"Going!" is the twelfth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on May 12, 2010 by their record label J-One Records. The title track was used as the theme song for the Nippon Television TV Show, Going! Sports & News, which is co-hosted by member Kazuya Kamenashi.

"Going!"
Single by KAT-TUN
from the album No More Pain
B-side
  • Fall Down
  • Smile
  • I Don't Miss U
  • Answer
ReleasedMay 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)
Recorded2010
GenrePop rock
LabelJ-One Records
Songwriter(s)Eco, Joker, Shusui, Sakoshin, Taku Yoshioka
Producer(s)Johnny H. Kitagawa
KAT-TUN singles chronology
"Love Yourself (Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki)"
(2010)
"Going!"
(2010)
"Change Ur World"
(2010)

Single information

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Twelfth single release from KAT-TUN including the song "Going!," theme song of a Japanese TV program, "Going! Sports & News." Regular edition includes a bonus track "Fall Down" and two karaoke tracks. Limited edition A includes a bonus track "Smile" and a bonus DVD with a music video and making-of footage of the single. Limited edition B includes two bonus tracks "I don't miss U" (Koki Tanaka solo) and "Answer" (Yuichi Nakamaru solo). Features alternate jacket artwork.[1][2][3]

Chart performance

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In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 230,452 copies. KAT-TUN gained their twelfth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS.

By the end of the year, Going! was reported by Oricon to sell 283,168 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.[4][5][6]

Track listing

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Regular
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Going!"Eco, JokerShusui, Sakoshin, Taku Yoshioka 
2."Fall Down"Sean-D, JokerSteven Lee, Black Zack 
3."Going!" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)   
4."Fall Down" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)   
Limited Edition 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."Smile"Takehiko Iida, SPINTakehiko Iida, ha-j 
Limited Edition 1 DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Going!" (Video clip + Making clip ビデオ・クリップ+メイキング) 
Limited Edition 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
2."I Don't Miss U"Joker, Axel-GAlfred Tuohey, Thanh Bui, Wayne Milton 
3."Answer"Yuichi Nakamaru, t-oga三上吉直 

Sales and certifications

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Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 283,168 Platinum

References

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  1. ^ Going! Regular Edition
  2. ^ Going! w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A
  3. ^ Going! Limited Edition / Type B
  4. ^ 2010年オリコン年間ランキング シングル (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  5. ^ "KAT-TUN、デビューから通算12作連続首位~NEWSに並び歴代2位" (in Japanese). Oricon Style.
  6. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年6月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
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