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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

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"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

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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

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Charts

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

Sales and certifications

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

References

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  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.
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