Bokura no Machi de

Infobox Single
Name = Bokura no Machi de


Artist = KAT-TUN
from Album = Cartoon KAT-TUN II You
A-side = Bokura no Machi de
B-side = Way of Love
Released = December 7, 2006 (Japan)
Format = CD
Recorded = 2006
Genre = J-Pop
Length = 4:47
Label = J-One Records JACA-5048~5049 (CD+DVD Limited Edition) JACA-5050 (First Press) JACA-5051 (Regular Edition)
Last single = "SIGNAL" {2006}
This single = "Bokura no Machi de"
(2006)
Next single = "Yorokobi no Uta" (2007)
Misc = "Bokura no Machi de" (僕らの街で in Japanese text, translates to "In Our Town") is the third overall single by the Japanese boy band KAT-TUN, and the second from their second studio album, "Cartoon KAT-TUN II You". The first ballad to be released as a single, it is also the first commercially released song to not feature Jin Akanishi who took a sabbatical from the group in October 2006 to study in Los Angeles. [ [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-187 KAT-TUN's Akanishi takes a break] , Tokyograph; retrieved on July 29, 2008.] The single was released in three editions; a regular edition with instrumental versions of the title track and a b-side, a first press limited edition with a bonus track and its instrumental version and a limited edition with the single's music video. [http://wiki.theppn.org/Bokura_no_Machi_de Bokura no Machi de] , Wiki.theppn; retrieved on July 29, 2008.] [http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5048 Bokura no Machi de with DVD, Limited Edition] , CD Japan; retrieved on July 29, 2008.]

It was released on December 7, 2006 and became KAT-TUN's third consecutive number 1 on the Oricon singles charts.

ingle information

"Bokura no Machi de" was written entirely by folk singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda for KAT-TUN. He was an active participant in the recording studio attending each member's recording session from start to finish while providing advice for each of them. ["Music Station" interview, December 2006 appearance.] The song was featured as the ending theme song to Kazuya Kamenashi and Koki Tanaka's romance drama, "Tatta Hitotsu no Koi", [ [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tatta_Hitotsu_no_Koi Tatta Hitotsu no Koi] , Wiki.d-addicts; retrieved on August 23, 2008.] and as such, the lyrics correspond with the troubled relationship Kamenashi's character and his love interest (portrayed by Haruka Ayase) once shared.

Promotion

KAT-TUN debuted the song on television on "Utawara" on December 3, 2006 and were guests on their "senpai" Masahiro Nakai's talk show "Utaban" on the day the single was released. The group performed on "Music Station" the day after and were invited to perform on "Music Station"'s special end-of-year show, Super Live, on December 22 where they also performed their debut hit single, "Real Face". The group rounded off the year by performing with other Johnny's Entertainment groups on the special end-of-year countdown concert at Tokyo Dome.

On March 18 2007, co-lead vocalist Kazuya Kamenashi was a guest on "Shounen Club Premium" where he collaborated with TOKIO vocalist and keyboardist Tomoya Nagase and Kokubun Taichi for a one-off performance of the single. KAT-TUN also performed with Every Little Thing on their talk show "Cartoon KAT-TUN" on February 27 2008, singing the title track and ELT's single, "Shapes of Love".

Chart performance

In its first week of its release, the single knocked off KinKi Kids' "Harmony of December" from the top spot on the Oricon singles chart. [ [http://wiki.theppn.org/2006_Oricon_Number_1_Releases 2006 Oricon Number 1 Releases] , Oricon, Wiki.theppn; retrieved on September 2, 2008.] It reportedly sold 410,103 copies and was certified as the 13th best-selling song of 2006 with those numbers alone. By the end of its chart run in early 2007, the song had reportedly sold over 558,491 copies. The single was honored at the 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards when it placed on the "Best 10 Singles (Domestic)" list along with "Real Face" and "SIGNAL". [http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2007.html Recording Industry Association of Japan - 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards] ; retrieved on July 29, 2008.]

Track listings

* Normal EditionTracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = nihongo|Bokura no Machi de|僕らの街で
writer1 = Kazumasa Oda (lyrics, music & arrangement)
length1 = 4:47
title2 = Way of Love
writer2 = ma-saya (lyrics), Koutaro Egami (music & arrangement)
length2 = 3:41
title3 = nihongo|Bokura no Machi de|僕らの街で (Instrumental)

length3 = 4:47
title4 = Way of Love (Instrumental)

length4 = 3:41
* First Press EditionTracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = nihongo|Bokura no Machi de|僕らの街で
writer1 = Kazumasa Oda (lyrics, music & arrangement)
length1 = 4:47
title2 = Way of Love
writer2 = ma-saya (lyrics), Koutaro Egami (music & arrangement)
length2 = 3:41
title3 = nihongo|Le Ciel ~Kimi no Shiawase Inoru Kotoba~|君の幸せ祈る言葉 [X'mas Remix 5 Version]
writer3 = SPIN (lyrics), Akihito (music) & ha-j (arrangement)
length3 = 4:38
title4 = nihongo|Le Ciel ~Kimi no Shiawase Inoru Kotoba~|君の幸せ祈る言葉 [X'mas Remix 5 Version] (Instrumental)

length4 = 3:41
* Limited EditionTracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = nihongo|Bokura no Machi de|僕らの街で
writer1 = Kazumasa Oda (lyrics, music & arrangement)
length1 = 4:47
title2 = Way of Love
writer2 = ma-saya (lyrics), Koutaro Egami (music & arrangement)
length2 = 3:41
title3 = Bokura no Machi de (music video)
writer3 =
length3 =

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