Don't U Ever Stop
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- w/out notice??
- Natsu no Basho
- Lovejuice
- Parasite
- Ai no Hana
- Smack
- (all available on limited editions only)
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| Single by KAT-TUN | ||||
| from the album Break the Records: By You & For You | ||||
| A-side | "Don't U Ever Stop" | |||
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| Released | May 14, 2008 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | J-One Records JACA-5092 (Limited Edition 1) JACA-5093 (Limited Edition 2) JACA-5094 (Limited Edition 3) JACA-5095 (Regular Edition) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | SPIN, JOKER, Shusui, Fredrik Hult, | |||
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"Don't U Ever Stop" is the seventh single by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and the first single from their fourth studio album, Break the Records: By You & For You. The single was released in four editions and as such features four different covers; the three limited editions featured two solo songs (and its instrumental tracks) from two members each.[1]
The first single with no tie-ins to commercials or television dramas since "Real Face", "Don't U Ever Stop" was released on May 14, 2008 and became KAT-TUN's seventh consecutive single to debut at number 1.[1] The single was the eight bestselling single in Japan according to Oricon for 2008.
The single is co-written by SPIN, a frequent songwriter for KAT-TUN who is also known for writing hit singles for Arashi ("Kitto Daijōbu", "Love so sweet", "Pikanchi Double" and "Hero" all reached number 1). The track's music was composed by Shusui, Fredrik Hult, Carl Utbult and additional arrangement was done by Yukihide "YT" Takiyama. The solo tracks featured on the three limited editions are "w/o notice??" (sung by Kazuya Kamenashi), "Natsu no Basho (夏の場所)" (Junnosuke Taguchi), "LOVEJUICE" (Jin Akanishi), "PARASITE" (Koki Tanaka), "Ai no Hana (愛の華)" (Tatsuya Ueda) and "SMACK" (Yuichi Nakamaru).
Release and promotion
KAT-TUN performed the song on television for the first time on Music Station on April 25, 2008 and again on May 2, 2008. The group returned to the show on May 16 to sing it for the third time as part of a medley which included each of their respective solo songs. On May 11, Taguchi and Ueda appeared and performed the song on their kōhai Hey! Say! JUMP's variety show, Hi! Hey! Say, while Tanaka was a guest performer on HSJ's other show, Show wa Hey! Say!, the day after. All three rejoined the rest of the group on May 12 to perform on Fuji TV's Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ. Two days later, the band debuted the song on their own show, Cartoon KAT-TUN—the same day the single was released in Japan. On May 15, KAT-TUN made their fourth appearance on SMAP member Masahiro Nakai's Utaban and a day later, sang on Shounen Club Premium.