Yoru ni Kakeru

"Yoru ni Kakeru" (Japanese: 夜に駆ける, "Racing into the Night") is the first song released by Japanese music duo Yoasobi. It was released on December 15, 2019, and was based on Thanatos no Yūwaku (Japanese: タナトスの誘惑, "Seduction of Thanatos"), a short story written by Mayo Hoshino (星野舞夜) published on the story hosting site Monogatary.[1]

"Yoru ni Kakeru"
Single by Yoasobi
from the album The Book
LanguageJapanese
English title"Racing into the Night"
ReleasedDecember 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)
Genre
Length4:21
LabelYoasobi
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
"Yoru ni Kakeru" (the Home Take) on YouTube

Reception

The song's music video was published on Ayase's YouTube channel on November 16, 2019 and its view count surpassed 20 million in 7 months.[2] Soon after its release, the song topped the popularity charts on Spotify and Line Music.[2][3][4] On June 1, 2020, the song also topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[6] 1
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] 1
Billboard Global 200[8] 16
Billboard Global Excl. US[9] 6

Year-end charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[10] 4
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] 1

Certifications

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Certifications for "Yoru ni Kakeru"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Platinum 250,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[13] Platinum 100,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
streaming-only figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "YOASOBI「ハルジオン」原作者・橋爪駿輝が語る、音楽と文学の融合「文章が別の形へ昇華されていくのはエキサイティング」". リアルサウンド ブック. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. "YOASOBI、デビュー曲「夜に駆ける」MVが1,000万回再生突破". Billboard JAPAN. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. "ロングタームは計算済?! YOASOBIの新しいヒットの仕方". Billboard JAPAN. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. "YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」がついに月間ランキング・BGMランキング1位に！「LINE MUSIC」4月の月間ランキングを発表". music.jpニュース. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "【ビルボード】YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」初の総合首位獲得、ピコ太郎・星野源に次ぐMV再生回数となる約1,400万再生をマーク". Billboard JAPAN. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. "週間　デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2020年06月08日付" [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking June 8, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. June 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. "Hot 100 [2020/06/01 付け]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. "【オリコン年間ランキング2020】嵐、総合で通算9度目の首位獲得 [デジタルシングル (単曲) ランキング　1位~10位]" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 25, 2020.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2020" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  12. "Certifications search results: Yoasobi (Digital platform)" (Enter "YOASOBI" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  13. "Certifications search results: Yoasobi (Digital streaming)" (Enter "YOASOBI" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
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