We Never Give Up! is the second single by Japanese boy band Kis-My-Ft2 released on December 14, 2011.[1] It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[2] and reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] It was the 18th best-selling single in Japan in 2012, with 321,573 copies.[4]

"We Never Give Up!"
Single by Kis-My-Ft2
from the album Kis-My-1st
B-side
  • Kis-My-Venus
  • Love is you
ReleasedDecember 14, 2011 (2011-12-14) (Japan)
Kis-My-Ft2 singles chronology
"Everybody Go"
(2011)
"We Never Give Up!"
(2011)
"She! Her! Her!"
(2012)
Music video
"We Never Give Up!" on YouTube

Three versions of the album are available: two limited first-run editions with DVDs and a standard edition.[5] The Limited First Edition A includes the music video of the title song and a rare off-shot movie, while the first pressing limited edition B includes a special video digest of 7 to 8 songs from the Tokyo Dome performance Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to Tokyo Dome on August 28, 2011.[5] The "Kis-My Shop Limited Edition" includes a 24-page photo book and a poster (Kis-My Shop version) as two special features.[6]

The title song was performed at the “71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen” broadcast on December 31, 2020.[7]

Track listing

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  • Normal Edition, First Press Limited Edition (Music Video/Tokyo Dome Edition), Kiss My Shop Limited Edition
  1. "We never give up!"
    1. Lawson (store) “Elpaca” CM song
  2. "Kis-My-Venus" [4:27] (Fuji Television's “Moshi Mo Tours” theme song)
  3. "Love is you" [3:36] (Lawson/HMV limited edition)
  4. "We never give up!"
  5. "Everybody Go" (Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to Tokyo Dome Version)
  6. Kis-My-Special Comment
  • DVD
  • First Press Limited (Music video)
  1. "We never give up!" music video
  2. Music video Making Movie
  • Limited First Edition <Tokyo Dome Version> “Kis-My-Ft2 Debut Tour 2011 Everybody Go to TOKYO DOME” (Digest Movie)
  1. "Everybody Go"
  2. "Youths"
  3. "Kis-My-Land"
  4. "S.O.KISS"
  5. "Prayer"
  6. "Fire Beat"
  7. "Kiss For U"
  8. "Everybody Go"

References

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  1. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2、2ndシングル「We never give up!」は全5仕様". natalie (in Japanese). 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "2012年08月13日~2012年08月19日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2012年08月27日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2011/12/26". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Oricon reveals their yearly single ranking for 2012". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Kis-My-Ft2、セカンド・シングル"We never give up!"リリース決定". tower (in Japanese). 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  6. ^ "キスマイ新曲「We never give up !」詳細が明らかに!". cdjournal (in Japanese). 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  7. ^ "[第71回NHK紅白歌合戦リハーサル]Kis-My-Ft2「コロナ禍の中でも聴いている方に元気を出してほしい(北山宏光)」". Screen plus (in Japanese). Screen online. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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