Take Off (2PM song)

"Take Off"
Single by 2PM
from the album Republic of 2PM
B-side	"Heartbeat (Japanese ver.)"
Released	May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18) (Japan)
Recorded	2011
Genre	J-pop dance-pop pop
Length	3:23
Label	Ariola Japan
Songwriter(s)	Park Jin Young, A TANAKA, K. KENN, T. KOMURA, C. KIM
2PM singles chronology
"I'll Be Back" (2010) "Take Off" (2011) "Hands Up" (2011)

"Take Off" is the debut Japanese single by South Korean boy band 2PM. This single was released on May 18, 2011 in 4 editions: CD+DVD, CD+Photobook, CD-only limited edition, and a regular edition. The song was used as ending song theme for the first 12 episodes of the first season of the Blue Exorcist anime series. ^{[1] [2]} It peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 59,059 copies sold in the first week. ^{[3] [4]}

Composition

The B-side is a Japanese version of their Korean song "Heartbeat", which is the lead single of their first Korean album 01:59PM .

Track listing

CD+DVD and CD-only track listing ^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Take Off"	Kenn Kato, KOMU	3:23
2.	"Heartbeat" (Japanese ver.)	J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yu Shimoji, Shoko Fujibayashi, KOMU	3:16
3.	"Take Off" (without main vocal)		3:24
4.	"Heartbeat" (Japanese ver.) (without main vocal)		3:14
Total length:			13:17

CD-only limited pressing track listing ^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Take Off"	Kenn Kato, KOMU	3:23
2.	"Heartbeat" (Japanese ver.)	J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul", Yu Shimoji, Shoko Fujibayashi, KOMU	3:16
3.	"Take Off" (TV size ver.)		1:35
4.	"Take Off" (without main vocal)		3:24
5.	"Heartbeat" (Japanese ver.) (without main vocal)		3:14
6.	"Take Off" (TV size ver.) (without main vocal)		1:34
Total length:			16:26

DVD ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Off" (Music Video)
2.	"Take Off" (Music Video - Dance version)

Charts

Oricon Chart	Peak	Debut sales	Sales total
Daily Singles Chart	3 [3]	59,059	73,210
Weekly Singles Chart	4 [3]
Monthly Singles Chart	11 [3]
Yearly Singles Chart	104 [3]

References

1. Loo, Egan (May 23, 2011). "Blue Exorcist Song by 2PM Sells 59,000 in 1st Week". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 21, 2019.
2. "アニメ「青の祓魔師」テーマソングはUVERworld&2PM" [Anime Blue Exorcist Theme song by Uverworld & 2PM]. Natalie (in Japanese). March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
3. (in Japanese) 2011 年06月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 Retrieved June 23, 2011
4. "アジアNo.1"野獣アイドル"2PM！ 日本デビューシングル「Take off」絶賛発売中！ | 2PM | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". 2PM | Sony Music (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
5. . "2PM Japanese discography in Japanese official site. Retrieved June 23, 2011

External links

• Official Website
• Official Japanese Website