:Change Ur World
{{Infobox song
| name = Change Ur World
| cover = Changeurworld.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = KAT-TUN
| album = Chain
| B-side = {{ubl|Remember|NEET Man|Give Me, Give Me, Give Me|Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~|Girls}}
| released = {{start date|2010|11|17}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = J-One Records
| writer = Lyrics: Laika Leon, ECO, Joker
Music: Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, JUNYT
| producer = Johnny H. Kitagawa
| prev_title = Going!
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Ultimate Wheels
| next_year = 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 was used as the 2nd theme song for the Nippon Television TV Show, Going! Sports & News, which is co-hosted by member Kazuya Kamenashi.
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{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/82302/full/?cat_id=tw|title=【オリコン】KAT-TUN、デビューから13作連続シングル首位|date=4 March 2015 |publisher=Oricon Style|language=ja}} and continued to hold the second most consecutive number one singles since debut with fellow Johnny's group, NEWS.
By the end of the year, "Change Ur World" was reported by Oricon to sell 264,303 copies and was later certified Platinum by RIAJ denoting over 250,000 shipments.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2010/musicrank1220/index02.html|script-title=ja:2010年オリコン年間ランキング シングル|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=2011-02-02|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/76329/full/|title=KAT-TUN、デビューから通算12作連続首位～NEWSに並び歴代2位|date=4 March 2015 |publisher=Oricon Style|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201011.html|script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月|publisher=RIAJ|accessdate=2010-12-12|language=ja}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Regular
| title1 = Change Ur World
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Laika Leon, ECO, Joker
| music1 = Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, JUNYT
| length1 =
| title2 = Give Me, Give Me, Give Me
| lyrics2 = Sean-D, Joker
| music2 = Jeff Miyahara
| length2 =
| title3 = Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~
| lyrics3 = Koki Tanaka, Minori
| music3 = Hans Johnson, t-oga, NAO, ATSUSHI, Tatsuya Ueda, King of Slick, Magnus Funemyr
| length3 =
| title4 = Change Ur World
| note4 = Original Karaoke {{nihongo2|オリジナル・カラオケ}}
| length4 =
| title5 = Give Me, Give Me, Give Me
| note5 = Original Karaoke {{nihongo2|オリジナル・カラオケ}}
| length5 =
| title6 = Never×Over~「-」Is Your Part~
| note6 = Original Karaoke {{nihongo2|オリジナル・カラオケ}}
| length6 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited Edition 1
| title1 = Change Ur World
| note1 =
| lyrics1 = Laika Leon, ECO, Joker
| music1 = Andreas Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Johansson, JUNYT
| length1 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited Edition 1 DVD
| title1 = Change Ur World
| note1 = Video clip + Making clip {{nihongo2|ビデオ・クリップ＋メイキング}}
| length1 =
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Limited Edition 2
| title2 = Remember
| lyrics2 = Sean-D, Joker
| music2 = Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Carl Utbult, JUNYT
| length2 =
| title3 = NEET Man {{nihongo2|ニートまん}}
| lyrics3 = Tatsuya Ueda
| music3 = 黒須克彦, Mousepeace
| length3 =
| title4 = GIRLS（NTT presented by Junnosuke Taguchi）
| lyrics4 = NTT
| music4 = Eiji Kawai, NTT
| length4 =
}}
Sales and certifications
| class="wikitable" |
| Country
! Provider ! Sales ! Certification |
|---|
| Japan
| RIAJ | 264,303 | Platinum |
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.{{cite web|title=巡音ルカ DYE （追記あり）: next|author=AVTechNO!|work=next|date=2010-11-30|accessdate=2010-12-06|url=http://39miku.seesaa.net/article/171220580.html}} 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.{{cite web|title=YouTube - KAT-TUNと巡音ルカ【DYE】を比較してみた 盗作疑惑|website=YouTube|date=2010-11-30|accessdate=2010-12-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5txrMJAvc0}}{{cite web|title=KAT-TUNと巡音ルカの【DYE】を比較してみた - ニコニコ動画(原宿)|date=2010-11-30|accessdate=2010-12-06|url=http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12897980}}{{cite web|title=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|date=2010-11-30|accessdate=2010-12-06|url=http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/cm/main?d=20101130-00000051-zdn_n-inet&s=points&o=desc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204171045/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/cm/main?d=20101130-00000051-zdn_n-inet|archive-date=2010-12-04|url-status=dead}}
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)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101025002329/http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/kattun/disco/_popup/pop_c_ur_w.html "Change Ur World" product information] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles