Hot Limit (High and Mighty Color song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hot Limit

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Artist = High and Mighty Color
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Released = June 25, 2008
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Genre = Pop/rock
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Label = SMEJ
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Producer = Hal
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Last single = "Flashback/Komorebi no Uta"
(2008)
This single = "Hot Limit"
(2008)
Next single =
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"Hot Limit" is the 13th single from the Japanese group HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR and the first single after the release of their 4th album, Rock Pit. The title track from the single is a cover of the 1998 single from T.M. Revolution. This will be the second time the group has covered a song, the first being a cover of a Luna Sea song used for a special tribute cover album. The group's official website describes the title track as a fun summer anthem.

Information

Hot Limit will be the second time the group was covered a song from another artist, the first being Rosier, a song originally done by the group Luna Sea. T.M. Revolution will appear in the promotional video for the single. A limited edition release of the single will contain the promotional video for the single. [cite web | url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080504-OHT1T00044.htm | title=ハイカラがＴＭＲをホットにカバー…星形のステージ再現ＰＶで共演| accessdate=2008-05-03] The idea came to the group while on tour with T.M. Revolution's band, abingdon boys school. [cite web | url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3126 | title=H&MC covers TMR's "Hot Limit"| accessdate=2008-06-03] Maki will be the lead vocalist for the title track of the single, stating that she wishes to put her own original twist on a classic summer theme. [cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000039875 | title=「HOT LIMIT」ハイカラがT.M.Revolutionをカヴァー、PVでは共演| accessdate=2008-05-21] On May 21st it was announced that three different versions of the song would be available through cell-phone purchase, a special "HOT LIMIT introduction version", a "Brilliant Summer version" as well as a ring tone version of the song released through a QR Code posted on group's official website. [cite web | url=http://handmc.jp/pc/info/index.html | title=「HOT LIMIT」着うた新ヴァージョン、「キラキラSUMMER」の着うた配信開始!!| accessdate=2008-05-21] Three more versions of the song were made available in ring tone format using a different QR Code posted on the group's official website. [cite web | url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20080504-OHT1T00044.htm | title=「HOT LIMIT」の着うた新ヴァージョン、着ムービー4ヴァージョンの配信がスタート!!| accessdate=2008-05-28] The music video for HOT LIMIT was released on May 26th 2008 exclusively on M-ON music channel. [cite web | url=http://handmc.jp/pc/info/index.html | title=緊急告知！！本日VIDEO CLIP解禁！！| accessdate=2008-05-28] A Hot Limit Star Pencil marker will be packed with the special edition releases of the single. [cite web | url=http://playlog.jp/handmc/blog/2008-06-14 | title=『HOT LIMIT STAR PENCIL』| accessdate=2008-06-18]

The single's first day on the Oricon charts had it ranked at the #11 spot. This is the highest ranking day for a single from the group since 2006's Enrai ~Tooku ni Aru Akari~ which managed to reach the 9th spot on its third day. The single would go on to remain in the top 30 for the rest of the week and take a weekly ranking of #20, eliciting the best sales from a single or album from the group since Enrai's release. Due to news of Maki's departure, sales and downloads of the single were bolstered, pushing the single up as much as 10 spots on the Oricon chart. [cite web | url=http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080706-00000107-sph-ent | title=「HOT LIMIT」マーキーにファンから「おめでとう」…ドリカム中村と入籍| accessdate=2008-07-07]

Eurobeat mix

The single was later remixed and sold as a digital single known as HOT LIMIT -EUROBEAT MIX-, feating a much more eurobeat and dance style than that of the original single. A video was also released for the single that was released exclusively on SME websites. [cite web | url=http://morawin.jp/package/80312130/SEXY004342/ | title= HOT LIMIT - EUROBEAT MIX- | accessdate=2008-07-24]

Music video

The video for Hot Limit features Maki riding through an unnamed city on a motorcycle. She then joins the rest of the group atop a building and steps upon an orange star platform as the song beings and the group performs the song. The video is seen as both a standard video intertwined with behind the scenes footage of T.M. Revolution are shown as he directs the video. The style of the video was meant to mimic that of the original, including an orange star platform as well as Maki in an outfit similar to the original worn by T.M. Revolution along with the same dance used by in the original video.

Track listing

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Oricon

Current total: 11,738

Japanese Digital Sales charts

References