Yoru ni Kakeru

"Yoru ni Kakeru" (夜に駆ける, lit. "Racing into the Night") is the debut single by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their debut extended play, The Book (2021). It was released on December 15, 2019, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The song was based on Thanatos no Yūwaku (lit."An Invitation from Thanatos"), a short story by Mayo Hoshino, which was published on the creative writing social media Monogatary.com, and won the Sony Music Award, and the Grand Prize from Monocon 2019.[1]

"Yoru ni Kakeru"
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Into the Night"
ReleasedDecember 15, 2019
GenreJ-pop
Length4:21
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Yoru ni Kakeru"
(2019)		 "Ano Yume o Nazotte"
(2020)
Music video
"Yoru ni Kakeru" on YouTube
"Into the Night" on YouTube

The song and story depicts a man who is fascinated by a personification of death, Thanatos, who sent him a message "goodbye" and he tries to stop his girlfriend from suicide by jumping from height.[2] The Hatsune Miku version of the song was included on member Ayase's EPs Ghost City Tokyo (2019), and Mikunoyoasobi (2021). The English version translated by Konnie Aoki, titled "Into the Night", was released on July 2, 2021, as Yoasobi's first English song.[3]

Reception

An accompanying music video of "Yoru ni Kakeru" was published on Ayase's YouTube channel on November 16, 2019 and its view count surpassed 10 million in 5 months.[4] Soon after its release, the song topped the popularity charts on Spotify and Line Music,[4][5][6] as well as went viral on social media such as TikTok during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan began.[7][8]

"Yoru ni Kakeru" first debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the issue dated March 30, 2020.[9] and peaked at number one two months later.[10] The song topped the chart for three consecutive weeks,[11] total six weeks.[12] The song finished 2020 as the year's top Japan Hot 100 song, becoming the first single not released on CD to top the year-end chart.[13] The song was certified diamond for streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), exceeding 500 million streams in Japan, on October 25, 2021, making it the first ever song to do so in RIAJ history.[14] On September 13, 2023, Billboard Japan reported that "Yoru ni Kakeru" became the first ever song to surpass 1 billion streams in the chart history.[15]

Live performances

On May 15, 2020, Yoasobi's member Ikura appeared on the YouTube channel The First Take to perform the re-arranged version of "Yoru ni Kakeru", as The Home Take.[16] Yoasobi, as a duo with band members, gave the televised debut performance of "Yoru ni Kakeru" at 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on December 31,[17] filmed at Bookshelf Theater, Kadokawa Culture Center.[18] During their debut EP The Book promotion, they performed the song at CDTV Live! Live! on January 18, alongside "Encore",[19] and Music Station on January 22.[20]

Accolades
Awards and nominations for "Yoru ni Kakeru"
Award ceremony Year Award Result Ref.
JASRAC Awards 2023 Silver Prize Won [21]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2020 Song of the Year Won [22]
Space Shower Music Awards 2021 Song of the Year Won [23]

Track listing
  • Digital download and streaming
  1. "Yoru ni Kakeru" (夜に駆ける) – 4:21
  • Digital download and streaming (English version)
  1. "Into the Night" – 4:22
  1. "Yoru ni Kakeru" – From the First Take – 4:08

Credits and personnel
  • Ayase – songwriter, producer
  • Ikura – vocals
  • Takeruru – guitar
  • Mayo Hoshino – based story writer
  • Takayuki Saitō – vocal recording
  • Masahiko Fukui – mixing
  • Hidekazu Sakai – mastering
  • Nina Ai – music video animation, cover artwork design

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for "Yoru ni Kakeru"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[40] 3× Platinum 750,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[41] Diamond 500,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Yoru ni Kakeru"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various December 15, 2019
Original (Japanese) Sony Japan [42]
October 29, 2021 English ("Into the Night") [43]
September 21, 2023 From the First Take [44]

See also

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