Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero

"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
Single by Arashi
from the album 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
B-side"Hey Hey Lovin' You"
ReleasedAugust 18, 2004 (2004-08-18)
GenrePop[1]
LabelJ Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Pikanchi Double"
(2004) 		"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero"
(2004) 		"Sakura Sake"
(2005)

"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero" (瞳の中のGalaxy/Hero, Galaxy in Your Eyes/Hero) is the thirteenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in three editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited editions, both containing a DVD with a music video of one of the A-side tracks. The single is the group's third double A-side single, and all the songs included in the single starts with the letter "H".

Single Information

"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" was used as the theme song for the drama Minami-kun no Koibito starring Kyoko Fukada and Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya, and "Hero" was used as the theme song for NTV's Olympics coverage.

Track list

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"Fumiya FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:19
2."Hero"SpinShin TanimotoTomoki Ishizuka4:55
3."Hey Hey Lovin' You"Maria KuzeMinoru KomoritaChokkaku5:19
4."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (instrumental)FujiiFujiiChokkau5:19
5."Hero" (instrumental)SpinTanimotoIshizuka4:55
6."Hey Hey Lovin' You" (instrumental)KuzeKomoritaChokkaku4:48
Total length:30:06
Limited edition A
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:19
2."Hero"SpinTanimotoIshizuka4:55
3."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (instrumental)FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:19
Limited edition B
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hero"SpinTanimotoIshizuka4:55
2."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:19
3."Hero" (instrumental)SpinTanimotoIshizuka4:55
Limited Edition A – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (music video) 
Limited Edition B – DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Hero" (music video) 

Charts, peaks and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 29[citation needed]

Sales and certifications

Country Provider Sales Certification
Japan RIAJ 170,564[2] Platinum[3]

References

  1. ^ "ARASHI / ARASHI 5×10 All the BEST! 1999-2009 [2CD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  2. ^ a b 2004年09月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年8月. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-18.