Change Ur World

"Change Ur World"
Single by KAT-TUN
B-side	Remember NEET Man Give Me, Give Me, Give Me Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~ Girls
Released	November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
Format	CD, CD+DVD
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop rock
Label	J-One Records
Producer	Johnny H. Kitagawa
KAT-TUN singles chronology
"Going!" (2010) "Change Ur World" (2010) "Ultimate Wheels" (2011)

"Change Ur World" is the thirteenth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. It was released on November 17, 2010 by their record label J-One Records. The title track is was used as the 2nd theme song for the Nippon Television TV Show, Going! Sports & News, which is co-hosted by member Kazuya Kamenashi.

Single information

13th single from KAT-TUN! Lots of guitar riffs and Ray Luzier from KORN is on drums! The song "CHANGE UR WORLD" is used as a theme song for "Going! Sports & News" a popular sport channel in Japan. Regular Edition includes three new songs, including "NEVER x OVER '-' IS YOUR PART" which is a concept song where fans are supposed to sing the parts of the lyrics marked by "-" at concerts in order for it to become a complete song. Also includes karaoke versions of the songs. A 4-page booklet included. Limited edition comes with a DVD including the music video and making-of feature of "CHANGE UR WORLD" and also the making-of feature for "Summer Premium Event 2010." 16p booklet included. Limited Edition Type 2 contains 4 songs, including "REMEMBER" with Billy Sheehan (formerly of Mr.BIG) on bass! Each of the three versions of this single features a different artwork! ^[1][2][3]

Chart performance

In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 230,829 copies. KAT-TUN gained their thirteenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies^[4] and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS.^[5]

By the end of the year, "Change Ur World" was reported by Oricon to sell 254,150 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.^[6]

Track listing

Regular
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Change Ur World"	Laika Leon, ECO, Joker	Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Johansson, JUNYT
2.	"Give Me, Give Me, Give Me"	Sean-D, Joker	Jeff Miyahara
3.	"Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~"	Koki Tanaka, Minori	Hans Johnson, t-oga, NAO, ATSUSHI, Tatsuya Ueda, King of Slick, Magnus Funemyr
4.	"Change Ur World" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
5.	"Give Me, Give Me, Give Me" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
6.	"Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)

Limited Edition 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Change Ur World"	Laika Leon, ECO, Joker	Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Johansson, JUNYT

Limited Edition 1 DVD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Change Ur World" (Video clip + Making clip ビデオ・クリップ＋メイキング)

Limited Edition 2
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
2.	"Remember"	Sean-D, Joker	Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Carl Utbult, JUNYT
3.	"NEET Man ニートまん"	Tatsuya Ueda	黒須克彦, Mousepeace
4.	"GIRLS（NTT presented by Junnosuke Taguchi）"	NTT	Eiji Kawai, NTT

Sales and certifications

Country	Provider	Sales	Certification
Japan	RIAJ	254,150+	Platinum [7]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by "Hatenai Sora" by Arashi	Oricon weekly number-one single November 29, 2010	Succeeded by "Ai wa Takaramono" by Tackey & Tsubasa
	Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one single November 29, 2010	Succeeded by "Goodbye Happiness" by Hikaru Utada

Plagiarism allegations

On November 30, 2010, independent artist AVTechNO! posted an entry on his blog expressing shock at the similarities between the first minute of KAT-TUN's track "Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~" and his own work, "DYE", first released on February 1, 2010.^[8] Videos comparing the two works have been posted on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Nico Nico Douga, and have since gathered over a million views combined.^{[9][10] [11]}

Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~ is credited to a panel of composers who created member solo songs that had been released in the past. The song consists of old member solo songs put together in a new arrangement.

Lyrics: Koki Tanaka, Minori

Music: Hans Johnson, t-oga, NAO, ATSUSHI, Tatsuya Ueda, King of Slick, Magnus Funemyr

Arrangement: Hans Johnson

The breakdown of applicable sections

• T-oga (Kazuya Kamenashi solo "SWEET" composer)
• NAO (Taguchi Junnosuke solo "LOVE MUSIC" composer)
• ATSUSHI (Koki Tanaka solo "PIERROT" composer)
• Tatsuya Ueda (Tatsuya Ueda solo "RABBIT OR WOLF?" composer)
• King of Slick (Yuichi Nakamaru solo "FILM" composer)
• Magnus Funemyr (Yuichi Nakamaru solo "FILM" composer)

In Jan 2011, AVTechNO! stated on his site that the producer of “NEVER x OVER” had admitted the influence of “DYE” on their song, and had taken appropriate action to settle the matter and also stated "My sincere apologies for worrying any KAT-TUN fans with my words. KAT-TUN were not at fault – I wish them the best in future.."^[12][13]

References

1. ^ Change UR World Regular Edition
2. ^ Change UR World w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type 1
3. ^ Change UR World Limited Edition / Type 2
4. ^ (Japanese) "【オリコン】KAT-TUN、デビューから13作連続シングル首位". http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/82302/full/?cat_id=tw. 
5. ^ (Japanese) "KAT-TUN、デビューから通算12作連続首位～NEWSに並び歴代2位". http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/76329/full/. 
6. ^ (Japanese) "2010年オリコン年間ランキング シングル". Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
7. ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2010年11月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201011.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
8. ^ AVTechNO! (2010-11-30). "巡音ルカ DYE （追記あり）: next". next. http://39miku.seesaa.net/article/171220580.html. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
9. ^ "YouTube - KAT-TUNと巡音ルカ【DYE】を比較してみた　盗作疑惑". 2010-11-30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5txrMJAvc0. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
10. ^ "KAT-TUNと巡音ルカの【DYE】を比較してみた ‐ ニコニコ動画(原宿)". 2010-11-30. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12897980. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
11. ^ "KAT-TUNの新曲がボカロ人気曲にそっくり？　作者「ショックすぎる」 （ITmedia News）のコメント一覧 - Yahoo!ニュース". 2010-11-30. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/cm/main?d=20101130-00000051-zdn_n-inet&s=points&o=desc. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
12. ^ AVTechNO! (January 19, 2010). "巡音ルカＤＹＥについて（ご報告）". next. http://39miku.seesaa.net/article/181499986.html. Retrieved January 19, 2010. 
13. ^ link

External links

• "Change Ur World" product information (Japanese)