"Beat Generation / No More Distance" is the 3rd single by the Japanese girl idol group Fairies, released in Japan on April 4, 2012, on the label Sonic Groove (a subsidiary of Avex Group).dfd
| "Beat Generation / No More Distance" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Fairies | ||||
| from the album Fairies | ||||
| A-side |
| |||
| Released | April 4, 2012 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Sonic Groove | |||
| Fairies singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Beat Generation" "No More Distance" on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard Japan / Hotexpress | Favorable[1][2] |
It is a double-A-side single.
The physical CD single debuted at number 5 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.[3]
Release
editThe single was released in three versions: CD-only, CD+DVD and CD+paperfile.
Track listing
editCD+DVD edition
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beat Generation" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "No More Distance" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Beat Generation (Instrumental)" | |
| 4. | "No More Distance (Instrumental)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beat Generation MUSIC VIDEO" | |
| 2. | "No More Distance MUSIC VIDEO" | |
| 3. | "Bonus: Beat Generation (Dance Edition)" |
CD-only edition
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beat Generation" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "No More Distance" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Beat Generation (Instrumental)" | |
| 4. | "No More Distance (Instrumental)" |
CD+paperfile edition
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beat Generation" | |
| 2. | "No More Distance" |
Charts
editSingle
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Oricon Daily Singles Chart) | 3 |
| Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)[3] | 5 |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales) | 4 |
"Beat Generation"
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) | 3 |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay) | 2 |
| Japan (Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay) | 9 |
Awards
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Beat Generation" | Japan Cable Awards — Excellence Award[4] | Won |
References
edit- ^ Haruna Takegawa (2012). "フェアリーズ「Ｂｅａｔ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ／Ｎｏ Ｍｏｒｅ Ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ」 | HotShotDiscs | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ Haruna Takegawa (2012). "Beat Generation/No More Distance (レビューリスト/音楽情報サイト:hotexpress)". Hotexpress (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ a b "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2012年04月02日～2012年04月08日" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ 第45回 日本有線大賞 (in Japanese). Japan Cable Awards. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
External links
edit- Discography on the official website of Fairies