In My Head (CNBLUE song)

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"In My Head"
InMyHead-regular.jpeg
Regular edition cover
Single by CN Blue
from the album Code Name Blue
B-side
  • "Mr. KIA (Know It All)"
  • "Rain of Blessing"
ReleasedOctober 19, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Rock
Length4:14
Label Warner Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Kenji Tamai, Yoshifumi Kanamaru
Producer(s) Jung Yong-hwa
CN Blue Japanesesingles chronology
"Re-Maintenance"
(2011)		"In My Head"
(2011)		"Where You Are"
(2012)

"In My Head" is a song by the South Korean rock band CN Blue. It is their major debut single in Japan under Warner Music Japan and fourth single overall. The song was written by Kenji Tamai and Yoshifumi Kanamaru and composed by Jung Yong-hwa. It was released on October 19, 2011 in 3 different editions: CD+DVD, [1] Regular edition [2] and Lawson store limited edition. [3] A Korean version of the song was released on the group's third mini-album Ear Fun .

Contents

Composition

"In My Head" was written by Kenji Tamai and Yoshifumi Kanamaru and composed by Jung Yong-hwa. "Mr. KIA (Know It All)" was written and composed by Jung Yong Hwa and Ryo. "Rain of Blessing" was written by Kenji Tamai, Kaori Fukano and Keisuke and composed by Lee Jong-hyun and Ryo. [2]

Promotions

To promote the single, the band performed in the TV shows Music Japan and Music Fair on October 22. They promoted the song in South Korea in a special Korean version of the song in KBS's Music Bank Year-End special and MBC's Gayo Daejun. The song was chosen to be the ending theme song of Supernatural: The Animation , an animated version of the TV series Supernatural . [4]

Music video

A 30-seconds version of the music video was released in September 22, 2011 [5] and the full music video released on September 26, 2011 on the music channel Space Shower TV. Warner Music Japan uploaded the video on YouTube on October 31. [6]

Track listing

All editions: [7]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."In My Head"Kenji Tamai, Yoshifumi Kanamaru Jung Yong-hwa Kenji Tamai, Rui Momota4:14
2."Mr. KIA (Know It All)" Jung Yong-hwa Jung Yong-hwa, RyoKenji Tamai, Kousuke Noma3:33
3."Rain of Blessing"Kenji Tamai, Kaori Fukano, Keisuke Lee Jong-hyun, RyoKenji Tamai, Shunsuke Tsuri4:13
4."In My Head" (Instrumental)  Jung Yong-hwa Kenji Tamai, Rui Momota4:14
Total length:16:12
DVD [1]
No.TitleLength
1."In My Head" (Music video) 
2."In My Head" (Music video - Special footage) 
Note

Chart performance

The single debuted at number 3 in Oricon's Daily chart and climbed to number 2 two days after. It debuted at number 4 in Oricon's Weekly chart with 71,200 copies sold on the first week, only behind to Kara's "Winter Magic", Bump of Chicken's "Zero" and NMB48's "Oh My God!". [8] The single peaked number 96 in 2011's Oricon Yearly chart. In the end of October, the single got certified Gold by RIAJ for sold 100,000 copies of the physical single. [9]

Charts

Sales and certifications

ChartAmount
RIAJ physical single [9] Gold (100,000+)

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan October 19, 2011 CD single, [1] Digital download [7] Warner Music Japan

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