Hurricane (Lead song)

Hurricane (stylized as 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 charts, 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.

"Hurricane"
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
GenreJ-Pop, hip-hop
LabelPony Canyon
PCCA-03478 (CD)
PCCA-03474 (Type A, CD)
PCCA-03475 (Type B, CD)
PCCA-03476 (Type C, CD)
PCCA-03477 (Type D, CD)
Lead singles chronology
"Speed Star"
(2010)		 "Hurricane"
(2011)		 "Wanna Be With You"
(2012)

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.

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Hurricane is the eighteenth single released by the Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It was their 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 Charts, 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" (stylized as 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 TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
3."24HRS"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Laurence "Woo" Allen 
4."Hurricane" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
5."Can't Stop" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaVincent Degiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
6."24HRS" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Laurence "Woo" Allen 
CD (Jacket A)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
3."Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite"Hiroshi YamadaIkuta MagokoroHiro Takahashi 
4."Hurricane" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
5."Unbalance na Kiss wo Shite" (Instrumental) Ikuta MagokoroHiro Takahashi 
CD (Jacket B)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
3."Sun×You"LeadAkira KagimotoAkira Kagimoto 
4."Hurricane" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
5."Sun×You" (Instrumental) Akira KagimotoAkira Kagimoto 
CD (Jacket C)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
3."walk"Akira Kagimoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaAkira Kagimoto 
4."Hurricane" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
5."walk" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaAkira Kagimoto • Shinya Tanuichi 
CD (Jacket D)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Hurricane"Hirofumi Asamoto • Shinya TanuichiSeiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
2."Can't Stop"Seiji MotoyamaSeiji MotoyamaVincent DeGiorgio • Johan "Jones" Wetterberg • Jakob Hazell • Svante Halldin • Per Eklund 
3."What cha gonna?" (Live Mix)Yoko Hiji • Mr.Blistah (rap)AKIRAYamaki Ryuichiro 
4."Hurricane" (Instrumental) Seiji MotoyamaHirofumi Asamoto 
5."What cha gonna?" (Live Mix) (Instrumental) AKIRAYamaki Ryuichiro 

Charts (Japan)
Release Chart Peak position
August 10, 2011 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 8
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References
  1. "HURRICANE(初回限定盤A) / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. "Leadのシングル売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. "Lead/HURRICANE＜初回盤B＞". TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ""微笑みの爆弾／アンバランスなｋｉｓｓをして" single at Oricon (オリコン)". Kabushiki-gaisha Oricon (株式会社オリコン). Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  5. "Hurricane (Normal Edition)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. "Hurricane (First Press Limited Edition A)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. "Hurricane (First Press Limited Edition B)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. "Hurricane (First Press Limited Edition C)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. "Hurricane (First Press Limited Edition D)(Japan Version)". YesAsia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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