" (Kaze no Mukou e in Japanese, translates to "Beyond the Wind") is the twenty third single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. It was released on August 20, 2008, in three editions; a normal edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited edition both containing a DVD with a music video of one of the A-side tracks. This is the group's first double A-side single in 4 years since their 13th single Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero. The regular edition release is the first once since the single "Nice na Kokoroiki" in 2002 to not have the members featured in the cover.

The single is currently the group's 2nd best selling single behind their debut single A・RA・SHI. As of October 8th, 2008, it has sold an estimated 601,703 copies thus making it to be the 1st single for the year to cross the 600,000 mark in less than 2 months.

"truth / Kaze no Mukou e" is currently Japan's top selling single for the year 2008.

Single Information

"truth"

The song is the theme song of the television drama , which starred Arashi member Satoshi Ohno in his first lead role, and fellow Johnny's Entertainment talent, Ikuta Toma. The promotional video premiered on August 7, 2008. The song, which was been described as a fast-paced dance number, has a "dark" feel to it, similar to the drama's setting and atmosphere.

• Lyrics and composed by: HYDRANT
• Arranged by: Wataru Maeguchi

"Kaze no Mukou e"

The song is the theme song for NTV's 2008 Summer Olympics Coverage which featured Sakurai Sho as the main caster. The promotional video premiered on August 8, 2008, in time for the opening ceremony. Prior to the video's release, News Zero ran a feature featuring Sakurai writing and recording the song. Arashi also sang the theme song for NTV's coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games four years earlier, with the song "Hero". In stark contrast to "truth", "Kaze no mukou e" which translates to "Beyond the Wind", is a more upbeat pop song that, in tradition with other songs used by Japanese broadcasters for their respective Olympic coverage, tries to inspire athletes.

• Lyrics: Shinya Tada
• Rap Lyrics: Sakurai Sho
• Composed by: Pippi Svensson, Anders Dannvik
• Arranged by: Hans Johnson

"Smile"

• Lyrics and composed by: Erik Lidbom, youth case
• Arranged by: Jin Kitagawa
• The song is the image song used for Tongari Corn (House Foods) commercial with Arashi members as the endorsers.

Track listing

• Normal Edition Track listing

Track #	Track Title	Length
1	"truth"	4:51
2	"Kaze no Mukou e" (風の向こうへ)	3:47
3	"Smile"	3:39
4	"truth" (Karaoke)	4:51
5	"Kaze no Mukou e" (Karaoke) (風の向こうへ)	3:47
6	"Smile" (Karaoke)	3:39

• Limited Edition A Track listing

Track #	Track Title	Length
1	"truth"	4:51
2	"Kaze no Mukou e" (風の向こうへ)	3:47

• Limited Edition A DVD Track listing

Track #	Track Title
1	"truth"

• Limited Edition B Track listing

Track #	Track Title	Length
1	"Kaze no Mukou e" (風の向こうへ)	3:47
2	"truth"	4:51

• Limited Edition B DVD Track listing

Track #	Track Title
1	"Kaze no Mukou e" (風の向こうへ)

Sales

The single debuted at the top spot on the Japanese chart with total index sales figure of 119,227 (an estimated 208,647 copies sold) which surpassed the first day sales indexes for their previous singles released during the year ("Step and Go" with 107,689 copies sold; and "One Love" with 74,610). Also during the single's week of release, was the eighth and final week of "One Love" in the Oricon Top 10, the first time two Arashi singles shared spots in the weekly Top 10. The single sold an estimated 467,288 copies in its first week, overtaking fellow Johnny's boyband KAT-TUN's first week sales of their 7th single Don't U Ever Stop (381,672 copies), making it the biggest first week sales for a single in Japan in 2008. "truth" also debuted at the United World Charts at the number 5.

"truth / Kaze no Mukou e" is certified Double Platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 500,000 copies in Japan .

Oricon sales chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total
August 20, 2008	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	#1	208,647
August 27, 2008	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	#1	467,288
September 2008	Oricon Monthly Singles Chart	#1	588,687
TBD	Oricon Yearly Singles Chart	TBD	---

• Daily index sales: Day 1 = 119,227; Day 2 = 66,067; Day 3 = 28,046; Day 4 = 16,587; Day 5 = 14,215; Day 6 = 12,674; Day 7 = 6,744 ~end
• Weekly total sales: Week 1 = 467,288; Week 2 = 63,535; Week 3 = 29,143; Week 4 = 17,272; Week 5 = 11,449; Week 6 = 7,924; Week 7 = 5,092

Billboard charts (Japan)

Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay only includes the song, "truth".

Release	Chart	Peak Position
August 20, 2008	Hot 100	#1
August 20, 2008	Hot 100 Airplay	#10
August 20, 2008	Hot Single Sales	#1

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