"Call" / "I4U"
CD-only C edition cover
Single by AAA
ReleasedAugust 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
Recorded2011
GenreJ-pop
Length5:24
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro Hidaka
AAA singles chronology
"No Cry No More"
(2011) 		"Call" / "I4U"
(2011) 		"Charge & Go! / Lights"
(2011)

"Call" / "I4U" s the 29th single by Japanese pop group AAA. It is included in the group's second best of album AAA 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 hypermarket Ito-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 Billboard Japan 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]

Track listing

CD-only[2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Call"Kenn Kato, Mitsuhiro HidakaMasanori Takumi4:18
2."I4U"Yusuke Toriumi, HidakaJam9, ArmySlick4:42
3."Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)"Tetsuya KomuroKomuro5:53
4."Call" (Instrumental) Takumi4:18
5."I4U" (Instrumental) Jam9, ArmySlick4:42
6."Crazy Gonna Crazy (2011 Ver.)" (Instrumental) Komuro5:48
CD and DVD A[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Call" (music video) 
2."Call" (music video making part 1) 
CD and DVD B[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Call" (music video making part 2) 
2."E~Panda?!" 
Mu-Mo[2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Call"Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Kaji KatsuraShirose from White Jam, Heroism, DJ First from White Jam Beatz5:24
2."I4U"  5:23
3."Think About AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 10" (Mu-Mo A Edition only)   
4."Think About AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 11" (Mu-Mo B Edition only)   

Chart history

Chart (2012) Release Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] "Call" 8
Oricon Weekly Chart[4] "Call" / "I4U" 5
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[6] "Call" 18
"I4U" 35

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "CALL／I4U（完全限定生産盤）（DVD付／ジャケットA）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2011年8月31日 AAA 29thシングル「CALL / I4U」" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "AAA、新曲の着うたフル(R)配信開始を記念し、サイン入りグッズプレゼントキャンペーン実施" (in Japanese). CNET. August 31, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "2011年08月29日～2011年09月04日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2011年09月12日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ^ a b レコード協会調べ 2011年08月31日～2011年09月06日 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "2011年09月05日～2011年09月11日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2011年09月19日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "2011年09月12日～2011年09月18日のCDシングル週間ランキング （2011年09月26日付）" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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