Tsunagu

"Tsunagu"
Single by Arashi
B-side	"Oki ni Mesu mama" "Reach for the sky ~Ten made Todoke~" "Dakishimetai" "Under the radar"
Released	June 28, 2017 (2017-06-28)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2017
Genre	Pop
Length	31:51
Label	J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"I'll Be There" (2016) "Tsunagu" (2017)

"Tsunagu" is the 52nd single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on June 28, 2017 under their record label J Storm. "Tsunagu" is the theme song for the film Shinobi no Kuni starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno. The single sold over 380,000 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

Single information

"Tsunagu" was released in two editions: a regular edition and a limited edition. The regular edition contains the B-sides "Reach for the sky ~Ten made Todoke~", "Dakishimetai", and "Under the radar", and the instrumentals for all four tracks. The limited edition contains the music video and making-of for "Tsunagu", the B-side "Oki ni Mesu mama" and its instrumental, and a 16-page lyrics booklet . The album jacket covers for the two versions are different.

"Tsunagu" was used as the theme song for the film Shinobi no Kuni starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno. "Reach for the sky ~Ten made Todoke~" was used as the campaign song for JAL "Early Bird Campaign 2017".

Track list

Regular Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tsunagu"	paddy	Peter Nord, Kevin Borg, Hirofumi Sasaki
2.	"Reach for the sky ~Ten made Todoke~" (Reach for the sky 〜天までとどけ〜)	RUCCA	Simon Janlöv, Funk Uchino, Hitoshi Fujima
3.	"Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい)	IROCO-STAR	Simon Janlöv, Mr.Mustard, Wataru Maeguchi
4.	"Under the radar"	Yoshiwazu Ichikawa	Kevin Charge, Erik Lidbom
5.	"Tsunagu (instrumental)"
6.	"Reach for the sky ~Ten made Todoke~ (instrumental)"
7.	"Dakishimetai (instrumental)"
8.	"Under the radar (instrumental)"
Total length:				31:51

Limited Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Tsunagu"
2.	"Oki ni Mesu mama" (お気に召すまま)	WINESS	Justin Reinstein, Saw Arrow
3.	"Oki ni Mesu mama (instrumental)"
4.	"Tsunagu (video clip + making)"

Chart performance

"Tsunagu" debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart on May 29, 2017. It dropped to number fifty-four in June and rose to number eighteen on July 3. The following week, the song climbed seventeen spots and peaked at number one. The single debuted at number one on the Oricon daily singles chart selling, 225,153 copies upon its release and selling 389,311 copies by the end of the week, topping the Oricon weekly singles chart. The single debuted at number one on the Billboard Japan's top single sales chart selling 414,810 copies in its first week. In June 2017, the single was certified platinum by RIAJ for shipments of 250,000 units.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)	1
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)	1
Japan (Billboard Japan Top Single Sales)	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)	1× Platinum	250,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	June 28, 2017	J Storm	CD+DVD	JACA-5667-5668
			CD	JACA-5669
Taiwan	July 21, 2017	Avex Asia	CD+DVD	JAJSG27081/A
			CD	JAJSG27081

External links

• Tsunagu product information
• Hard Copy Sales Certifications (RIAJ)