Must Be Now

"Must be now" is the 13th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. It was released on October 7, 2015.^[1] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[2] with 307,036 copies sold.^[3] It was the second best-selling single in Japan in October 2015, with 326,308 copies.^[4] It was also the eighteenth best-selling single of 2015 in Japan according to the Oricon Yearly Singles Chart, with 386,320 copies sold.^[5] As of February 22, 2016 it had sold 414,015 copies.^[6] It was also number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.^[7]

"Must be now"
Cover of Type-A regular edition.
Single by NMB48
Released	October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) (Japan)
Label	laugh out loud records
Songwriter(s)	K Carlos, Y Akimoto
NMB48 singles chronology
"Dorian Shōnen" (2015) "Must be now" (2015) "Amagami Hime" (2016)
Music video
Must Be Now (Dance version) on YouTube

An alternative dance shot version with full-size song was published on YouTube.

Track listing

Type-A

CD^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Must be now"
2.	"片想いよりも思い出を…"
3.	"夢に色がない理由/Team N"
4.	"Must be now (off vocal ver.)"
5.	"片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)"
6.	"夢に色がない理由/Team N (off vocal ver.)"

Type-B

CD^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Must be now"
2.	"片想いよりも思い出を…"
3.	"Good-bye, Guitar/Team M"
4.	"Must be now (off vocal ver.)"
5.	"片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)"
6.	"Good-bye, Guitar/Team M (off vocal ver.)"

Type-C

CD^[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Must be now"
2.	"片想いよりも思い出を…"
3.	"空腹で恋愛をするな/Team BII"
4.	"Must be now (off vocal ver.)"
5.	"片想いよりも思い出を… (off vocal ver.)"
6.	"腹で恋愛をするな/Team BII (off vocal ver.)"

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart)	1[1]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)	1[7]

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon Yearly Singles Chart)	18[5]

References

1. "Must be now(通常盤 Type-A)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年10月19日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. "Oricon Weekly Charts for 10/5 ~ 10/11". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. "月間 CDシングルランキング 2015年10月度". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
5. "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表！ 年間シングルランキング 1位～25位". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
6. "AKB48 売上 Must be now" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/10/19". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
8. "Must be now(通常盤 Type-B)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
9. "Must be now(通常盤 Type-C)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.