Silent Majority (song)

is the debut single by the Japanese female idol group Keyakizaka46. It was released in Japan on 6 April 2016 on the label Sony Records.

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Yurina Hirate.

The single was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart, with 261,580 copies sold, which is the No.1 debut song for female artist. It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan weekly chart and number-ten in yearly chart. It also has spent 149 weeks on the chart, which makes it sixth among the most weeks spent on the chart.

Release history In February 2016 it was revealed that Keyakizaka46 would release their first single on April 6, 2016. Its title was later revealed to be "Silent Majority". It was also revealed that the title song would be used in a TV commercial for a mobile application named Mechakari.

The single was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, and a "Regular edition". All versions, except the regular edition, include a DVD with music videos. The cover photo was taken in the Shibuya River.

Music video The choreography for the title track was created by Takahiro Ueno. The music video for it was directed by and taken at the construction site near Shibuya Station.

Track listings All lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, all music composed by Bugbear.

Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Regular Edition

Members

"Silent Majority" Center: Yurina Hirate 1st row: Rika Watanabe, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi 2nd row: Mizuho Habu, Rika Ozeki, Akane Moriya, Yūka Sugai, Manaka Shida, Risa Watanabe 3rd row: Fuyuka Saito, Nana Oda, Rina Uemura, Nanako Nagasawa, Minami Koike, Shiori Sato, Aoi Harada, Nanami Yonetani, Nijika Ishimori

"Te o Tsunaide Kaerōka" Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

"Yamanotesen" Yurina Hirate

"Shibuyagawa" Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi

"Noriokureta Bus" Center: Neru Nagahama (Hiragana Keyakizaka46)

Back dancer: Yui Imaizumi, Yui Kobayashi, Miyu Suzumoto, Yurina Hirate, Rika Watanabe（Keyakizaka46）

"Kimi ga Inai" Nijika Ishimori, Yui Imaizumi, Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nana Oda, Minami Koike, Yui Kobayashi, Fuyuka Saito, Shiori Sato, Manaka Shida, Yuuka Sugai, Miyu Suzumoto, Nanako Nagasawa, Mizuho Habu, Aoi Harada, Yurina Hirate, Akane Moriya, Nanami Yonetani, Rika Watanabe, Risa Watanabe

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peakposition Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1 Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Peakposition Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart) 14 Billboard Japan Hot100 10 Chart (2017) Peakposition Billboard Japan Hot100 10 Billboard Japan Download 22 Billboard Japan Streaming 16

All-time charts Chart (2008–2022) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100) 39

References

Silent Majority (song)

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