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Wikipedia article




"'Don't U Ever Stop'" is the seventh single by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and the first single from their fourth studio album, 'Break the Records: By You & For You'. The single was released in four editions and as such features four different covers; the three limited editions featured two solo songs (and its instrumental tracks) from two members each.[http://wiki.theppn.org/Don%27t_U_Ever_Stop Don't U Ever Stop] , Wiki.theppn; retrieved on July 29, 2008.

The first single with no tie-ins to commercials or television dramas since "Real Face", "Don't U Ever Stop" was released on May 14, 2008 and became KAT-TUN's seventh consecutive single to debut at number 1. The single was the eight bestselling single in Japan according to Oricon for 2008.

Song information



The single is co-written by SPIN, a frequent songwriter for KAT-TUN who is also known for writing hit singles for Arashi ("Kitto Daijbu", "Love so sweet", "Pikanchi Double" and "Hero" all reached number 1). The track's music was composed by Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Carl Utbult and additional arrangement was done by Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. The solo tracks featured on the three limited editions are "'w/o notice??'" (sung by Kazuya Kamenashi), "'" (Junnosuke Taguchi), "'LOVEJUICE'" (Jin Akanishi), "'PARASITE'" (Koki Tanaka), "'" (Tatsuya Ueda) and "'SMACK'" (Yuichi Nakamaru).

Release and promotion



KAT-TUN performed the song on television for the first time on 'Music Station' on April 25, 2008 and again on May 2, 2008. The group returned to the show on May 16 to sing it for the third time as part of a medley which included each of their respective solo songs. On May 11, Taguchi and Ueda appeared and performed the song on their khai Hey! Say! JUMP's variety show, 'Hi! Hey! Say', while Tanaka was a guest performer on HSJ's other show, 'Show wa Hey! Say!', the day after. All three rejoined the rest of the group on May 12 to perform on Fuji TV's 'Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'. Two days later, the band debuted the song on their own show, 'Cartoon KAT-TUN'the same day the single was released in Japan. On May 15, KAT-TUN made their fourth appearance on SMAP member Masahiro Nakai's 'Utaban' and a day later, sang on 'Shounen Club Premium'.

Chart performance



In its first week of release, the single reportedly sold over 381,672 copies and knocked off NEWS' "Summer Time" from the top spot on Oricon's singles chart.[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3240 Charts: KAT-TUN, Superfly], Tokyograph, Oricon; retrieved on August 7, 2008. It also debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100.'(Japanese)'[http://listen.jp/store/musicnews_23884_all.htm Billboard JapanKAT-TUNHOT 100Superfly] ; retrieved on August 7, 2008. The song's total reported sales currently stand at 447,971 copies. The song was the second best-selling single for the first half of 2008 behind Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" and later ranked as the eighth bestselling single of the year by Oricon and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.

The song was honored at the 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards when it placed on the "Best 10 Music Singles (Domestic)" list alongside "Lips".[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3422 EXILE dominates music sales for first half '08], Tokyograph; retrieved on July 29, 2008.[http://wiki.jpopstop.com/wiki/2008_Oricon_Top_100_Singles 2008 Oricon Top 100 Single] , JPop Wiki; retrieved on October 1, 2009.[http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200805.html May 2008 List of Certified][http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2009.html Recording Industry Association of Japan - 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards]; retrieved on October 1, 2009.

Track listings



* 'Regular edition track listing'

* 'Limited edition 1 track listing'

* 'Limited edition 2 track listing'

* 'Limited edition 3 track listing'

Sales and certifications



References



Category:KAT-TUN songs

Category:2008 singles

Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles

Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:2008 songs

Category:Songs written by Koki Tanaka

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