Happy Birthday (NEWS song)
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"Happy Birthday" is the tenth single of the Japanese boy group NEWS
. It was released on October 1, 2008, in two editions; a regular edition which contains two b-sides: Gan Gan Ganbatte and Push On!, and a limited edition which also contains Happy Birthday and its b-side Gan Gan Ganbatte from the regular edition, as well as another b-side entitled Game of Love and an instrumental version of Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday is NEWS
tenth consecutive number-one single since their debut in 2004. This single makes them the second group to have this distinction (the other being KinKi Kids
, who currently has twenty-seven consecutive number-one singles).
ese Hip-hop artist SEAMO
. Happy Birthday reached the number-one spot on both the daily and weekly Oricon
charts, selling 201,304 copies in its first week; just 38 more copies than their previous single Summer Time, which sold 201,266 copies in its first week.
's Happy Bath Day Precious Rose commercial, which features all six-members.
and cardboard cut outs. The music video is very simple. It features all six-member singing, dancing and playing with the cardboard cut outs.
* Still charting
NeWS
NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S. H. Rosenthal...
. It was released on October 1, 2008, in two editions; a regular edition which contains two b-sides: Gan Gan Ganbatte and Push On!, and a limited edition which also contains Happy Birthday and its b-side Gan Gan Ganbatte from the regular edition, as well as another b-side entitled Game of Love and an instrumental version of Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday is NEWS
NeWS
NeWS was a windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid 1980s. Originally known as "SunDew", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S. H. Rosenthal...
tenth consecutive number-one single since their debut in 2004. This single makes them the second group to have this distinction (the other being KinKi Kids
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
, who currently has twenty-seven consecutive number-one singles).
Overview
Happy Birthday was written and composed by JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Hip-hop artist SEAMO
SEAMO
is a Japanese rapper and hip-hop artist better known under his alias Seamo . He made his debut in 2004 using the alias , but later changed his name to Seamo. He made his solo debut in 2005 with the Japanese record label BMG Japan with the single...
. Happy Birthday reached the number-one spot on both the daily and weekly Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts, selling 201,304 copies in its first week; just 38 more copies than their previous single Summer Time, which sold 201,266 copies in its first week.
Promotion
Happy Birthday is the theme song for KoseKose
Kose is a small borough in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kose Parish. Kose has a population of 2,156 . Kose is 39 kilometers southeast of Tallinn, Estonia....
's Happy Bath Day Precious Rose commercial, which features all six-members.
TV performance
- September 24, 2008 - CDTVCDTVThe CDTV was a multimedia platform developed by Commodore International and launched in 1991. On a technological level it was essentially a Commodore Amiga 500 home computer in a Hi-Fi style case with a single-speed CD-ROM drive. Commodore marketed the machine as an all-in-one home multimedia...
15th Anniversary - September 29, 2008 - Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
- October 3, 2008 - Music StationMusic Stationis a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
Track list
Music video
The music video for Happy Birthday was filmed using a green screenGreen Screen
The Green Screen international wildlife film festival is held annually in Eckernförde, Germany. The festival shows full-length and short nature documentaries about animals in their natural habitat. It is the only festival of its kind in Germany...
and cardboard cut outs. The music video is very simple. It features all six-member singing, dancing and playing with the cardboard cut outs.
Oricon chart
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2008 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | #1 | |||
| October 1, 2008 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | #1 | 201,304 | 1 week* | |
| October 1, 2008 | Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | #2 | 227,644 | ||
| October 1, 2008 | Oricon Yearly Singles Chart | #26 | |||
Billboard Japan chart
| Release | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2008 | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | #1 |
| October 1, 2008 | Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay | #1 |
| October 1, 2008 | Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | #1 |
Airplay
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| FM Osaka 851 Top 100 | #2 |
Digital sales
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Recochoku Chaku-Uta All | #30 |