Soba ni Iru ne

2008 single by Thelma Aoyama
"Soba ni Iru ne"
Single by Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa
from the album DIARY
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2008 (JP)
GenreJ-pop, R&B
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)SoulJa
Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa singles chronology
"ONE WAY"
(2007) 		"Soba ni Iru ne"
(2008) 		"Nando Mo"
(2008)

Soba ni Iru ne (そばにいるね, I'm by Your Side) is Thelma Aoyama's second official single, released on January 23, 2008, featuring SoulJa. It is an answer song to her previous collaboration with SoulJa, "Koko ni Iru yo." B-side "My dear friend" was used as the ending theme to anime Shion no Ō, and the opening theme to television show Ryuuha-R.

The single reached the number 1 position on Japan's Oricon charts in its second week and sold over 450,000 compact discs. In addition, it sold over 7 million downloads, including 2 million complete downloads, by July 2008.[1] In September 2008, the Guinness World Records certified the song as "the best selling download single in Japan" for the number of full-track downloads.[2][3] On May 28, 2009, however, it was announced that the record was replaced by Greeeen's song "Kiseki".[4] It was later admitted by the Guinness World Records.[5]

It was also the best-selling download single on the iTunes Store 2008 yearly charts in Japan.[6]

Taiwanese band Da Mouth sang their cover version of "Koko ni Iru yo" on their album Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou.[7]

"Soba ni Iru ne" was also covered by Sly and Robbie on their album Amazing.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Soba ni Iru ne feat. SoulJa"
  2. "My dear friend"
  3. "This Day feat. Dohzi-T"

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak
position 		First week
sales 		Total
sales
January 23, 2008 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
January 23, 2008 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 50,158 464,835
January 23, 2008 Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 2
January 23, 2008 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 7 456,479

Total sales as of 11 February 2009 - 464,835

Certifications

Certifications for "Soba ni Iru ne"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[9] Gold 50,000,000†

† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "'Sobaniirune' hits 2 mil download mark". AllBusiness.com. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  2. ^ "Certificate". natalie. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  3. ^ 青山テルマ、ギネス認定…そばにいるね「日本で最も売れた着うたフル楽曲」 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  4. ^ 「キセキ」着うたフルＤＬでギネス申請 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  5. ^ "GReeeeN、「キセキ」がギネス認定" (in Japanese). Barks. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  6. ^ "2008年、「iTunes Store」で最もダウンロードされた楽曲が発表" (in Japanese). Barks. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  7. ^ 大嘴巴發新專輯 「王元口力口」耍神秘 (in Chinese). NOW news. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  8. ^ "Amazing American Version". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-12-12.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa – そばにいるね (Soba ni Iru ne; I'm by Your Side)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 27, 2022. Select 2022年11月 on the drop-down menu

External links

  • Official music video for "Soba ni Iru ne" from Universal Music Japan on YouTube