Heart Beat (Yoasobi song)

"Heart Beat"
Illustration of girl holding stick of masquerade mask covering her lower half face
Single by Yoasobi
LanguageJapanese
ReleasedDecember 26, 2023
GenreJ-pop
Length5:35
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Biri-Biri"
(2023) 		"Heart Beat"
(2023)
Music video
"Heart Beat" on YouTube

"Heart Beat" is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi. It was released as a standalone single on December 26, 2023, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, as a theme for the seventh iteration of annual television special 18Fes. A theme of "heartbeat", the song was written by Ayase and based on messages, essays, and performance videos submissions from the program's 1,000 teenage participants.

Background and release

On June 12, 2023, NHK announced the seventh iteration of television special 18Fes collaborated with Yoasobi, where they solicited message or performance videos under the theme of "heartbeat" from 1,000 teenagers between 17 and 20 years old in Japan, to create music based on those videos, scheduled for filming in November with those teenagers.[1][2] Shortly after the broadcast on December 25, the song was available for digital music and streaming platforms the next day.[3]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Heart Beat" premiered on December 26, 2023, the same day as the release, at 20:00 JST. Directed by Atsushi Makino, who previously directed the duo's "Gunjō" music video (2020), it depicts facing yourself, while struggling to finding true identity via puppet show and blacklights.[4]

Live performances

Yoasobi gave the debut performance of "Heart Beat" at 18Fes on December 25, alongside band members and 1,000 selected teenagers.[5] Besides 18Fes, Yoasobi included "Heart Beat" on the setlist for their Pop Out Zepp Tour in 2024.[6]

Credits and personnel

  • Ayase – writer, producer
  • Ikura – vocals
  • 18Fes 1,000 teenagers – based story writer, chorus
  • Plusonica[A] – chorus
  • Yukiko Tanaka – chorus arrangement
  • Atsushi Makino – cover artwork design, music video

Charts

Chart performance for "Heart Beat"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 33
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[8] 47

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Heart Beat"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 29, 2023
Sony Japan [9]

Notes

  1. ^ Consisting of Miku Motomatsu, Kuu, Hikaru Narue, Iyo, Kantarō, Atsuya Nagitoro, and Rayta

References

  1. ^ "「YOASOBI 18祭(フェス)」開催決定。テーマは「心音」". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). June 15, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、全国の18歳に届ける1回限りの『YOASOBI18祭(フェス)』開催決定". The First Times (in Japanese). June 12, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "YOASOBI18祭のテーマソングこのあと配信". Natalie (in Japanese). December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "YOASOBI、NHK総合"YOASOBI 18祭"テーマ・ソング「HEART BEAT」明日12/26配信決定。20時よりMVプレミア公開". Skream! (in Japanese). December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "YOASOBIが18歳の〈心音〉に向き合い新曲"HEART BEAT"を制作 NHK音楽特番「18祭」が12月25日に放送". Mikiki (in Japanese). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "YOASOBI、自身初となる単独ドーム公演開催決定". MusicVoice (in Japanese). January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Yoasobi Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2024-01-08" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ The Orchard Japan (December 26, 2023). "YOASOBI、NHK総合 『YOASOBI18祭（フェス）』テーマソング 新曲「HEART BEAT」が本日配信&今夜20:00にMVプレミア公開!". PR Times (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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