Android (TVXQ song)

"Android"
Single by Tohoshinki
from the album Time
B-side"Blink"
ReleasedJuly 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)
Recorded2012
GenreJ-pop, electropop, dubstep
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)
  • Anders Grahn
  • Grace Tither
  • E Carlin
  • Hub
Producer(s)Emil Carlin
Tohoshinki singles chronology
"Still"
(2012) 		"Android"
(2012) 		"Catch Me"
(2012)

"Android" (stylized as "ANDROID") is the 35th Japanese single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. It was released on July 11, 2012, as the third single from their sixth Japanese studio album, Time (2013). The digital single reached a total of 3.1 million in sales, the highest of any foreign artist in the country.[1] "Android" was released in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD-only version, and a Bigeast Board edition.

Produced and co-written by Emil Carlin, "Android" is a dubstep song with a futuristic theme. It peaked at number one on Japan's Oricon weekly charts,[1] and was the fourth best-selling single of the month. It also peaked at number two on Billboard's Japan Hot 100 and Japan Hot Singles Sales charts. After the first week of release, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[2]

  1. ^ a b 【オリコン】東方神起、新曲が11作目首位 海外グループ歴代1位の総売上310.4万枚 (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. July 17, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Gold certifications of July 2012". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2014.