Taiyō Knock

"Taiyō Knock"
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)
ReleasedJuly 22, 2015 (2015-07-22) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:03
LabelN46Div.
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Inochi wa Utsukushii"
(2015) 		"Taiyō Knock"
(2015) 		"Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru"
(2015)

"Taiyō Knock" (Japanese: 太陽ノック, Hepburn: Taiyō Nokku, "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]

Release

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This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition, Seven-Eleven Limited Edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Rina Ikoma.[8]

Track listing

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Regular

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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

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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
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 
2."Sakanatachi no LOVE SONG Music Video" 
3."Manatsu Akimoto & Nanase Nishino" 
4."Rina Ikoma & Sayuri Inoue" 
5."Karin Itō & Mahiro Kawamura" 
6."Junna Itō & Ranze Terada" 
7."Himeka Nakamoto & Ami Nōjō" 
8."Minami Hoshino & Sayuri Matsumura" 

Type-B

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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
DVD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 
2."Muhyōjō Music Video" 
3."Erika Ikuta & Mai Shiraishi" 
4."Misa Etō & Kazumi Takayama" 
5."Hina Kawago & Iori Sagara" 
6."Chiharu Saitō & Seira Nagashima" 
7."Yūri Saitō & Mai Shinuchi" 
8."Ayane Suzuki & Miria Watanabe" 

Type-C

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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
DVD[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 
2."Wakaregiwa, Motto Suki ni Naru Music Video" 
3."Marika Itō & Reika Sakurai" 
4."Hinako Kitano & Miona Hori" 
5."Asuka Saitō & Nanami Hashimoto" 
6."Kotoko Sasaki & Maaya Wada" 
7."Kana Nakada & Hina Higuchi" 
8."Mai Fukagawa & Yumi Wakatsuki" 

Seven-Eleven Limited Edition

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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
DVD[15][16]
No.TitleLength
1."Taiyō Nokku Music Video" 
2."Hane no Kioku Music Video" 

Participating members

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Taiyou Knock

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3rd Row: Sayuri Matsumura, Yūri Saitō, Minami Hoshino, Asuka Saitō, Marika Itō, Sayuri Inoue, Mai Shinuchi, Misa Etō

2nd Row: Kazumi Takayama, Yumi Wakatsuki, Reika Sakurai, Manatsu Akimoto, Mai Fukagawa

1st Row: Mai Shiraishi, Nanase Nishino, Rina Ikoma, (centre), Erika Ikuta, Nanami Hashimoto[17]

Chart and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "太陽ノック(Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2015a.
  11. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2015b.
  12. ^ "太陽ノック(Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2015c.
  14. ^ "太陽ノック(Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  15. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2015s.
  16. ^ a b 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. ^ "乃木坂46 12th「太陽ノック」選抜フォーメーション". 6 November 2021.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Nogizaka46 – Taiyō Nokku" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Select 2015年7月 on the drop-down menu

Further reading

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  • Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015r). Taiyō Nokku (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HY6. SRCL-8846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015a). Taiyō Nokku (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HA0. SRCL-8840/8841.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015b). Taiyō Nokku (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8HPU. SRCL-8842/8843.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015c). Taiyō Nokku (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00WZX8GYM. SRCL-8844/8845.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (22 July 2015s). Taiyō Nokku (Seven-Eleven Limited ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B011IGDXJE. SRC7-6/7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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