Tabun (song)

{{short description|2020 single by Yoasobi}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Tabun

| cover = Yoasobi - Tabun.png

| artist = Yoasobi

| type = single

| EP = The Book

| language = Japanese

| English_title = "Haven't"

| released = July 20, 2020

| genre = J-pop

| writer = Ayase

| producer = Ayase

| length = 4:18

| label = Sony Japan

| prev_title = Halzion

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Gunjō

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|8iuLXODzL04|"Tabun"}}
{{YouTube|pwHDdcVDi_I|"Haven't"|link=no}}

}}

}}

{{Nihongo|"Tabun"|たぶん||"Probably"}} is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut EP, The Book (2021). It was released as a single on July 20, 2020, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on the short story of the same name by Shinano, won the Yoasobi Contest Vol. 1. A middle tempo song, it depicts a couple breaking up in the morning.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、新曲「たぶん」MVプレミア公開 原作小説&関連作品をまとめた書籍も刊行 |url=https://realsound.jp/2020/07/post-588395.html |access-date=May 7, 2022 |work=Real Sound |date=July 20, 2020 |language=ja}} The song also featured on the film, Tabun, based on the same story.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、原作小説『たぶん』が映画化。2020年晩秋公開 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000189204 |access-date=May 7, 2022 |work=Barks |date=September 18, 2020 |language=ja}}

The English version of the song, titled "Haven't", was included on the duo's first English-language EP E-Side, released on November 12, 2021.{{cite news |title=YOASOBI、初の英語版第1弾EP『E-SIDE』11/12リリース。"群青"英語Verの"Blue"配信&MV公開も |url=https://rockinon.com/news/detail/200506 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |work=Rockin'On |date=October 29, 2021 |language=ja}} The song went viral on TikTok in 2022 through its using in artificial intelligence manga filter.{{cite news |title=SZA's 'SOS' Signal, Coi and Busta Mash Up, Plus More TikTok Trends to Close Out 2022 |url=https://audibletreats.com/tiktok_pr166/ |access-date=November 2, 2023 |work=Audible Treats |date=December 21, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Iwasawa |first1=Shiki |title=Art and life converge as Yoasobi makes J-pop history |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15412064 |access-date=October 11, 2024 |work=The Asahi Shimbun |date=October 11, 2024}}

Credits and personnel

  • Ayase – songwriter, producer
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Rockwell – guitar
  • Shinano – based story writer
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering
  • Saho Nanjō – music video animation, cover artwork design

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "Tabun"

! scope="col" | Chart (2020–2021)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Global Excl. US (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/yoasobi/chart-history/glx/|title=Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 20, 2023}}

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scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web |title=Hot 100 [2020/08/03 付け] |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2020&month=08&day=3 |website=Billboard Japan |language=ja}}

| 15

scope="row" | Japan Combined Singles (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2020-08-03/p/2/|title=週間 合算シングルランキング 2020年08月03日付|date=August 3, 2020|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729091221/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2020-08-03/p/2/|archive-date=July 29, 2020}}

| 11

=Year-end charts=

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|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "Tabun"

! scope="col" | Chart (2020)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2020|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020|publisher=Billboard Japan|language=ja|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}

| 89

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|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Tabun"

! scope="col" | Chart (2021)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2021 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210041648/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2021 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |language=ja |url-status=live}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Tabun"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|digital=true|title=たぶん|artist=YOASOBI|award=Gold|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|certmonth=1|access-date=February 20, 2023}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|title=たぶん|artist=YOASOBI|award=Platinum|number=2|streamsonly=true|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|certmonth=7|access-date=August 23, 2023|refname=st}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streamsonly=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

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|+ Release dates and formats for "Tabun"

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" | Various

| July 20, 2020

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Sony Japan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |author1=Yoasobi |title=Probably – Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/%E3%81%9F%E3%81%B6%E3%82%93-single/1520198755 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=May 7, 2022 |date=July 20, 2020}}

References

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