"Yorokobi no Uta" (喜びの歌 in Japanese text, translates to "''Song of Joy''") is the fourth overall single by

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, and the first from their third studio album, '' KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates''. The single was released in two editions; a regular edition with the songs and its instrumental versions and a limited edition with a

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. It was released on June 6, 2007, and became KAT-TUN's fourth consecutive number 1 on the

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singles charts with more than 300,000 copies sold in its first week.

Song information

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penned his own rap verses whilst the track was

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appeared in the music video for "YOU", this song is the first official single to mark his homecoming after a six-month hiatus which he spent studying

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Promotion

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first performed the song live when they were guests on

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on June 3, 2007. KAT-TUN as a whole went on to debut the song on their own variety show ''

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'' on June 6. Other subsequent performances on television include ''

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'' on June 8 and again on June 22. The group also performed "Your Side" during the latter guest appearance. The song was a part of KAT-TUN's 2007 summer nationwide tour set list and can be found on "Tour 2007 cartoon KAT-TUN II You" DVD which was filmed during their last tour date at the

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. The song was also sung as part of a medley performance on ''Music Station'' on December 21, 2007.

Chart performance and reception

In its first week of release, "Yorokobi no Uta" debuted at number 1 with 300,396 copies sold knocking off

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's " Seventh Heaven" from the top spot. It stayed on the charts for 5 weeks and has reportedly sold over 373,965 copies and was later certified Platinum by

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denoting over 250,000 shipments. The song was named the sixth best-selling song of 2007 by Oricon and was honored at the 22nd

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when it placed on the "Best 10 Music Singles (Domestic)" list alongside "

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Track listing

* Normal Edition

Sales and certifications

References

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