"Ring a Ding Dong" is Japanese musician Kaela Kimura's 16th physical single, released on June 9, 2010. The song was used in a wide-scale commercial campaign for NTT DoCoMo, which featured Kimura in the commercials.
Background This single is the first to be released after Kimura's hit song "Butterfly," and the first after the announcement of her marriage to Japanese actor Eita.
Music video
The music video was shot by director Takeshi Nakamura. It features Kimura in a brightly painted room with many doors, dancing to the song along with four dancers, dressed in maid's outfits and suits and holding umbrellas. Through the video, more and more exotically dressed dancers enter the room and begin dancing.
Track listing
*Tracks 2–9 live recordings from Kimura's Live Tour 2010 "5 Years" @ Nippon Budōkan (March 27/28 2010).
Chart rankings
+Weekly chart performance for "Ring a Ding Dong" Chart Peakposition Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay 1 Billboard Japan Hot 100 2 Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100 25 Oricon weekly singles 1 RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100 1 RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100 28 +Annual chart rankings for "Ring a Ding Dong" Chart (2010) RankJapan Adult Contemporary (Billboard Japan) 18 Reported sales and certifications Chart Amount Oricon physical sales (subscription only) 92,000 RIAJ shipping certification Gold (100,000) RIAJ ringtones Million (1,000,000) RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads Platinum (250,000) RIAJ PC downloads Gold (100,000)
See also List of Oricon number-one singles of 2010 List of number-one digital singles of 2010 (Japan)
References
External links Columbia "Ring a Ding Dong" profile