Hurricane (Lead song)

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"Hurricane"
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Single by Lead
from the album Now or Never
B-side
  • "Can't Stop"
  • "24Hrs" (Normal Type)
  • "Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (Type A)
  • "Sun×You" (Type B)
  • "Walk" (Type C)
  • "What Cha Gonna?" (Type D)
ReleasedAugust 10, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre J-pop, hip hop
Label Pony Canyon
Lead singles chronology
"Speed Star"
(2010)		"Hurricane"
(2011)		"Wanna Be With You"
(2012)

"Hurricane" is the eighteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their first single of 2011, released a year after their previous single "Speed Star". The peaked at #8 on the Oricon chart, where it stayed for three weeks. The single became their first single to chart in the top ten on Oricon since their 2006 single "Virgin Blue".

Contents

The single was released in five formats, a standard CD, and four CD only editions that corresponded to each member. The four corresponding versions were also release as limited editions, which contained event tickets. Each member edition contained different B-sides on the CD portion, along with differing cover art.

Information

"Hurricane" was Lead's first single of 2011, release on August 10, a year after their previous single "Speed Star". This would be the final annual single released by the group, whereas they would begin to release multiple singles per year the following year. The single charted well on the Oricon Singles Chart, taking the #8 spot for the week and remaining on the charts for three consecutive weeks. [1] The single became their first single to chart in the top ten on Oricon since their 2006 single "Virgin Blue". [2]

The single was released in five editions, a standard CD and four member editions that corresponded to each member of the group, each harboring different content and cover art. Not only did the cover art differ with each member edition, when all four editions were purchased, the back covers formed a complete image. The member editions would also be released as first-press limited editions that came with special event tickets to the group's nationwide tour Lead Upturn 2011 (Sun×You). [3]

The song "Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite", which was available on the type A edition, was a cover of the song of the same name, originally released by Hiro Takahashi in 1994 for his second album, Welcome to Popsicle Channel. [4]

The standard edition harbored the title track, the coupling tracks "Can't Stop" – which was available on every edition – and "24Hrs", and the songs' corresponding instrumentals. [5] Jacket A, which corresponded with lead vocalist Hiroki, contained the title track, the coupling tracks "Can't Stop" and "Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite" (アンバランスなKISSをして / Unbalanced Kiss), and the corresponding instrumentals to "Hurricane" and "Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite". [6] Jacket B, which corresponded with lead rapper Shinya, contained the title track, the coupling tracks "Can't Stop" and "Sun×You", and corresponding instrumentals to "Hurricane" and "Sun×You". [7] Jacket C, corresponding with Keita, featured the title track, the coupling tracks "Can't Stop" and "walk", and the instrumentals to "Hurricane" and "walk". [8] Jacket D, which corresponded with the youngest member, Akira, held the title track, the two b-sides "Can't Stop" and the live mix of their song "What cha gonna?", which was originally on their studio album Brand New Era (2004), and the instrumentals for the title track and live mix. [9]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya Tanuichi Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji Motoyama Vincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
3."24Hrs"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Laurence "Woo" Allen3:10
4."Hurricane" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
5."Can't Stop" (instrumental) Seiji Motoyama Vincent Degiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
6."24Hrs" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Laurence "Woo" Allen3:10
Total length:22:02
CD (Jacket A)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya Tanuichi Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
3."Unbalance na Kiss o Shite"Hiroshi YamadaIkuta Magokoro Hiro Takahashi 3:48
4."Hurricane" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
5."Unbalance na Kiss o Shite" (instrumental) Ikuta MagokoroHiro Takahashi3:45
Total length:19:27
CD (Jacket B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya Tanuichi Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
3."Sun×You" Lead Akira Kagimoto Akira Kagimoto 5:18
4."Hurricane" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
5."Sun×You" (instrumental) Akira KagimotoAkira Kagimoto5:15
Total length:22:27
CD (Jacket C)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya Tanuichi Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
3."Walk"Akira Kagimoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaAkira Kagimoto4:11
4."Hurricane" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
5."walk" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaAkira Kagimoto • Shinya Tanuichi4:07
Total length:20:12
CD (Jacket D)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya Tanuichi Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund3:48
3."What Cha Gonna?" (Live Mix)Yoko Hiji • Mr.Blistah (rap) Akira Yamaki Ryuichiro3:52
4."Hurricane" (instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto4:03
5."What Cha Gonna?" (live mix; instrumental) AKIRAYamaki Ryuichiro3:50
Total length:19:36

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak position
August 10, 2011Oricon Weekly Singles Chart8

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