Run for You

2011 single by KAT-TUN

"Run For You"

Single by KAT-TUN

from the album Chain

B-side

Cosmic Child
Diamond
Sweet Chain
& Forever

Released

August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)

Recorded

2011

Genre

Pop rock

Label

J-One Records

Songwriter(s)

Good Cop, Masumi Jones, Swe-Lo

Producer(s)

Johnny H. Kitagawa

KAT-TUN singles chronology

"White"
(2011)

"Run For You"
(2011)

"Birth"
(2011)

"Run For You" is the sixteenth single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN. The song "Run For You" is featured in a TV commercial for the Suzuki Solio, while "Cosmic Child" will be used in commercials for Wacoal products. "Diamond" will be used as the "image song" for "Dramatic Game 1844".^[1]^[2]^[3]

Single information

Sixteenth single release from KAT-TUN. Regular Edition (First Press) includes tracks "Run For You", "Cosmic Child", "Diamond", and "& Forever" plus karaoke tracks of them. Different cover artworks are featured on three editions. Regular Edition includes tracks "Run For You", "Cosmic Child", "Diamond", and "Sweet Chain" plus karaoke tracks of them. Limited Edition includes a bonus DVD with a music video of the title song and its making-of. Different cover artworks are featured on three editions.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Chart performance

In its first week of its release, the single topped the Oricon singles chart, reportedly selling 151,782 copies. KAT-TUN gained their Sixteenth consecutive number one single on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart since their debut with all their singles sold more than 200,000 copies and continued to hold the most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS. The group debuted in March 2006 and since then, they have reached number one on the Oricon chart for every single they have released. Their 5 albums have also topped the charts one after another, setting a record a total of 21 singles and albums in first place. Run for You was reported by Oricon Monthly rankings to sell 174,076 copies.

By the end of the year, Run for You was reported by Oricon to sell 179,296 copies and was later certified Gold by RIAJ denoting over 100,000 shipments.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Track listing

Regular Edition First Press
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music
1.	"Run For You"	Sean-D	Good Cop, Swe-Lo, 18degrees.（Ken Arai）
2.	"Cosmic Child"	Sean-D, Joker	Oscar Holter, Jakke Erixson, John Hårleman, Shirose, Nikki, 18degrees.（Ken Arai）
3.	"Diamond"	Sean-D	King of slick, Daichi
4.	"& Forever"	Laika Leon	Shusui, King of slick, Yukihide “YT” Takiyama
5.	"Run For You" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
6.	"Cosmic Child" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
7.	"Diamond" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
8.	"& Forever" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)

CD + DVD, Limited Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Run For You" (Video clip + Making clip ビデオ・クリップ＋メイキング)
2.	"Run For You"	Sean-D	Good Cop, Swe-Lo, 18degrees.（Ken Arai

Regular Edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music
1.	"Run For You"	Sean-D	Good Cop, Swe-Lo, 18degrees.（Ken Arai
2.	"Cosmic Child"	Sean-D, Joker	Oscar Holter, Jakke Erixson, John Hårleman, Shirose, Nikki, 18degrees.（Ken Arai）
3.	"Diamond"	Sean-D	King of slick, Daichi
4.	"Sweet Chain"	miwa*, Joker	Daniel Sherman, Andy Gilbert
5.	"Run For You" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
6.	"Cosmic Child" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
7.	"Diamond" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)
8.	"Sweet Chain" (Original Karaoke オリジナル・カラオケ)

Chart

Chart	Peak	Sales
Japan Oricon Weekly Chart	1	151,782
Japan Oricon Monthly Chart	3	174,076
Japan Oricon Yearly Chart	43	179,296

References

^ KAT-TUNの新曲“RUN FOR YOU”がスズキ〈新型ソリオ〉TVCMに起用 Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
^ KAT-TUNによるCMソング「COSMIC CHILD」が8月3日に発売決定！ Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
^ 日テレ野球中継に亀梨和也登場！イメージソングにKAT-TUN新曲(in Japanese)
^ Run For You w/ DVD, Limited Edition
^ Run For You Regular Edition (First Press)
^ Run For You Regular Edition
^ 2011年08月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2011年08月度）(in Japanese)
^ Oricon reveals full list for “2011 Yearly Single Ranking”
^ 【オリコン】KAT-TUN新曲がデビューから16作連続首位(in Japanese)
^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2011年8月 (in Japanese)