Blind Love (song)

"Blind Love" is a Japanese-language song by the South Korean rock band CNBLUE, written and produced by Lee Jong-hyun and Vinyl House. It is their fifth major single in Japan under Warner Music Japan and their eighth overall. It was released on April 24, 2013, in 3 different editions.[1]

This article is about the CNBLUE song. For the Tom Waits song, see Rain Dogs.
"Blind Love"
Regular Edition cover
Single by CNBLUE
from the album What Turns You On?
B-side
  • "With Your Eyes"
  • "Greedy Man"
ReleasedApril 24, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreRock
Length4:04
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Lee Jong-hyun
Producer(s)
CNBLUE Japanese singles chronology
"Robot"
(2012)		 "Blind Love"
(2013)		 "Lady"
(2013)

Background

The single was announced by the group's Korean label, FNC Media, on March 1, via their official Japanese website.[1][2] On March 27, details about the single were revealed. It will be released in three different editions: two limited with a DVD and a regular CD only edition. Track list and jacket covers were also revealed.[3]

Editions

The single was released in three editions. Every edition comes with a different instrumental, different enclosed card with a serial code and a lottery ticket for a special event.

  • Limited edition type A: This edition includes the CD single, a DVD with the live concert "Music for All, All for One", held at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium on December 24, 2012, music video of "Blind Love" with a special feature from the recording of the music video, one lottery ticket for a special event and a serial code type A. This edition includes the instrumental of the song "With Your Eyes".[4]
  • Limited edition type B: This edition includes the CD single, a DVD with the special release event of the single "Robot", held in TFT Hall on December 23, 2012, two lottery tickets for a special event and a serial code type B. This edition includes the instrumental of the song "Greedy Man".[5]
  • Regular edition: This edition includes the CD single only and the instrumental of the song "Blind Love". First press editions of the single includes three lottery tickets for a special event and a serial code type C.[6]

Composition

The song was written by the member Lee Jong-hyun who also composed the song with Vinyl House. Lee Jong-hyun also wrote and composed the first b-side of the single, the song "With Your Eyes". The member Jung Yong-hwa wrote the second b-side of the single, "Greedy Man", and composed the song with Kim Jae-yang.

Track listing
Regular edition[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun4:04
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun 3:28
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang 3:27
4."Blind Love" (instrumental) Lee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun4:02
Total length:15:01
Limited edition type A[4]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun  
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
4."With Your Eyes" (instrumental) Lee Jong-hyun  
Limited edition type B[5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blind Love"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun, Vinyl HouseSuzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki, Kosuke Oba, Vinyl House, Lee Jong-hyun 
2."With Your Eyes"Lee Jong-hyunLee Jong-hyun  
3."Greedy Man"Jung Yong-hwaJung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
4."Greedy Man" (instrumental) Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jae-yang  
DVD – limited edition type A: "Music for All, All for One" Live @ National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium 2012.12.24[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Where You Are" 
2."Get Away" 
3."Have a Good Night" 
4."Wake Up" 
5."Robot" 
6."Time is Over" 
7."In My Head" 
8."Blind Love" (music video) 
9."Blind Love" (music video – special feature) 
DVD – limited edition type B: "Robot" Release Live @ TFT Hall 2012.12.23[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Robot" 
2."Get Away" 
3."The Way part 1 ~one time~" 
4."Where You Are" 
5."Time is Over" 
6."In My Head" 

Charts

In its first day of release the physical single debuted at number two in Oricon's daily chart with 35,773 copies sold, the highest first day ever from CNBLUE Japanese releases.

Oricon
Oricon Chart Peak Debut Sales Sales Total Chart Run
Daily Singles Chart 2 35,773 54,003+ [7] 9 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart 4 47,577
Monthly Singles Chart 9 50,141

Other charts
Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[8] 7
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[9] 4

Release history
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan April 24, 2013 CD single,[6] digital download Warner Music Japan

References
  1. "CNBLUE、2013年第一弾となる5thシングルリリース決定" (in Japanese). CNBLUE Japan. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. "CNBLUE、たまアリライブDVD / BDの翌月に5thシングル" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. "4月24日（水）発売の5th SINGLE「Blind Love」のジャケット写真＆収録曲の情報を公開！ / Warner Music Japan" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤A): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. "Amazon.com: Blind Love(初回限定盤B): 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. "Ｂｌｉｎｄ Ｌｏｖｅ ＣＮＢＬＵＥのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. "【周榜单】2013/06/24付周榜单（单曲top200）" (in Japanese). Oricon via baidu. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot 100/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot 100 for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales/ Billboard JAPAN (Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales for May 6th)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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