Power of the Paradise

"Power of the Paradise"
Regular edition cover
Single by Arashi
B-side"Hana" (花)
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)
Recorded2016
GenrePop[1]
Length52:57 (Regular Edition)[2]
4:36 (Limited Edition)[3]
LabelJ Storm
Songwriter(s)paddy, nobby, ha-j
Arashi singles chronology
"I Seek/Daylight"
(2016)
"Power of the Paradise"
(2016)
"I'll Be There"
(2017)

"Power of the Paradise" is the 50th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on September 14, 2016 under their record label J Storm. "Power of the Paradise" was used as the theme song for NTV's news coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, which featured member Sho Sakurai as the main newscaster.[4][5] The single sold over 420,000 copies in its first week and topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[6] The single was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[7] "Power of the Paradise" was the 10th best-selling single of the year in Japan.[8]

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  2. ^ 楽天ブックス: Power of the Paradise (通常盤) (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. ^ 楽天ブックス: Power of the Paradise (初回限定盤 CD+DVD) (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  4. ^ 嵐、9・14に50枚目シングル「Power of the Paradise」 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  5. ^ 嵐、スポーツ応援の新境地へ? 新曲「Power of the Paradise」でリオ五輪盛り上げる (in Japanese). Real Sound. 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  6. ^ 【オリコン】嵐、50枚目シングルが首位 日テレ五輪テーマ曲 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference riaj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ 【2016年 年間音楽&映像ランキング】嵐が前人未到の記録達成!AKB48がシングル年間V7!! (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2017-01-22.