Calling / Breathless

"Calling / Breathless"
Regular edition cover
Single by Arashi
from the album Love
Released March 6, 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre Pop
Label J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Your Eyes"
(2012) 		"Calling / Breathless"
(2013) 		"Endless Game"
(2013)

"Calling" / "Breathless" is the 40th single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Calling" was used as the theme song for the drama Last Hope starring Arashi member Masaki Aiba. "Breathless" was used as the theme song for the movie Platina Data starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya.

It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. According to Oricon, this was the sixth best selling single of the year in Japan, with 881,192 copies.

Single information

The single was released in three editions: a regular edition and two limited editions. The regular edition includes the two A-sides, two bonus tracks, and the karaoke version of all the songs. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Calling" while limited edition B includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Breathless". Both limited editions also include a 12-page lyrics booklet.

Composition

The music for "Calling" was written by Andreas Johansson and Youwhich. The lyrics were written by s-Tnk and Eltvo. A writer from CDJournal described "Calling" as a "rocking number". The song features edgy synths that accent a heavy band sound. "Breathless" was composed by Takuya Harada, Christofer Erixon, and Joakim Björnberg, with lyrics by Hydrant. CDJournal described it as a cool dance tune that also has hard elements.

Track listing

Regular edition
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Calling"
  • s-Tnk
  • Eltvo
  • Andreas Johansson
  • Youwhich
 Tomoki Ishizuka 4:01
2. "Breathless" Hydrant
Hirofumi Sasaki 4:59
3. "Alright!!" (オーライ!!) Soluna Figge Boström Trevor Ingram 3:43
4. "Full of Love"
  • Shun
  • R.P.P
Taku Yoshioka 3:51
5. "Calling" (Instrumental)       4:01
6. "Breathless" (Instrumental)       4:59
7. "Alright!!" (Instrumental)       3:43
8. "Full of Love" (Instrumental)       3:51
Total length: 33:08
Limited edition A
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Calling"
  • s-Tnk
  • Eltvo
  • Johansson
  • Youwhich
 Ishizuka 4:01
2. "Breathless" Hydrant
  • Harada
  • Erixon
  • Björnberg
 Sasaki 4:57
Total length: 8:58
Limited edition A – DVD
No. Title Director Length
1. "Calling" (Music video) Kensuke Kawamura  
Limited edition B
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Breathless" Hydrant
  • Harada
  • Erixon
  • Björnberg
 Sasaki 5:57
2. "Calling"
  • s-Tnk
  • Eltvo
  • Johansson
  • Youwhich
 Ishizuka 4:01
Total length: 8:58
Limited edition B – DVD
No. Title Director Length
1. "Breathless" (Music video) Hideaki Sunaga  

See also