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{{Short description|2014 single by Dream5}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!
| cover      = Don Don Dooby Zoo Bah CD artwork.jpeg
| alt        = CD cover art, showing Jibanyan (left) and Sergeant Burly (right)
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Dream5]] featuring [[List of Yo-kai Watch characters|Sergeant Burly]]
| album      = Yo-kai Watch Music Best - First Season
| B-side     = Summer Rainbow
| released   = {{Start date|2014|10|29}}
| format     =
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[J-pop]]<ref name="JPop">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/ダン-ダン-ドゥビ-ズバー-single/930335417|title=ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー! - Single|language=Japanese|website=[[Apple Music]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>
| length     = 4:51
| label      = FRAME
| composer   =
| lyricist   =
| producer   =
* Takashi Takagi
* Tatsuo Higuchi
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
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| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Dream5]]
| type       = single
| prev_title = [[Break Out / Yōkai Taisō Dai Ichi|Yo-kai Exercise No. 1]]
| prev_year  = 2014
| title      = Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!
| year       = 2014
| next_title = [[Yo-kai Exercise No. 2]]
| next_year  = 2015
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|YP3EPySPmo4|"Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!"}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|"'''Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!'''"|ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー!|Dan Dan Dubi Zubā!|lead=yes}}, also known as "'''Dan Dan Dubi Zuba!'''", is the 13th single by Japanese co-ed group [[Dream5]]. Released on October 29, 2014, the song was a collaboration with the fictional character [[List of Yo-kai Watch characters|Sergeant Burly]] and was used as the second ending theme to the 2014 ''[[List of Yo-kai Watch (2014 TV series) episodes|Yo-kai Watch]]'' TV-series, replacing "[[Break Out / Yōkai Taisō Dai Ichi|Yo-kai Exercise No. 1]]".
"Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" had a positive commercial response, peaking at number one on the weekly [[Oricon Singles Chart]] and being certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ), indicating over 100 thousand sales.
== Background and release ==
Dream5 first began working on the ''Yo-kai Watch'' series with "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1",<ref name="RealSound">{{cite web|last=Matsushita|first=Hiroo|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2020/08/post-610535.html|title=大原優乃、なぜグラビアクイーンになった？ 名作『吐息』に見る、少女から大人への成長|website=Real Sound|language=Japanese|publisher=Blueprint|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref> which was the group's 12th single. Dream5's next single for the franchise ended up being "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!", which was intended to follow-up "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1".<ref name="Oricon">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/629865/products/1093675/1/|title=ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー!|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> The song's dances was choreographed by Lucky Ikeda, who had choreographed the dances for multiple other ''Yo-kai Watch'' songs, most notably "[[Gera Gera Po]]".<ref name="LuckyIkeda">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/47548/|title=『妖怪ウォッチ』大ヒットの裏にある、ラッキィ池田の"存在感"|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>
"Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" first appeared as the credits theme to both versions of ''[[Yo-kai Watch 2]]'' in Japan,<ref name="YKW2">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000109325|title=『妖怪ウォッチ』の快進撃。Dream5＋ブリー隊長、キング・クリームソーダ週間1、2位独占|website=Barks|language=Japanese|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> released July 10, 2014. A day later, the song debuted in the ''Yo-kai Watch'' [[anime]] series as the new ending theme, replacing "Yo-kai Exercise No. 1". The song was released as a CD later on October 29, under the FRAME label. To promote the release of the CD, Dream5 and people in costumes of ''Yo-kai Watch'' characters performed the song live at the Ario Nishiarai shopping center.<ref name="BARKSRelease">{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000109197|title=Dream5、新曲「ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー！」がデイリー1位発進。『妖怪ウォッチ』ED曲|website=Barks|language=Japanese|publisher=Japan Music Network|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> In December later the same year, "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" was used as the ending theme to ''[[Yo-kai Watch: The Movie]]''.<ref name="TheMovie">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/47568/|title=大人にウケている『妖怪ウォッチ』 実はシュールでブラック？|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 27, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
In 2015, "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" was included in the rhythm game ''[[Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version]]'', as one of the game's 10 songs.<ref name="JustDance">{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/10/yo-kai-watch-dance-only-10-songs|title=Yo-kai Watch Dance will only have 10 songs|website=Gematsu|date=October 18, 2015|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>
== Commercial performance ==
"Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" had a positive release in Japan, selling over 60 thousand units in its first week of release.<ref name="OriconArticle">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044067/full/|title=【オリコン】Dream5、10代男女40年ぶり1位 フィンガー5以来の快挙|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> A few days later, the song was ceritified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, indicating over 100 thousand sales.<ref name="RIAJ">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/riaj/open/open-record!file?fid=284|title=The Record vol. 661|format=PDF|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|page=15|date=December 2014|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> The song debuted at first place on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart for the week of November 10, 2014.<ref name="OriconArticle"/> The same week, the song debuted on the [[Billboard Japan Hot 100|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100]] chart at number 3.<ref name="Hot100">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2014-11-15|title=Japan Hot 100: The Week of November 15, 2014|website=[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> In total, the song made twenty-five appearances on the Oricon Singles Chart and four appearances on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Oricon"/><ref name="Hot100Appearances">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/index.php/charts/japan-hot-100/2014-12-05|title=Japan Hot 100: The Week of December 6, 2014|website=[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]|access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from the CD release of "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!" and [[Twitter]].<ref name="Personell">{{cite AV media|people=[[Dream5]]|date=October 29, 2014|title=''"ダン・ダン ドゥビ・ズバー!"''|trans-title=''Dan Dan Dubi Zuba!''|type=CD|language=Japanese|publisher=FRAME}}</ref><ref name="Twitter">{{cite tweet|author=[[Level-5 (company)|Level-5]]|user=YokaiWatchNews|number=764220027654381568|date=August 13, 2016|title=If Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah is stuck in your head all weekend, you can thank @Melyhutch @Alicyn & @BrentPndrgrs!|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>
* Takashi Takagi&nbsp;– producer
* Tatsuo Higuchi&nbsp;– producer
* [[Dream5]] &nbsp;– Japanese vocals
* [[Melissa Hutchison]]&nbsp;– English vocals
* [[Alicyn Packard]]&nbsp;– English vocals
* Brent Pendergrass&nbsp;– English vocals
* Kenichiro Kimura&nbsp;– coordination
* Lucky Ikeda&nbsp;– music video producer, choreography
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
|headline = CD single
|title1 = Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!
|length1 = 4:51
|title2 = Summer Rainbow
|length2 = 3:49
|title3 = Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!
|note3 = Karaoke
|length3 = 4:51
|title4 = Summer Rainbow
|note4 = Karaoke
|length4 = 3:49
|total_length = 17:20
}}
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|+ {{nobreak|Chart performance for "Don-Don-Dooby-Zoo-Bah!"}}
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Japan ([[Oricon]])<ref name="Oricon"/>
|1
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! scope="row"| Japan ([[Billboard Japan Hot 100|''Billboard'']])<ref name="Hot100"/>
|3
|}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|certref=<ref name="RIAJ"/>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
== References ==
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{{Yo-kai Watch|state=expanded}}
{{Number-one singles in Japan}}
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[[Category:2014 songs]]
[[Category:2014 singles]]
[[Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles]]
[[Category:J-pop songs]]
[[Category:Anime songs]]
[[Category:Yo-kai Watch]]