Shout It Out (BoA song)

Shout It Out is BoA's 35th Japanese single. It was released on March 5, 2014, after being pushed back from February 26. it comes with 6 different formats, CD Only, CD+DVD A (Music Video), CD+DVD B (Dance Ver and making of), 2 versions of USBs,[2] and digital downloads. The 3 versions of CD+DVD and CD Only physical copies spell out B O A, respectively.

For other uses, see Shout It Out.
"Shout It Out"
Single by BoA
ReleasedMarch 5, 2014
Recorded2013
Genre
Length16:36
LabelAvex Trax
Producer(s)Lee Soo Man
BoA singles chronology
"Message / Call My Name"
(2013)		 "Shout It Out"
(2014)		 "Masayume Chasing"
(2014)

Music video

The full music video was premiered at Avex' official YouTube channel on January 21, 2014.[3]

The music video itself features a strong and heavy dance routine which was choreographed by Rino Nakasone and Mikey.[4] There were 3 outfits in total, 2 of them which were worn during dancing and singing parts, and the other one is a pink jacket with gray legging where she did a split in a dance showdown scene.

Special promotion

A special campaign, "Shout It Out" Window Showcase at Bershka was done on the release date,[5] which featured dancers dancing to "Shout It Out" dancing routine in Bershka building in Shibuya.

Critical reception

Shout It Out receives generally good reviews, MuuMuse states "those spitfire verses and that sizzling electro-pop production are more than enough to make this one an instant hit".[6] J-Pop Chitai also praises BoA's voice in 'close to me'[7] giving the single 3 stars out of five.

Track listing

CD
  1. Shout It Out
  2. close to me
  3. Shout It Out (Instrumental)
  4. close to me (Instrumental)

DVD A
  1. Shout It Out (Music Video - Original Version)

DVD B
  1. Shout It Out (Music Video - Dance Version)
  2. Shout It Out (Making of)

Chart performance
Release Chart Peak position Sales total
March 5, 2014 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 9
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 12 7,515
Billboard Japan Hot 100 37

References
  1. Stern, Bradley (January 21, 2014). "BoA Is Back With "Shout It Out"". MuuMuse. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. "Triangle Wheel: Shout It Out : Covers and gifts". 14 February 2014.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "BoA / Shout It Out". YouTube.
  4. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=215321718500330&story_fbid=684627061589298
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "『BoA "Shout It Out" Window Showcase at Bershka』ダイジェストムービー". YouTube.
  6. "BoA is Back with "Shout It Out"". 21 January 2014.
  7. "[Single review] BoA – Shout It Out | Jpop Chitai". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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