"Party Starters" is a song by

J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

boy band

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...

, from the group's seventeenth studio album, '' This Is Arashi'' (2020). It was written by

Sam Hollander Sam Hollander is an American songwriter. He has collaborated with Panic! at the Disco, One Direction, Fitz and the Tantrums, Weezer, blink-182, Train, Ringo Starr, Carole King, Katy Perry, Boys Like Girls, Metro Station, Billy Idol, Def Leppar ...

, Grant Michaels, Funk Uchino,

Sho Sakurai (born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi. Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent a ...

, and produced by

and Grant Michaels. It was released by

J Storm currently known as Storm Labels is a Japanese music and film company owned by Smile Up, formerly known as Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was nam ...

as a digital single on October 30, 2020.

Release

"Party Starters" was originally set to be released on June 12, 2020, however, due to the

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and the

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movement, the release was postponed to October 30, 2020.

Music video

The music video for "Party Starters" was released on November 3, 2020.

Charts

References

External links

Official music video
2020 singles 2020 songs Arashi songs J Storm singles English-language Japanese songs Songs written by Sam Hollander Songs written by Sho Sakurai {{2020s-single-stub