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"Pa Pa Ya!!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal featuring Thai rapper F. Hero. It was first released as a digital single on June 28, 2019.
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| Single by Babymetal featuring F. Hero | ||||
| from the album Metal Galaxy | ||||
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| Released | June 28, 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Siammetal | |||
| Producer(s) | Kobametal | |||
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| "Pa Pa Ya!!" on YouTube | ||||
"Pa Pa Ya!!" was released worldwide on June 28, 2019, just ahead of the band's performance at Yokohama Arena the same day.[1] The song was also released as a bonus CD to the box set Metal Resistance Episode VII – Apocrypha: The Chosen Seven.[2]
As Moametal states, "Pa Pa Ya!!" has a fun performance, and is the first of their songs to feature a rap section.[3]
Similar to other Babymetal songs, "Pa Pa Ya!!" gathers influence from various genres while preserving the band's J-pop and electronic music.[4] With its name referring to the papaya, "Pa Pa Ya!!" contains components of southern lands, Japanese festivals, and a chaotic tune, for a "hot upper tune" in the summer.[1] The song is composed of an "infectious synth line", "bouncy guitar riffs", and vocals repeatedly yelling "Pa pa ya", with the tune showcasing Su-metal and Moametal singing around each other in contrast to the chants and guitars. F.Hero raps a verse which provides elements of nu-metal,[5] and applying "horror-esque synths" against the bubblegum chorus.[4]
"Pa Pa Ya!!" charted on the Oricon Digital Singles weekly chart at number 17 for the week of July 8, 2019, with first-week sales of 6,460 equivalent units,[6] and peaked on the daily chart at number two on June 28, 2019.[7] The song also debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on July 8, 2019,[8] and peaked at number 56 the following week.[9] In the United States, "Pa Pa Ya!!" charted on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart at number twelve on the week of July 13, 2019.[10]
The music video for "Pa Pa Ya!!", filmed during a live performance at Yokohama Arena,[11] was released on July 1, 2019.[12][13] Showcasing a debut performance of the song during the concert Babymetal Awakens: The Sun Also Rises on June 29, 2019,[14] the live performance and music video featured a guest appearance by F. Hero, who had hinted at a performance in Japan, earlier on June 1, 2019.[15] The video showcases the summer and festive themes of the song, in front of an audience waving swinging towels all around Yokohama Arena.[16] Su-metal and Moametal performed in "shimmering outfits" with one other dancer, Kano Fujihira of Sakura Gakuin,[17] the idol group in which Babymetal was formerly a sub-unit, in the iconic trio for the show, backed by the supporting Kami Band.[18]
Digital download[19]
UK & Europe digital EP[20]
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| Japan | June 28, 2019 | CD | BMD Fox Records | [2] |
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