Dreamland (song)

"Dreamland"
Single by Bennie K
from the album Japana-rhythm
Released June 8, 2005 (2005-06-08)
Format
Genre
Length 4:12
Label For Life Music
Songwriter(s)
Bennie K singles chronology
"Sunrise"
(2004)		 "Dreamland"
(2005)		 "Sky"
(2005)
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"Dreamland" is a song recorded by Japanese music duo Bennie K. It was released through For Life Music on June 8, 2005. The song was used in commercials for Coca-Cola, for which it was specifically written, starting in March 2005.[1] It quickly gained in popularity, prompting Bennie K's management to be flooded with inquiries about a potential release date.[1] Due to overwhelming fan demand and attention from the general public, Yuki and Cico reworked the song and released it as the lead single to their fourth studio album Japana-rhythm. The single became Bennie K's most successful single, with multiformat sales of 3 million units.

Chart performance

"Dreamland" debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 112,000 copies sold, behind Orange Range's "Onegai! Señorita".[2] It slid down to number 3 the following week where it stayed for three consecutive weeks, bringing its four-week total to just short of the 250,000 mark.[3] The single spent three more weeks within the top ten,[4] before falling off the top twenty a week later.[5] "Dreamland" charted for twenty-five weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling a reported total of 349,000 copies during its run.[6] The single ranked at number 18 on the year-end chart and peaked at number 4 on the monthly chart, where it stayed for two straight months.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Bennie K.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Dreamland"
  • Bennie K
  • Mine-Chang
4:12
2."Unity"
  • Bennie K
  • Mine-Chang
5;49
3."Tabibito" (旅人, "Traveller")
  • Bennie K
  • Hammer
4:37
Total length:14:38

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7] 2
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[8] 4
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[9] 18

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Platinum 500,000[11]
Japan (RIAJ)[12] 2× Platinum 500,000* (single track)[12]
Japan (RIAJ)[13] 2× Million 2,000,000* (truetone)[13]
Summaries
Japan 3,000,000[11][12][13]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "BENNIE K、コカ・コーラCM曲を６月にリリース！". Barks. March 30, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "オリコン 2005.6.20". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "オリコン 2005.7.11". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "オリコン 2004.8.1". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "オリコン 2004.8.8". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 29, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Dreamland BENNIE K". Oricon. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "オリコン(oricon)「2005年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "オリコン 2004年TOP100". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. June 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Select 2005年6月 on the drop-down menu
  11. 1 2 "BENNIE K、初のドラマ主題歌が決定". Barks. November 22, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. October 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Select 2006年10月 on the drop-down menu
  13. 1 2 3 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Select 2007年7月 on the drop-down menu
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