"Give Me the Love"[1] ("愛をちょうだい" (Ai wo Choudai)) is the fourth Japanese single by South Korean girl group AOA and the first single from their second Japanese studio album, Runway (2016). It features the additional guest vocals from the Japanese vocalist Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution). It is also AOA's first original Japanese song to be released as a physical single. It was released by Universal Music Japan on April 20, 2016 under 11 different physical versions and as a digital download.
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 Regular and digital edition cover | ||||
| Single by AOA featuring Takanori Nishikawa | ||||
| from the album Runway | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:45 | |||
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| "Give Me the Love" on YouTube | ||||
A remake Korean version of the song, which titled "너 때문에 (Help Me)," was later included in their debut Korean studio album Angel's Knock (2017).
Background and release
editIn February 2016, it was announced that "Give Me the Love" would be released as AOA's fourth and first original Japanese physical single.
Later in that month, artworks for 11 versions of the single—including Limited Editions Type A / B / C, Regular Edition, and Limited Picture Label Member Editions—were revealed.
In March 2016, it was revealed that the Japanese version of "Girl's Heart," which was originally released in their second extended play Like a Cat (2015) and a new original song titled "Still Falls the Rain" would be included as B-sides for the single's tracklist.
On April 8, "Give Me the Love" was available for pre-release download on iTunes Japan.
The single was officially released on April 20, 2016 as a physical single under 11 different versions and also available for purchase on iTunes Japan.
Music video
editOn March 29, 2016, Universal Music Japan released the short version of the music video on their official YouTube channel, revealing for the first time the audio and video of the song.[2]
The official music video was released on April 20 through AOA's official Vevo account.[3]
The music video for the dance version, which features only AOA members, was released a week later on April 27.
Chart performance
editThe physical single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for April 19, 2016. It was reported that "Give Me the Love" sold 30,253 copies in Japan in the first week, peaking at number 3 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
The single has sold a total of 33,010 copies, as of October 2016.
Track listing and formats
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1. "Heart Attack" (Japanese version)
1. "Elvis" (Japanese version)
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Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position | Sales |
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| Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | 33,010+ |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 3 | |
| Oricon Monthly Singles Chart | 14 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition(s) |
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| Japan | April 8, 2016 | Digital download | Universal Music Japan, Virgin Music | Pre-release single |
| April 20, 2016 | CD + DVD | Limited editions (type A, type B) | ||
| CD + Photobook | Limited edition (type C) | |||
| CD | Limited picture label member editions, regular edition | |||
| Digital download | Regular edition |
References
edit- ^ "10 Must-Hear AOA Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (2016-03-29), AOA 4th single「愛をちょうだい feat. TAKANORI NISHIKAWA (T.M.Revolution）」MV (Short Version)-, retrieved 2016-03-29
- ^ "AOA - 「愛をちょうだい feat. TAKANORI NISHIKAWA (T.M.Revolution)」 -Music Video-". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-04-19.