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Moon (EP)
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| Single by Kumi Koda featuring Fergie | |||||||||||
| from the album Trick | |||||||||||
| Released | June 11, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Format | Compact disc, digital download | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | ||||||||||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | ||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAJ) | ||||||||||
| Kumi Koda singles chronology | |||||||||||
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Moon is the 40th single released in Japan by Kumi Koda. The single followed a similar pattern to previous releases "Freaky" and "4 Hot Wave."
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Background information and promotion
The single contains "Moon Crying," the theme for the TV Asahi drama "Puzzle," "That Ain't Cool" featuring The Black Eyed Peas vocalist and singer Fergie, "Once Again," a song composed and produced by reggae artist Pushim, and "Lady Go!," a song that had been used for commercial advertisements by Visee Kosee, a cosmetic company, to promote the new product "Glamorous Hunter."
"Lady Go!" was later featured on Koda's remix album, Koda Kumi Driving Hit's as Track 1.
Music videos
The music video for "That Ain't Cool," directed by Fatima Robinson, was shot in Atlanta, Georgia and made its premiere on May 29, 2008 on MTV Japan. An alternate version appears on her seventh studio album, Trick, which features some alternate shots and a bit more of a storyline.
The music video for "Moon Crying" made its premiere on May 30, 2008.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Moon Crying" | Kumi Koda | Miwa Furuse | h-wonder, Jun Abe | 5:45 | |||||
| 2. | "That Ain't Cool featuring Fergie" | Kumi Koda, Stacy Ferguson, Keith Harris | Keith Harris | 3:31 | ||||||
| 3. | "Once Again" | Pushim | Pushim, Shunya Mori | Pushim, Shunya Mori | 4:41 | |||||
| 4. | "Lady Go!" | Kumi Koda | Kousuke Morimoto | Yusuke Tanaka | 4:54 | |||||
| 5. | "Moon Crying[1]" (Piano Version) | 5:48 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Moon Crying" (Instrumental) | 5:45 | ||||||||
| 7. | "That Ain't Cool" (Instrumental) | 3:32 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Once Again" (Instrumental) | 4:40 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Lady Go!" (Instrumental) | 4:52 | ||||||||
| DVD: Music videos | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Moon Crying" | |||||||||
| 2. | "That Ain't Cool" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Moon Crying" | |||||||||
| 4. | "That Ain't Cool" (Making video) | |||||||||
| 5. | "Moon Crying (From Live Tour 2008: Kingdom)[1]" | |||||||||
Charts, peaks and certfication
"Moon" had its daily debut at number 2 on the Oricon Daily Charts, with more than 26,000 copies in its first day. The following day, the single fell to number 3, then returned to number 2 the next day where it would remain for the rest of the week. "Moon" missed the number 1 position to Glay by only just 9,700 copies. However, it is her highest first week sales since "Freaky."
"Moon" is certified Gold by RIAJ for shipment of 100,000 copies. It is her last single to pass the 100,000 mark in Oricon sales to date.
Charts
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Sales and certifications
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References
- ^ a b First press edition bonus track
- ^ "検索結果-ORICON STYLE アーティスト/CD検索" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2008&month=6&week=4&submit4.x=25&submit4.y=14. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年06月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200806.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
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