Calling / Breathless

"Calling" / "Breathless" is the 40th single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Calling" was used as the theme song for the drama Last Hope starring Arashi member Masaki Aiba. "Breathless" was used as the theme song for the movie Platina Data starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya.

"Calling / Breathless"
Regular edition cover
Single by Arashi
from the album Love
Released	March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Label	J Storm
Arashi singles chronology
"Your Eyes" (2012) "Calling / Breathless" (2013) "Endless Game" (2013)

It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart.^[1] According to Oricon, this was the sixth best selling single of the year in Japan, with 881,192 copies.^[2][3]

Single information

The single was released in three editions: a regular edition and two limited editions. The regular edition includes the two A-sides, two bonus tracks, and the karaoke version of all the songs. Limited edition A includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Calling" while limited edition B includes a bonus DVD with the music video for "Breathless". Both limited editions also include a 12-page lyrics booklet.

Composition

The music for "Calling" was written by Andreas Johansson and Youwhich. The lyrics were written by s-Tnk and Eltvo. A writer from CDJournal described "Calling" as a "rocking number". The song features edgy synths that accent a heavy band sound.^[4] "Breathless" was composed by Takuya Harada, Christofer Erixon, and Joakim Björnberg, with lyrics by Hydrant. CDJournal described it as a cool dance tune that also has hard elements.^[4]

Track listing

Regular edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Calling"	s-Tnk Eltvo	Andreas Johansson Youwhich	Tomoki Ishizuka	4:01
2.	"Breathless"	Hydrant	Takuya Harada Christofer Erixon Joakim Björnberg	Hirofumi Sasaki	4:59
3.	"Alright!!" (オーライ!!)	Soluna	Figge Boström	Trevor Ingram	3:43
4.	"Full of Love"	Shun R.P.P	Dr. Hardcastle Iggy Strange Dahl	Taku Yoshioka	3:51
5.	"Calling" (Instrumental)				4:01
6.	"Breathless" (Instrumental)				4:59
7.	"Alright!!" (Instrumental)				3:43
8.	"Full of Love" (Instrumental)				3:51
Total length:					33:08

Limited edition A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Calling"	s-Tnk Eltvo	Johansson Youwhich	Ishizuka	4:01
2.	"Breathless"	Hydrant	Harada Erixon Björnberg	Sasaki	4:57
Total length:					8:58

Limited edition A – DVD

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Calling" (Music video)	Kensuke Kawamura[5]

Limited edition B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Breathless"	Hydrant	Harada Erixon Björnberg	Sasaki	5:57
2.	"Calling"	s-Tnk Eltvo	Johansson Youwhich	Ishizuka	4:01
Total length:					8:58

Limited edition B – DVD

No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Breathless" (Music video)	Hideaki Sunaga[6]

See also

• List of Oricon number-one singles of 2013