"HEAT"
Jacket E, Normal Edition cover
Single by Kim Hyun-joong
from the album Unlimited
ReleasedJuly 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)
GenreJ-pop, Pop rock
LabelDelicious Deli Records
Universal Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Koshi Inaba and Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
Producer(s)Steven Lee
Taewan a.k.a. C-Luv
Kim Hyun-joong singles chronology
"Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy"
(2012) 		"HEAT"
(2012) 		"Tonight"
(2013)

HEAT is Kim Hyun-joong's second Japanese single.[1] There are five available versions of this single, three of which include the song "Let's Party" in addition to the CD's title track "Heat".[2][3][4][5][6]

For "Heat" Kim Hyun-joong collaborated with Japanese rock duo B'z.[1]

Although there are music videos for both, "Heat" and "Let's Party", the latter song was not promoted on TV programs.

The songs will be featured on Kim Hyun-joong's upcoming Japanese album Unlimited.[7][8]

Heat reached #31 on Oricon's Yearly Single Chart, having sold 202,672 copies.[9]

Track listing

Jackets A, B (both Limited Editions) and E (Normal Edition)

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Heat"Koshi InabaTak Matsumoto 04:10
2."Let's Party"Kim Ji-hyangSteven Lee, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee03:46
3."Heat" (TV Mix) Tak Matsumoto 04:10
4."Let's Party" (TV Mix) Steven Lee, Jimmy RichardSteven Lee03:43
Jacket A (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Heat MV" 
Jacket B (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Party MV" 

Jackets C and D (both Limited Editions)

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heat"Koshi InabaTak Matsumoto04:10
2."Heat" (TV Mix) Tak Matsumoto04:10

Music videos

Release history

Country Date Label Format
Japan July 4, 2012 Delicious Deli Records CD (Normal Edition)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition A)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
CD (Limited Edition C)
CD (Limited Edition D)

Promotion

TV programs

Guerilla performances

Charts

Chart Country Period Peak
Oricon Weekly Single Chart Japan Week of July 2–8 #1[10]
Oricon Monthly Single Chart July 2012 #3[11]
Oricon Yearly Single Chart 2012 #31[12]
Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart Taiwan Week 29 (July 13–19) #2[13]
G-Music Combo Chart Week 28 (July 13–19) #7[14]
G-Music J-Pop Chart #2[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee, Rachel (4 July 2012). "Kim Hyun-joong releases single 'Heat' in Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "Heat Jacket A Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  3. ^ "Heat Jacket B Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. ^ "Heat Jacket C Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  5. ^ "Heat Jacket D Ltd. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  6. ^ "Heat Jacket E Nor. Ed. product info" CD Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  7. ^ "キム・ヒョンジュン、待望の日本ソロ・デビュー・アルバム「ｕｎｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ」の発売が決定！！" Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Kim Hyun-joong's official Japanese website. Retrieved 2012-10-05 (in Japanese)
  8. ^ "Unlimited product info" YesAsia. Retrieved 2012-10-05
  9. ^ "Kim Hyunjoong, Super Junior, TVXQ and more in the yearly Oricon for 2012". koreaboo. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  10. ^ "Oricon Weekly Single Chart, Week of July 2 - 8" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  11. ^ "Oricon Monthly Single Chart, July 2012" Oricon. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  12. ^ "Oricon Yearly Single Chart, 2012" Oricon. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  13. ^ "Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop Chart, Week 29 (July 13 - 19)" Five Music Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  14. ^ "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine G-Music Combo Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  15. ^ "This links to the current week - search for week number at the bottom of page" Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine G-Music J-Pop Chart. Retrieved 2012-11-01.

External links

Kim Hyun-joong
B'z
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