Whenever You Call
"Whenever You Call" | ||||
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Single by Arashi | ||||
from the album This Is Arashi | ||||
Language | English | |||
Released | September 18, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | J Storm | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
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Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Whenever You Call" on YouTube |
"Whenever You Call" is a song by the J-pop boy band Arashi, released as a digital single on September 18, 2020. Written and produced by Bruno Mars and D'Mile,[1] the song is the group's first release with lyrics completely in English.[2] The song was downloaded almost 59 thousand times within its first three days of release to reach the top spot in digital downloads and No. 6 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3]
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from This is Arashi album liner notes: [4]
- Bruno Mars - writer, producer
- D'Mile - writer, producer
- Serban Ghenea - mixing engineer
- John Hanes - engineer [for mix]
- Randy Merrill - mastering engineer
Charts
[edit]Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Global 200 (Billboard)[5] | 51 |
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[3] | 6 |
Japan (Oricon Combined Singles)[6] | 4 |
Japan (Oricon Digital Singles)[7] | 1 |
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Whenever You Call". Arashi Official Site. J Storm. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Japanese pop band Arashi to release English single written by Bruno Mars". The Japan Times. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "J-Pop Stars Arashi Release English Surprise With Bruno Mars Before Hiatus". Billboard. Associated Press. September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- Ochoa, John (September 25, 2020). "J-Pop Legends ARASHI Talk New Single "Whenever You Call," Working With Bruno Mars And The Exploding Asian Entertainment Industry". Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Arashi drops first English single Whenever You Call, written and produced by Bruno Mars". Yahoo! News. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020. - ^ a b "Kis-My-Ft2 Leads, Arashi's New Bruno Mars-Produced Single Bows at No. 6 on Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Arashi (2020). This is Arashi (booklet). Japan: J-Storm Inc. JACA-5875.
- ^ "Chart History Arashi BILLBOARD GLOBAL 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Oricon Combined Singles Ranking 2020/09/28" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Oricon Digital Singles Ranking 2020/09/28" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 4, 2020. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Chart History Arashi WORLD DIGITAL SONG SALES". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.