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Hero (Amuro Namie)

CD+DVD Cover
CD Cover
Artist
Amuro Namie
Single
Hero
Released
2016.06.17 (Digital)
2016.07.27 (CD)
Catalog Number
AVCN-99035/B (CD+DVD)
AVCN-99036 (CD)
Price
¥1,944 (CD+DVD)
¥1,080 (CD)
CD Tracklist
  1. Hero
  2. Show Me What You've Got
  3. Hero -Instrumental-
  4. Show Me What You've Got -Instrumental-
DVD Tracklist
  1. Hero -Music Video-
  2. Show Me What You've Got -Music Video-

Vinyl Cover
Single
Hero (Vinyl)
Released
2016.08.19
Catalog Number
AVJN-99038
Price
¥2,700
Side A
  1. Hero
Side B
  1. Show Me What You've Got


Information

"Hero" is the 43rd single released by Amuro Namie. It was first released digitally in June, and received two physical releases in July: a limited CD+DVD and a regular CD edition; the first pressing of the single came with a limited gold stamping specification and a B2 sized poster. In August 2016 during Amuro's LIVE STYLE 2016-2017 tour, they started selling vinyl edition of this single, along with "Mint". "Hero" was used as the opening theme to NHK's broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was originally slated as the B-side to Amuro's previous single "Mint".

The single has been very successful, primarily via digital download. "Hero" reached #1 on the Rekochoku chart (for four weeks in a row), iTunes Store, music.jp, dwango, dmusic, Oricon Music Store, Amazon, mu-mo, my sound, and MUSICO.[1] "Hero" was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for selling 500,000 downloads, while the physical single was certified Gold for shipping 100,000 copies to stores.

Song Information

Amuro Namie promoting the single
Lyrics
SUNNY BOY, Imai Ryosuke
Music
SUNNY BOY, Imai Ryosuke

Oricon Chart Positions

Physical

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 6 5 5 8 5 9 6 28,879
5 30 22 16 13 11 13 19 5,230
8 21 20 10 11 7 8 15 6,163
9 29 21 16 12 10 9 17 6,885
9 33 19 17 21 25 20 23 5,844
19 42 29 22 22 24 13 29 3,799
13 37 37 23 29 26 19 30 2,490
14 33 36 20 27 20 18 28 2,199
19 44 43 44 36 35 37 40 1,547
20 - 39 30 31 33 28 39 1,659
27 44 40 31 28 26 28 39 1,434
32 42 - 35 38 45 44 47 1,092
33 - - - 35 - - 58 943
44 - - - - - - 79 1,037
- - - - - - - 100 665
- - - - - - - 121 446
- - - - - - - 117 458
- - - - - - - 140 483
- - - - - - - 124 483
- - - - - - - 145 433
- - - - - 50 - 100 469
- - - - - - - 92 570
- - - - 43 - - 73 457
- - - - - - - 74 465
- - - - - - - 98 296
- - - - - - - 136 212
- - - - - - - 163 253
- - - - - - - 172 197
- - - - - - - 124 304
- - - - - - - 154 259
- - - - - - - out for thirty weeks
- - - 33 19 26 21 49 983
35 - 17 29 19 46 36 37 1,555
24 45 - 50 - - - 58 666
- - - - - - - 94 402
- - - - - - - 85 352
- - - - - - - 129 317
- - - - - - - 148 259
- - - - - - - 143 285
- - - - - - - 157 269
Year Month Rank Sales
2016 July 20 28,879
2016 August 25 24,122
2016 September 41 10,035
Year Month Rank Sales
2016 July 20 28,879
2016 August 25 24,122
2016 September 41 10,035

Total Reported Sales: 80,739*
Total Sales of 2016: 72,169 (#75 Single of the Year)
Total Sales of 2017: 8,855*

Digital

Note: Oricon began publishing single downloads since 15th January 2018.

Week Rank Sales
1 31,369
5 14,574
x x,xxx
x x,xxx
  • Total Reported Sales: 267,966* (#11 digital song of 2018)

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