Silent Majority (song)

"Silent Majority" (サイレントマジョリティー) is the debut single by the Japanese female idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 6 April 2016 on the label Sony Records.[1]

"Silent Majority"
Regular edition cover
Single by Keyakizaka46
A-side	"Silent Majority"
B-side	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" "Yamanotesen" (Type-A) "Shibuyagawa" (Type-B) "Noriokureta Bus" (Type-C) "Kimi ga Inai" (Regular)
Released	April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) (Japan)
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:25
Label	Sony Records
Songwriter(s)	Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) Bugbear (music)
Producer(s)	Yasushi Akimoto
Keyakizaka46 singles chronology
"Silent Majority" (2016) "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" (2016)
Music video
"Silent Majority" (Keyakizaka46 official ch.) "Silent Majority" (Sony Music Taiwan) "Silent Majority"(Keyakaizaka46 Vevo) on YouTube
Type A cover
Type B cover
Type C cover

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.[1]

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 261,580 copies sold,[2] which is the No.1 debut song for female artist. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan weekly chart [3]and number-ten in yearly chart.[4]

Release history

In February 2016 it was revealed that Keyakizaka46 would release their first single on April 6, 2016.[5] Its title was later revealed to be "Silent Majority". It was also revealed that the title song would be used in a TV commercial for a mobile application named Mechakari.[6]

The single was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, and a "Regular edition". All versions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos.[7] The cover photo was taken in the Shibuya River.[8]

Music video

The choreography for the title track was created by Takahiro Ueno. The music video for it was directed by Kazuma Ikeda and taken at the construction site near Shibuya Station.[9]

Track listings

All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, all music composed by Bugbear.

Type-A

CD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority" (サイレントマジョリティー)	4:25
2.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" (手を繋いで帰ろうか)	5:16
3.	"Yamanotesen" (山手線)	4:33
4.	"Silent Majority off vocal ver."	4:25
5.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka off vocal ver."	5:16
6.	"Yamanotesen off vocal ver."	4:31

DVD[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority music video"	4:26
2.	"Yamanotesen music video"	4:58
3.	"Nijika Ishimori"	5:25
4.	"Minami Koike"	10:05
5.	"Yuuka Sugai"	8:40
6.	"Nanako Nagasawa"	4:59
7.	"Yurina Hirate"	6:08
8.	"Nanami Yonetani"	5:31
9.	"Rika Watanabe"	5:17

Type-B

CD[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority" (サイレントマジョリティー)	4:25
2.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" (手を繋いで帰ろうか)	5:16
3.	"Shibuyagawa" (渋谷川)	4:52
4.	"Silent Majority off vocal ver."	4:25
5.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka off vocal ver."	5:16
6.	"Shibuyagawa off vocal ver."	4:50

DVD[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority music video"	4:26
2.	"Shibuyagawa music video"	5:21
3.	"Yui Imaizumi"	3:10
4.	"Rina Uemura"	3:16
5.	"Rika Ozeki"	7:02
6.	"Nana Oda"	3:10
7.	"Shiori Sato"	3:11
8.	"Manaka Shida"	6:23
9.	"Akane Moriya"	5:52

Type-C

CD[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority" (サイレントマジョリティー)	4:25
2.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" (手を繋いで帰ろうか)	5:16
3.	"Noriokureta Bus" (乗り遅れたバス)	4:29
4.	"Silent Majority off vocal ver."	4:25
5.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka off vocal ver."	5:16
6.	"Noriokureta Bus off vocal ver."	4:28

DVD[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority music video"	4:26
2.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka music video"	7:18
3.	"Yui Kobayashi"	4:44
4.	"Fuyuka Saito"	4:04
5.	"Miyu Suzumoto"	6:41
6.	"Mizuho Habu"	3:25
7.	"Aoi Harada"	3:50
8.	"Risa Watanabe"	8:42
9.	"Neru Nagahama"	3:34

