Английская Википедия:Brave (Arashi song)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox song "Brave" is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi, released as a single through J Storm on September 11, 2019. It serves as the theme song for Nippon TV's coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[1] It is the band's first release to be available in an edition including a Blu-ray.[2]
The single debuted atop the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, selling 667,615 copies in its first week.[3]
Background
The song was announced in October 2018, and was performed live for the first time the following month.[4]
Composition
The song features a self-composed rap by Sho Sakurai,[1] who called it "an unusual single for Arashi. It is a rough and manly piece of music...I wrote the song while thinking about all the players who will be fighting hard, like when they're in a scrum".[4]
Commercial performance
The song sold 667,615 copies in the first week, reaching number one on the Oricon weekly albums chart. It is also Arashi's first number-one single on the combined singles chart, which was established in 2019.
Track listing
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Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Japan (Japan Hot 100)[5] | 2 |
Japan (Oricon)[3] | 1 |
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] | 55 |
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