCD357B)[12] SM Entertainment
Taiwan July 23, 2010 (2010-07-23)[13] CD+DVD (JAJSG27030/A)[13] Avex Taiwan
Hong Kong July 31, 2010 (2010-07-31)[14] CD+DVD[14] Avex Asia

References [link]

  1. ^ "To be free" (in Japanese). Utasuki Music Store. 1. https://mstore.utasuki.jp/utasuki/1/1/3/509259/goods/goods_detail.html. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  2. ^ "To Be Free 嵐のプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-Oricon Style" (in Japanese). Oricon. https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/253626/products/music/876684/1/. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  3. ^ a b "嵐＆大野・怪物くんがデイリーシングル1・2位" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-07-08. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/77963/. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  4. ^ a b "嵐が約10年ぶり快挙　グループ＆ソロで1・2位独占" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-07-13. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/78081/full/. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  5. ^ "Charts: Arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP". Tokyograph. 2010-07-14. https://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6344. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  6. ^ a b "Week of July 24, 2010". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100#/charts/japan-hot-100?chartDate=2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  7. ^ a b "Week of July 31, 2010". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100#/charts/japan-hot-100?chartDate=2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  8. ^ a b c "年間ランキング特集 シングル" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-12-20. https://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html. Retrieved 2010-12-20. 
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2010". Billboard. 2010-12-10. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. https://www.webcitation.org/5ut5VKprJ. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
  10. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年07月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201007.html. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  11. ^ a b "To Be Free [CD+DVD]". CDJapan. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5227. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  12. ^ a b "Arashi - 31st Single 'To be free' [통상판 CD+DVD]" (in Korean). Aladdin. https://music.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=9049755976. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  13. ^ a b "To be free (初回式樣)" (in Chinese). Avex Taiwan. https://www.avex.com.tw/songlist/songlist.asp?s_cateid=JAJSG27030/A. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  14. ^ a b "To be free (SINGLE+DVD) (Hong Kong Version)" (in Chinese). YesAsia. https://www.yesasia.com/us/to-be-free-single-dvd-hong-kong-version/1023011037-0-0-0-en/info.html. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links [link]

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