Must Be Now
| "Must be now" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of Type-A regular edition. | ||||
| Single by NMB48 | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2015 (Japan) | |||
| Label | laugh out loud records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | K Carlos, Y Akimoto | |||
| NMB48 singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Must Be Now (Dance version) on YouTube | ||||
"Must be now" is the 13th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. It was released on October 7, 2015.[1] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] with 307,036 copies sold.[3] It was the second best-selling single in Japan in October 2015, with 326,308 copies.[4] It was also the eighteenth best-selling single of 2015 in Japan according to the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, with 386,320 copies sold.[5] As of February 22, 2016 it had sold 414,015 copies.[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[7]
An alternative dance shot version with full-size song was published on YouTube.
Track listing
[edit]Type-A
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Must be now" | |
| 2. | "片想いよりも思い出を…" | |
| 3. | "夢に色がない理由/Team N" | |
| 4. | "Must be now (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 5. | "片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 6. | "夢に色がない理由/Team N (off vocal ver.)" |
Type-B
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Must be now" | |
| 2. | "片想いよりも思い出を…" | |
| 3. | "Good-bye, Guitar/Team M" | |
| 4. | "Must be now (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 5. | "片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 6. | "Good-bye, Guitar/Team M (off vocal ver.)" |
Type-C
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Must be now" | |
| 2. | "片想いよりも思い出を…" | |
| 3. | "空腹で恋愛をするな/Team BII" | |
| 4. | "Must be now (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 5. | "片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)" | |
| 6. | "腹で恋愛をするな/Team BII (off vocal ver.)" |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) | 1[1] |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) | 1[7] |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) | 18[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Must be now(通常盤 Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年10月19日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Oricon Weekly Charts for 10/5 ~ 10/11". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "月間 CDシングルランキング 2015年10月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表！ 年間シングルランキング 1位～25位". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "AKB48 売上 Must be now" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/10/19". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Must be now(通常盤 Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Must be now(通常盤 Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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