Dreamland (Bennie K song)

"Dreamland" is a Japanese-language song recorded by Japanese music duo Bennie K. It was released through For Life Music on June 8, 2005. The song was used in commercials for Coca-Cola, for which it was specifically written, starting in March 2005.[1] It quickly gained in popularity, prompting Bennie K's management to be flooded with inquiries about a potential release date.[1] Due to overwhelming fan demand and attention from the general public, Yuki and Cico reworked the song and released it as the lead single to their fourth studio album Japana-rhythm. The single became Bennie K's most successful single, with multiformat sales of 3 million units.

"Dreamland"
Single by Bennie K
from the album Japana-rhythm
ReleasedJune 8, 2005 (2005-06-08)
Genre
Length4:12
LabelFor Life Music
Songwriter(s)
Bennie K singles chronology
"Sunrise"
(2004)		 "Dreamland"
(2005)		 "Sky"
(2005)
Audio sample
"Dreamland"
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Chart performance

"Dreamland" debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart with 112,000 copies sold, behind Orange Range's "Onegai! Señorita".[2] It slid down to number 3 the following week where it stayed for three consecutive weeks, bringing its four-week total to just short of the 250,000 mark.[3] The single spent three more weeks within the top ten,[4] before falling off the top twenty a week later.[5] "Dreamland" charted for twenty-five weeks on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling a reported total of 349,000 copies during its run.[6] The single ranked at number 18 on the year-end chart and peaked at number 4 on the monthly chart, where it stayed for two straight months.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bennie K

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Dreamland"
  • Bennie K
  • Mine-Chang
4:12
2."Unity"
  • Bennie K
  • Mine-Chang
5;49
3."Tabibito" (旅人, "Traveller")
  • Bennie K
  • Hammer
4:37
Total length:14:38

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[7] 2
Japan Monthly Singles (Oricon)[8] 4
Japan Yearly Singles (Oricon)[9] 18

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Platinum 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[11]
Full-length ringtone 		2× Platinum 500,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[12]
Ringtone 		2× Million 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "BENNIE K、コカ・コーラCM曲を６月にリリース！". Barks. March 30, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. "オリコン 2005.6.20". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. "オリコン 2005.7.11". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  4. "オリコン 2004.8.1". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. "オリコン 2004.8.8". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  7. "Dreamland BENNIE K". Oricon. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  8. "オリコン(oricon)「2005年06月」の月間シングルCDランキング". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  9. "オリコン 2004年TOP100". Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  10. "Japanese single certifications – Bennie K – Dreamland" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Select 2005年6月 on the drop-down menu
  11. "Japanese ringtone certifications – Bennie K – Dreamland" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2021. Select 2006年10月 on the drop-down menu
  12. "Japanese ringtone certifications – Bennie K – Dreamland" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 10, 2021. Select 2007年7月 on the drop-down menu
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