Regular Edition

CD[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silent Majority" (サイレントマジョリティー)	4:25
2.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" (手を繋いで帰ろうか)	5:16
3.	"Kimi ga Inai" (キミガイナイ)	4:43
4.	"Silent Majority off vocal ver."	4:25
5.	"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka off vocal ver."	5:16
6.	"Kimi ga Inai off vocal ver."	4:42

Members

"Silent Majority"

Center: Yurina Hirate[1]

• 1st row: Rika Watanabe, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi
• 2nd row: Mizuho Habu, Rika Ozeki, Akane Moriya, Yūka Sugai, Manaka Shida, Risa Watanabe
• 3rd row: Fuyuka Saito, Nana Oda, Rina Uemura, Nanako Nagasawa, Minami Koike, Shiori Sato, Aoi Harada, Nanami Yonetani, Nijika Ishimori

"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka"

• Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[11]

"Yamanotesen"

• Yurina Hirate[14]

"Shibuyagawa"

• Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi[14]

"Noriokureta Bus"

Center: Neru Nagahama (Hiragana Keyakizaka46)[15][16]

• Back dancer: Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Rika Watanabe（Keyakizaka46）[17]

"Kimi ga Inai"

• Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe[13]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[18] Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[19] Year-end charts Chart (2016) Peak position Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 14[20] Billboard Japan Hot100 10 Chart (2017) Peak position Billboard Japan Hot100 10 Billboard Japan Download 22 Billboard Japan Streaming 16 References 欅坂46、デビュー・シングル「サイレントマジョリティー」が本人出演「メチャカリ」新CMに起用. Tokyo Pop Line (in Japanese). 添野企画. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-04-06. "Oricon Weekly Charts for 4/4 ~ 4/10". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/4/18". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 19, 2016. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-27. "Keyakizaka46 to release their debut single on April 6". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-03-08. 欅坂46 緊張しすぎで表情硬く「怒ってるんですか?」の質問も (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports News. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-09-14. 欅坂46、デビュー曲「サイレントマジョリティー」が「メチャカリ」タイアップソングに決定. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-04-06. 欅坂46「サイレントマジョリティー」の突破力！　楽曲とMVの創作意図を読み解く. realsound.jp (in Japanese). 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-09-14. 欅坂46センター平手友梨奈を直撃！「反響の大きさは実感してる？」「プレッシャーはあった？」 (in Japanese). modelpress. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-09-14. Keyakizaka46 2016a. Keyakizaka46 2016b. Keyakizaka46 2016c. Keyakizaka46 2016d. 欅坂46が初単独公演、国際フォーラム5000人前にデビュー作全曲披露. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha Inc. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-04-06. "しゅうまい、68". Neru Nagahama Official Blog (in Japanese). Keyakizaka46 Official Site. April 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020. Kenji Nishinaka (西中賢治) (2020-03-25). Hinatazaka46 story (日向坂46ストーリー). Weekly publication Playboy (週刊プレイボーイ) (Japan ed.). Shueisha. p. 1-363. ISBN 978-4-08-790005-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) "欅坂46が１万人のファンに見せつけた"成長"　初の全国握手会イベント＆ミニライブレポート". Realsound (in Japanese). 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019. 週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年04月18日付. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-04-13. 欅坂46 デビュー作が28万枚超で初登場1位、Da-iCEとPrizmaXの2位争い結果&＆TOP10内で唯一のソロアーティストは? (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2016-04-11. オリコン年間 CDシングルランキング 2016年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2017-01-08. Further reading Keyakizaka46 (6 April 2016a). Silent Majority (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01BHPEC9G. SRCL-9035/9036.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Keyakizaka46 (6 April 2016b). Silent Majority (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01BHPEG60. SRCL-9037/9038.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Keyakizaka46 (6 April 2016c). Silent Majority (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01BHPEGS8. SRCL-9039/9040.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Keyakizaka46 (6 April 2016d). Silent Majority (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B01BHPEHDC. SRCL-9041.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) External links Discography on the official website of Keyakizaka46 List of videos included on the album's accompanying DVDs on YouTube