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. It was the sixth best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 604,654 copies. It was certified Double Platinum by the

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Single information

The single was released in two editions: a limited edition including a bonus track and a bonus DVD with a music video for "Guts!", and a regular CD only edition including two bonus tracks and karaoke tracks for all the songs. The limited edition also contains a 12-page booklet.

Chart performance

"Guts!" debuted at number one on the

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on May 12, 2014. It sold 501,493 copies in its first week, which pushed the group's all-time single sales to 20.081 million, making them the fifth male artist (after

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) to sell over 20 million singles. The single dropped to number three in its second week, selling 43,778 copies. It spent a further two weeks in the top ten and altogether 44 weeks in the Top 200. "Guts!" was the sixth best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 604,654 copies sold. "Guts!" debuted at number 23 on the ''

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'' Hot 100 on April 28, 2014. It rose to number 15 the following week and peaked at number one on May 12, 2014. It remained at number one in its fourth week. The song charted for 20 weeks. "Guts!" placed first on the year-end Japan Hot 100 chart and placed second on the year-end Top Single Sales chart. In Taiwan, it peaked at number seven on the

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Combo chart, and number one on the J-pop chart.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Product information
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