Heat (Kim Hyun-joong song)

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"HEAT"
Kim Hyun-joong Heat Cover Jacket E Normal Edition.jpg
Jacket E, Normal Edition cover
Single by Kim Hyun-joong
from the album Unlimited
ReleasedJuly 4, 2012 (2012-07-04)
Genre J-pop, Pop rock
Label Delicious Deli Records
Universal Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Koshi Inaba and Tak Matsumoto (B'z)
Producer(s) Steven Lee
Taewan a.k.a. C-Luv
Kim Hyun-joong singles chronology
"Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy"
(2012)
"HEAT"
(2012)
"Tonight"
(2013)

HEAT is Kim Hyun-joong's second Japanese single. [1] There are five available versions of this single, three of which include the song "Let's Party" in addition to the CD's title track "Heat". [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

For "Heat" Kim Hyun-joong collaborated with Japanese rock duo B'z. [1]

Although there are music videos for both, "Heat" and "Let's Party", the latter song was not promoted on TV programs.

The songs will be featured on Kim Hyun-joong's upcoming Japanese album Unlimited . [7] [8]

Heat reached #31 on Oricon's Yearly Single Chart, having sold 202,672 copies. [9]

Track listing

Jackets A, B (both Limited Editions) and E (Normal Edition)

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Heat" Koshi Inaba Tak Matsumoto  04:10
2."Let's Party"Kim Ji-hyang Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard Steven Lee 03:46
3."Heat" (TV Mix)  Tak Matsumoto  04:10
4."Let's Party" (TV Mix)  Steven Lee, Jimmy Richard Steven Lee 03:43
Jacket A (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Heat MV" 
Jacket B (Ltd. Ed.): Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Party MV" 

Jackets C and D (both Limited Editions)

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heat" Koshi Inaba Tak Matsumoto 04:10
2."Heat" (TV Mix)  Tak Matsumoto 04:10

Music videos

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
JapanJuly 4, 2012 Delicious Deli Records CD (Normal Edition)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition A)
CD+DVD (Limited Edition B)
CD (Limited Edition C)
CD (Limited Edition D)

Promotion

TV programs

Guerilla performances

Charts

ChartCountryPeriodPeak
Oricon Weekly Single ChartJapanWeek of July 2–8#1 [10]
Oricon Monthly Single ChartJuly 2012#3 [11]
Oricon Yearly Single Chart2012#31 [12]
Five Music J-Pop/K-Pop ChartTaiwanWeek 29 (July 13–19)#2 [13]
G-Music Combo ChartWeek 28 (July 13–19)#7 [14]
G-Music J-Pop Chart#2 [15]

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