Taiyō Nokku

"Taiyō Nokku"

Cover of Type-A edition.
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Sorezore no Isu
B-side
  • "Mō Sukoshi no Yume"
  • "Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (Type-A)
  • "Muhyōjō" (Type-B)
  • "Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (Type-C)
  • "Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (Regular)
  • "Hane no Kioku" (Seven-Eleven Limited)
Released July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22) (Japan)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre J-pop
Label N46Div.
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
(2015)		 "Taiyō Nokku"
(2015)		 "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru"
(2015)

Taiyō Nokku (太陽ノック, Sun Knock) is the 12th single by Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It was released on July 22, 2015.[1] It was number-one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart,[2] reaching a new record for first week sales by the group,[3] with 609,202 copies.[4] It was the best-selling single in Japan in July, with 629,996 copies.[5] As of November 23, 2015 (issue date) it had sold 678,481 copies.[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[7] The Japanese television drama series Hatsumori Bemars uses the title song as the theme song.[3]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma.[8]

Track listing

Regular

CD[9][1]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)4:03
2."Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)4:57
3."Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o..." (制服を脱いでサヨナラを…)5:01
4."Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)4:03
5."Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)4:57
6."Seifuku o Nuide Sayonara o... (off vocal ver.)" (制服を脱いでサヨナラを… off vocal ver.)5:00

Type-A

CD[10][1]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)4:03
2."Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)4:57
3."Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG" (魚たちのLOVE SONG)4:30
4."Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)4:03
5."Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)4:57
6."Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG (off vocal ver.)" (魚たちのLOVE SONG off vocal ver.)4:29

Type-B

CD[11][12]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)4:03
2."Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)4:57
3."Muhyōjō" (無表情)3:51
4."Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)4:03
5."Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)4:57
6."Muhyōjō (off vocal ver.)" (無表情 off vocal ver.)3:50

Type-C

CD[13][14]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)4:03
2."Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)4:57
3."Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru" (別れ際、もっと好きになる)4:17
4."Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)4:03
5."Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)4:57
6."Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru (off vocal ver.)" (別れ際、もっと好きになる off vocal ver.)4:16

Seven-Eleven Limited Edition

CD[15][16]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku" (太陽ノック)4:03
2."Mō Sukoshi no Yume" (もう少しの夢)4:57
3."Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶)5:42
4."Taiyō Nokku (off vocal ver.)" (太陽ノック off vocal ver.)4:03
5."Mō Sukoshi no Yume (off vocal ver.)" (もう少しの夢 off vocal ver.)4:57
6."Hane no Kioku" (羽根の記憶 off vocal ver.)5:41

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[2]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[7]

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 7[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "太陽ノック(Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "週間　CDシングルランキング 2015年08月03日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Nogizaka46's 'Taiyou Knock' achieves their highest first week sales". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 28, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Orion Weekly Charts for 7/20 ~ 7/26". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. July 29, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "月間　CDシングルランキング 2015年07月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "AKB48　売上 太陽ノック" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/8/3". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ 【オリコン】乃木坂46、生駒センター復帰曲1位 自己最高10万枚増の60.9万枚 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  9. ↑ Nogizaka46 2015r.
  10. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2015a.
  11. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2015b.
  12. ↑ "太陽ノック(Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2015c.
  14. ↑ "太陽ノック(Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2015s.
  16. 1 2 乃木坂46 12thシングル「太陽ノック」商品概要決定のお知らせ... (in Japanese). Nogizaka46 Official Web Site. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  17. ↑ オリコン年間CDアルバムランキング 2015年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-09.

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