"Ring a Ding Dong" is Japanese musician Kaela Kimura's 16th physical single, released on June 9, 2010.[1] The song was used in a wide-scale commercial campaign for NTT DoCoMo, which featured Kimura in the commercials.[2]
"Ring a Ding Dong" | ||||
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Single by Kaela Kimura | ||||
from the album 8Eight8 | ||||
Released | June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Columbia Music Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kaela Kimura, | |||
Kaela Kimura singles chronology | ||||
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This single is the first to be released after Kimura's hit song "Butterfly," and the first after the announcement of her marriage to Japanese actor Eita.[2]
The music video was shot by director Takeshi Nakamura.[3] It features Kimura in a brightly painted room with many doors, dancing to the song along with four dancers, dressed in maid's outfits and suits and holding umbrellas. Through the video, more and more exotically dressed dancers enter the room and begin dancing.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Ring a Ding Dong" | Kaela Kimura | Kaela Kimura | 3:24 |
2. | "Butterfly" | Kimura | Atsushi Suemitsu | 6:21 |
3. | "Circle" | Kimura | Mito | 5:22 |
4. | "Stars" | Kimura | AxSxE | 4:22 |
5. | "1115" | Kimura | Tamio Okuda | 4:06 |
6. | "Banzai" | Kimura | Tarō Kohada (Avengers in Sci-Fi) | 4:40 |
7. | "Tree Climbers" | Kimura, Watanabe | Watanabe | 3:38 |
8. | "Magic Music" | Kimura | Linus of Hollywood | 3:08 |
9. | "Level 42" | Kimura | Taiyō Yamazaki | 4:39 |
10. | "Ring a Ding Dong (Instrumental)" | Kimura, Watanabe | Watanabe | 3:21 |
Total length: | 43:01 |
*Tracks 2-9 live recordings from Kimura's Live Tour 2010 "5 Years" @ Nippon Budōkan (March 27/28 2010).
Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[4] | 1 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100[5] | 2 |
Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[6] | 25 |
Oricon weekly singles[7] | 1 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[8] | 1 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[9] | 28 |
Chart | Amount |
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Oricon physical sales[10] | 92,000 |
RIAJ shipping certification[11] | Gold (100,000) |
RIAJ ringtones[12] | Million (1,000,000) |
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[13] | Platinum (250,000) |
RIAJ PC downloads[13] | Gold (100,000) |
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