"Eejanaika" (ええじゃないか) is the debut single of the Japanese pop group Johnny's WEST. It was released on April 23, 2014. It reached number one on the Weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[1] It was the 22nd best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 307,948 copies.[2] On the theater performance of Naniwa Zamurai Hello Tokyo, the fans chose songs among 10-13 different songs, and through that Eejanaika was chosen.
| "Eejanaika" | |
|---|---|
 Regular Edition cover | |
| Single by Johnny's WEST | |
| Released | April 23, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | J-pop |
| Length | 4:23 |
| Label | Johnny & Associates |
| Songwriter(s) | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Theme music for the movie Ninjani sanjou! Miraihe no tatakai.) | zopp | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" (Instrumental) | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Instrumental) | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 | |
| Total length: | 18:06 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Theme music for the movie Ninjani sanjou! Miraihe no tatakai.) | zopp | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" (Instrumental) | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Instrumental) | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Talk, digest from Ninjani sanjou! Miraihe no tatakai, behind the scenes." (DVD) |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Theme music for the movie Ninjani sanjou! Miraihe no tatakai.) | zopp | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" (Instrumental) | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Instrumental) | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" (music video and making-of DVD) |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Banzai yume Mansai (バンザイ夢マンサイ!)" (Theme music for the movie Ninjani sanjou! Miraihe no tatakai.) | zopp | Susumu Kawaguchi, Joakim Bjornberg, Christofer Erixon | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Sono saki e... (その先へ…)" | Shusui | Shusui, Motoyama Seiji | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Naniwa Ittōshō (浪速一等賞!)" | Kelly, Shingo Asari | Shingo Asari | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)" | Takafumi Iwasaki, mildsalt | Takafumi Iwasaki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Rainbow Dream" | Kelly | TSUKASA | 4:23 |
| 3. | "My Best Friend" | Shimoji Yu | Shimizu Akio | 3:10 |
Chart
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] | 1 |
| Oricon Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2014年04月21日～2014年04月27日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年05月05日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "FAMILY CLUB Official Site" ええじゃないか (in Japanese). Johnny & Associates. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved January 18, 2018.