Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)

"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)"
"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)"
Single by Tak Matsumoto Group
from the album TMG I
B-side	"Trapped"
Released	March 31, 2004
Genre	Hard rock
Length	15:40
Label	Vermillion
Composer(s)	Tak Matsumoto
Lyricist(s)	Eric Martin, Jack Blades
Producer(s)	Tak Matsumoto

"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" (stylized as "Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~") is the only single by Japan-based supergroup Tak Matsumoto Group, released on March 31, 2004.[1] It was used as the theme song for TV Asahi Network Sports 2004.[2]

The single debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 95th best-selling single of 2004.[3][4] It later went gold in April.

Promotion and release

The song was first previewed by B'z, Tak Matsumoto's band, on their website on March 21, 2004, ten days before the single released.[5] The song was then played live on various TV shows, including Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and Music Station Special.[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by Tak Matsumoto

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)"	Eric Martin, Jack Blades	4:09
2.	"Trapped"	Martin, André Pessis	3:41
3.	"Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)" (Karaoke)		4:09
4.	"Trapped" (Karaoke)		3:41
Total length:			15:40

Personnel

Tak Matsumoto Group

Tak Matsumoto – guitars, rap on "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)"
Eric Martin – lead vocals
Jack Blades – bass

Additional musicians

Brian Tichy – drums
Shinichiro Ohta – background vocals on "Trapped"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[3]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Japan (Oricon)[4]	95

Certifications

Certifications for "Oh Japan (Our Time Is Now)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[7]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"B'z、松本孝弘の新プロジェクト、シングルのリリースが決定". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-02-13. Archived from the original on 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
"B'z、松本孝弘と海外の有名ミュージシャンによる夢のユニットが始動". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-02-11. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
"OH JAPAN～OUR TIME IS NOW～ | 松本孝弘". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
"年間シングルランキング 2004年度 91位～100位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
"B'z、TMGのシングル試聴開始". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-03-21. Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
"B'z、松本が新バンドでTVに出演". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-03-15. Archived from the original on 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
"Japanese single certifications – TMG – Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.

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[1] "B'z、松本孝弘の新プロジェクト、シングルのリリースが決定". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-02-13. Archived from the original on 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[2] "B'z、松本孝弘と海外の有名ミュージシャンによる夢のユニットが始動". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-02-11. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[:0-3] "OH JAPAN～OUR TIME IS NOW～ | 松本孝弘". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[:1-4] "年間シングルランキング 2004年度 91位～100位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[5] "B'z、TMGのシングル試聴開始". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-03-21. Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2023-01-28.

[6] "B'z、松本が新バンドでTVに出演". VIBE (in Japanese). 2004-03-15. Archived from the original on 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2023-01-28.

[JapanTMGOh_Japan_~Our_Time_Is_Now~singleCertRef-7] "Japanese single certifications – TMG – Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.