Tabun (song)

"Tabun"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Haven't"
ReleasedJuly 20, 2020
GenreJ-pop
Length4:18
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Halzion"
(2020) 		"Tabun"
(2020) 		"Gunjō"
(2020)
Music video
"Tabun" on YouTube
"Haven't" on YouTube

"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.[1] The song also featured on the film, Tabun, based on the same story.[2]

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.[3] The song went viral on TikTok in 2022 through its using in artificial intelligence manga filter.[4][5]

Credits and personnel

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  • 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

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Tabun"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[6] 139
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[7] 15
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[8] 11

Year-end charts

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2020 year-end chart performance for "Tabun"
Chart (2020) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 89
2021 year-end chart performance for "Tabun"
Chart (2021) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 59

Certifications

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Certifications for "Tabun"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[12] 2× Platinum 200,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Tabun"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 20, 2020
Sony Japan [13]

References

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  1. ^ "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". Real Sound (in Japanese). July 20, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "YOASOBI、原作小説『たぶん』が映画化。2020年晩秋公開". Barks (in Japanese). September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "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". Rockin'On (in Japanese). October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "SZA's 'SOS' Signal, Coi and Busta Mash Up, Plus More TikTok Trends to Close Out 2022". Audible Treats. December 21, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Iwasawa, Shiki (October 11, 2024). "Art and life converge as Yoasobi makes J-pop history". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Yoasobi Chart History (Global Excl. US)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hot 100 [2020/08/03 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese).
  8. ^ "週間 合算シングルランキング 2020年08月03日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – YOASOBI – たぶん" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 20, 2023. Select 2023年1月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – YOASOBI – たぶん" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 23, 2023. Select 2023年7月 on the drop-down menu
  13. ^ Yoasobi (July 20, 2020). "Probably – Single". Apple Music (US). Retrieved May 7, 2022.
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