Beat Generation / No More Distance

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"Beat Generation / No More Distance"
Single by Fairies
from the album Fairies
A-side
  • "Beat Generation"
  • "No More Distance"
ReleasedApril 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) (Japan)
Genre J-pop
Label Sonic Groove
Fairies singles chronology
"Hero / Sweet Jewel"
(2011)
"Beat Generation / No More Distance"
(2012)
"Tweet Dream / Sparkle"
(2012)
Music video
"Beat Generation"
"No More Distance"
on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard Japan / HotexpressFavorable [1] [2]

"Beat Generation / No More Distance" is the 3rd single by the Japanese girl idol group Fairies, released in Japan on April 4, 2012, on the label Sonic Groove (a subsidiary of Avex Group).dfd

Contents

It is a double-A-side single.

The physical CD single debuted at number 5 in the Oricon weekly singles chart. [3]

Release

The single was released in three versions: CD-only, CD+DVD and CD+paperfile.

Track listing

CD+DVD edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Generation"3:48
2."No More Distance"3:57
3."Beat Generation (Instrumental)" 
4."No More Distance (Instrumental)" 
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Generation MUSIC VIDEO" 
2."No More Distance MUSIC VIDEO" 
3."Bonus: Beat Generation (Dance Edition)" 

CD-only edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Generation"3:48
2."No More Distance"3:57
3."Beat Generation (Instrumental)" 
4."No More Distance (Instrumental)" 

CD+paperfile edition

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Beat Generation" 
2."No More Distance" 

Charts

Single

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Daily Singles Chart)3
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) [3] 5
Japan ( Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales)4

"Beat Generation"

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japan ( Billboard Japan Hot 100)3
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay)2
Japan (Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay)9

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2012"Beat Generation"Japan Cable Awards — Excellence Award [4] Won

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References

  1. Haruna Takegawa (2012). "フェアリーズ「Beat Generation/No More Distance」 | HotShotDiscs | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  2. Haruna Takegawa (2012). "Beat Generation/No More Distance (レビューリスト/音楽情報サイト:hotexpress)". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  3. 1 2 "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2012年04月02日~2012年04月08日" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. 第45回 日本有線大賞 (in Japanese). Japan Cable Awards. Retrieved 2014-08-25.