Still Love You

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"Still Love You"
CD-only cover
Single by AAA
from the album 777: Triple Seven
ReleasedMay 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
Recorded2012
GenreJ-pop
Length5:24
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Kaji Katsura
AAA singles chronology
"Sailing"
(2012)
"Still Love You"
(2012)
"777 (We Can Sing a Song!)"
(2012)

"Still Love You" is a song by Japanese pop group AAA. It is their 32nd single and is included in the group's seventh studio album 777: Triple Seven. The song was written by Mitsuhiro Hidaka and Kaji Katsura. The single was released in Japan on May 16, 2012, under Avex Trax in four editions: a CD-only edition, a CD and DVD A edition, a CD and DVD B edition, and a Mu-Mo edition. "Still Love You" debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon singles chart. The single charted for seven weeks and went on to sell over 55,000 copies in Japan.

Composition[edit]

"Still Love You" was written by Mitsuhiro Hidaka and Kaji Katsura, composed by Shirose from White Jam, Heroism, and DJ First from White Jam Beatz, and arranged by ats. "I$M" was written by Goro Matsui, Kenn Kato, Bounceback, Kenko-p, Leonn, Kyasu Morizuki, and Hidaka, composed by Kazuyuki Akita, and arranged by Kazuki Kumagai.[1]

Release and promotion[edit]

"Still Love You" was released on May 16, 2012, in four editions: a CD-only edition, which includes "Still Love You (Remo-con Remix)"; a CD and DVD A edition, which includes the music video for the song, the first part of the music video making, and the third part of the AAA 6th Anniversary Tour; a CD and DVD B edition, which includes the second part of the music video making and the fourth part of the AAA 6th Anniversary Tour; a Mu-Mo edition, which includes the Think About AAA 6th Anniversary clips from seasons 18, 19, and 20 in editions A, B, and C, respectively.[2] The song was used in television advertisements for the hypermarket Ito-Yokado.[3]

Chart performance[edit]

"Still Love You" debuted at number three on the weekly Oricon singles charts, selling 48,284 copies in its first week.[4] It went on to chart for seven weeks[1] and sold over 55,000 copies in Japan.a On the issue dated May 28, 2012, the song debuted at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5] On the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) Digital Track Chart, the song debuted at number 10.[6]

Track listing[edit]

CD-only[2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Still Love You"Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Kaji KatsuraShirose from White Jam, Heroism, DJ First from White Jam Beatz5:24
2."I$M"Goro Matsui, Kenn Kato, Bounceback, Kenko-p, Leonn, Kyasu Morizuki, Mitsuhiro HidakaKazuyuki Akita5:23
3."Still Love You (Remo-con Remix)"Hidaka, KatsuraShirose from White Jam, Heroism, DJ First from White Jam Beatz8:38
4."Still Love You (Instrumental)" Shirose from White Jam, Heroism, DJ First from White Jam Beatz5:24
5."I$M (Instrumental)" Akita5:23
CD and DVD A[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Still Love You" (music video) 
2."Still Love You" (music video making part 1) 
3."AAA 6th Anniversary Tour part 3" 
CD and DVD B[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Still Love You" (music video making part 2) 
2."AAA 6th Anniversary Tour part 4" 
Mu-Mo[2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Still Love You"Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Kaji KatsuraShirose from White Jam, Heroism, DJ First from White Jam Beatz5:24
2."ISM"  5:23
3."Think About AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 18" (Mu-Mo A Edition only)   
4."Think About AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 19" (Mu-Mo B Edition only)   
5."Think About AAA 6th Anniversary: Season 20" (Mu-Mo C Edition only)   

Chart history[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] 8
Oricon Weekly Chart[4] 3
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[6] 10

Notes[edit]

  • ^Note a: The sales figure of 55,000 copies is taken from accumulating the sales of the single during its first six charting weeks on the Oricon weekly chart (48,284, 4,946, 2,129).[4][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Still Love You" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "AAA Discography" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "デビュー7年目のAAA、全39公演12万人動員の全国ツアーがスタート!" (in Japanese). Mu-Mo. April 23, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "2012年05月14日~2012年05月20日のCDシングル週間ランキング (2012年05月28日付)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  6. ^ a b レコード協会調べ 2012年05月16日~2012年05月22日 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "2012年05月21日~2012年05月27日のCDシングル週間ランキング (2012年06月04日付)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "2012年05月28日~2012年06月03日のCDシングル週間ランキング (2012年06月11日付)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 5, 2012.