Heaven (After School song)

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"Heaven"
AS Heaven CD only cover.png
CD only edition cover
Single by After School
from the album Dress to Kill
B-side
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2013 (Digital only)
Recorded2013
Genre Dance
Label Avex Trax
Songwriter(s) H Garza, J Garza, R Garza
Producer(s) Shinichi Osawa
After School Japanesesingles chronology
"Lady Luck/Dilly Dally"
(2012)		"Heaven"
(2013)		"Shh"
(2014)

"Heaven" is the fifth Japanese single from South Korean girl group After School. The single was released physically on October 2, 2013, but was released digitally on September 25, 2013. [1] The track is produced by Shinichi Osawa. This is the first Japanese release with new member Kaeun, and the first Japanese release without former leader Park Kahi.

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Background

After releasing the group's fourth single in June 2012, the group focused on preparing for their Korean comeback in June 2013 with "First Love," which later becomes the second b-side for "Heaven." In August, the group announced it would return to Japan with its fifth single, "Heaven," to be released in October. The single is to be released in three versions: CD only edition (Type C), CD & DVD edition (Type A) and CD & Photobook (Type B) edition. The photobook edition includes photos of After School by the Harajuku-based photographer Yonehara Yasumasa, who also produced the album arts. [2]

Music video

The music video for "Heaven", directed by Tanabe Hidenobu, [3] was released on August 24, 2013. The music video opens with members' pole dancing, a skill they learned for their Korean promotions of First Love. The video then transitions into first person perspective of a man who gets up from the floor as if becoming sober. The video transitions into clips of After School, suggesting the man is reminding himself of preceding events. After the dance break, the video returns to the perspective of the man, who is shown to dine and drink. After it shows the choreography once again, the video proceeds into rapid scene changes, which ends with the man falling on the floor in the room, whose lights are turned out.

Track listing

CD+DVD and CD+Photobook edition:
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Heaven"MutsumiShinichi Osawa4:41
2."Crazy Driver"MutsumiLubo Slavicek3:27
CD only edition [4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
3."First Love"Brave BrothersBrave Brothers3:41
4."Heaven" (Instrumental) Shinichi Osawa4:41
5."Crazy Driver" (Instrumental) Lubo Slavicek3:27
DVD (Type A)
No.TitleLength
1."Heaven" (Music video) 
2."First Love" (Music video) 
3."Heaven" (Making of) 

Chart performance

Oricon chart

Released Oricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
October 2, 2013Daily Singles Chart618,596 (weekly)19,884+
Weekly Singles Chart7
Monthly Singles Chart32
Yearly Singles Chart364

Billboard charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 10028
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales13
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay40
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay43

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan September 25, 2013Digital download Avex Trax
October 2, 2013 CD single

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References

  1. ↑ "Heaven - Single by Afterschool". iTunes .
  2. ↑ "AFTERSCHOOL、大沢伸一プロデュース米原康正撮影の新作" [After School's New Work is Produced by Osawa Shinichi and Shot by Yonehara Yasumasa]. Natalie (in Japanese). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "AFTERSCHOOL 大沢伸一プロデュース新曲初披露＆妖艶MV公開" [AFTERSCHOOL's New Song Produced by Osawa Shinichi Debuts and Sexy PV Revealed]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Discography | AFTERSCHOOL Japan Official Web Site". Avex Marketing. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
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