See Your Heart

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"See Your Heart"
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Single by Lead
from the album Lead the Best
ReleasedMay 24, 2023
Recorded2023
Genre
Label Pony Canyon
PCCA-06200 (CD)
PCCA-06197 (Type A, CD+DVD)
PCCA-06198 (Type B, CD+DVD)
PCCA-70561 (Type C, CD+Booklet)
Lead singles chronology
"Sonic Boom"
(2021)		"See Your Heart"
(2023)

See Your Heart is the thirty-fifth single by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was released on May 24, 2023, nearly two years after their previous single Sonic Boom .

Contents

See Your Heart debuted at No. 5 on the Oricon charts. [1]

The single was released in four formats: a standard CD, two limited CD+DVD editions, and a limited CD+booklet edition.

Information

See Your Heart is the thirty-fifth single released by Lead on May 24, 2023. [2] It is their first single of 2023.

The single peaked at No. 5 on the Oricon Singles Charts.

The single was released in four formats: a standard CD, two CD+DVD editions, and a CD+booklet edition. The CD contains the title track, along with the two coupling tracks "My Beast" and "Higher Love". Both CD+DVD editions house "See Your Heart" and "My Beast", while the CD+Booklet carries "See Your Heart" and "Higher Love". The Type A DVD houses the music video and its corresponding making video. The Type B DVD contains member versions of the music video, in which the camera focuses on each individual member.

The track "See Your Heart" was written and composed by Masanori Takumi, who had previously won the 65th Grammy Award for "Best Global Music Album" for his 2022 album Sakura. [3] [4] Lead member Akira Kagimoto composed the music for the coupling track "My Beast", while rapper Shinya Taniuchi wrote the rap portion of the lyrics alongside songwriter Saeki youthK, who had previously worked with the group for their 2019 song "Be the Naked." [5]

Promotional activities

"See Your Heart" was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV series Nariyuki Kaidou Tabi (なりゆき街道旅 / Nariyuki Highway Journey) in the month of April. [6] [7]

On May 14, Lead performed "See Your Heart" at the Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza Music Festival. [8] The festival was the last to be held at Nakano Sunplaza due to the new plaza opening. Lead, along with various other artists - including Ayaka Ōhashi, Reol and Sumire Uesaka, among others - performed throughout the months of May and June to commemorate the long-standing location. [9]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicComposer(s)Length
1."See Your Heart"SQVARE • shungo. Masa Takumi Masa Takumi3:23
2."My Beast" Saeki youthK • Shinya Taniuchi (rap)nishi-kenAkira Kagimoto4:02
3."Higher Love" Yuki Tsujimura Chris MeyerChris Meyer • Yuki Tsujimura3:41
Total length:11:06
CD: Type A & B
No.TitleLyricsMusicComposer(s)Length
1."See Your Heart"SQVARE • shungo. Masa Takumi Masa Takumi3:23
2."My Beast"Saeki youthK • Shinya Taniuchi (rap)nishi-kenAkira Kagimoto4:02
Total length:7:25
Type A: DVD
No.TitleLength
1."See Your Heart" (Music Video)3:27
2."See Your Heart" (Behind the Music Video) 
Type B: DVD
No.TitleLength
1."See Your Heart" (Shinya Version) (Music Video) 
2."See Your Heart" (Keita Version) (Music Video) 
3."See Your Heart" (Akira Version) (Music Video) 
CD+Booklet
No.TitleLyricsMusicComposer(s)Length
1."See Your Heart"SQVARE • shungo. Masa Takumi Masa Takumi3:23
2."Higher Love" Yuki Tsujimura Chris MeyerChris Meyer • Yuki Tsujimura3:41
Total length:7:04

Charts

ReleaseChartPeak positionTotal sales
May 24, 2023Oricon Daily Chart5
Oricon Weekly Chart10 [10]
Oricon Monthly Chart47 [11] 5,815

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  1. ↑ "Daily Single Ranking 20230523". Oricon . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lead、ニューシングル「See Your Heart」リリース決定。グラミー賞受賞の宅見将典が作曲". livedoor News. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Musician Masanori Takumi Wins Grammy". nippon. February 6, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lead、ニューシングル「See Your Heart」リリース決定。グラミー賞受賞の宅見将典が作曲". BARKS. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Be the NAKED 歌詞【Lead】". UtaTen. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lead 5/24 New Single「See Your Heart」◢". Twitter . April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "本日12:00〜初回放送O.A！". Lead Official Twitter. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "公演情報・チケットのご購入は、各アーティストをクリック！". Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ ""Sayonara Nakano Sunplaza Music Festival" has finally started! Over the two months of turbulence, super-luxury artists with deep ties to the hall gather in the "sacred place".The love for Nakano Sunplaza explodes from the first day!". Japan News. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "月間 シングルランキング2023年05月度". Oricon. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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