Type A Cover
Released May 23, 2012
Genre J-Pop
Format CD Single, CD+DVD
Recorded 2012
Label You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
Producer ?
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【PV】真夏のSounds good ! ダイジェスト映像 AKB48 公式
AKB48 - Manatsu no Sounds good!
"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" (真夏のSounds Good!; Midsummer Sounds Good!) is the 26th major single (28th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: a limited type-A CD+DVD edition, a regular type-A CD+DVD edition, a limited type-B CD+DVD edition, a regular type-B CD+DVD edition, and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited type-A and type-B editions came with one of two national handshake event tickets, while all four limited and regular A/B editions came with a serial number to vote for a member to participate in AKB48's 27th single. As well, the theater edition came with an "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" release event handshake ticket and an election campaign picture of one member at random.
According to Oricon, the single sold 1,170,554 copies on its first day of release, beating their previous record of highest first-day sales with "Kaze wa Fuiteiru".
Tracklist
Type A CD Tracklist
- Manatsu no Sounds Good!
- Mittsu no Namida (3つの涙)
- Choudai, Darling! (ちょうだい、ダーリン!)
- Manatsu no Sound Good! (off vocal ver.)
- Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
- Choudai, Darling! (off vocal ver.)
Limited Type A Cover
Type A DVD Tracklist
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video)
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video -Dance ver.-)
- Mittsu no Namida (Music Video)
- Choudai, Darling! (Music Video)
- AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Shutsuba Member Profile Eizou <Type-A> (AKB48 27thシングル 選抜総選挙 出馬メンバープロフィール映像<Type-A>)
Regular Type B
Type B CD Tracklist
- Manatsu no Sounds Good!
- Mittsu no Namida
- Gugugatsu no Sora (ぐぐたすの空)
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (off vocal ver.)
- Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
- Gugutasu no Sora (off vocal ver.)
Limited Type B
Type B DVD Tracklist
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video)
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Music Video -Dance ver.-)
- Mittsu no Namida (Music Video)
- Gugutasu no Sora (Music Video)
- AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo Shutsuba Member Profile Eizou <Type-B> (AKB48 27thシングル 選抜総選挙 出馬メンバープロフィール映像<Type-B>)
Theater Edition
Theater Edition CD Tracklist
- Manatsu no Sounds Good!
- Mittsu no Namida
- Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (君のために僕は...)
- Manatsu no Sounds Good! (off vocal ver.)
- Mittsu no Namida (off vocal ver.)
- Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa... (off vocal ver.)
AKB48 Promoting Single
Selected Members
Manastu no Sounds Good!
- Team A: Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
- Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Yamauchi Suzuran
- Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena, Kizaki Yuria
- Team KII (SKE48): Takayanagi Akane
- Team E (SKE48): Kimoto Kanon
- Team N (NMB48): Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki
- Team M (NMB48): Jo Eriko
- Team H (HKT48): Kodama Haruka
"Mitsu no Namida"
Artist: Special Girls
- Team A: Iwasa Misaki, Ota Aika, Oya Shizuka, Nakata Chisato, Nakaya Sayaka, Maeda Ami, Matsubara Natsumi
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Uchida Mayumi, Umeda Ayaka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nito Moeno, Nonaka Misato
- Team B: Kobayashi Kana, Komori Mika, Sato Amina, Sato Sumire, Sato Natsuki, Suzuki Mariya, Chikano Rina, Masuda Yuka, Miyazaki Miho
- Team 4: Oba Mina, Tano Yuuka, Nakamura Mariko, Nagao Mariya
- Kenkyuusei: Izuta Rina, Omori Miyuu, Kojima Natsuki, Kobayashi Marina, Saeed-Yokota Erena, Sasaki Yukari, Natori Wakana, Hirata Rina, Fujita Nana, Muto Tomu, Morikawa Ayaka
"Choudai, Darling!"
Artist: Selection 10
- Team A: Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
- Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Kato Rena, Shimazaki Haruka
"Gugutasu no Sora"
Artist: Google+ Senbatsu
- Team A: Katayama Haruka, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Nakagawa Haruka
- Team K: Tanabe Miku, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Ishida Haruka, Kitahara Rie, Suzuki Shihori
- Team 4: Nakamata Shiori
- Team S (SKE48): Matsui Rena
- Team Kenkyuusei (SKE48): Matsumura Kaori
- Team N: Yamaguchi Yuuki, Yamamoto Sayaka
"Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa..."
Artist: Stage Fighter Senbatsu
- Team A: Iwasa Misaki
- Team K: Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
- Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Watanabe Mayu
- Team 4: Nagao Mariya
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | #1 1,170,554 |
#1 159,623 |
#1 101,704 |
#1 59,578 |
#1 56,708 |
#1 52,631 |
#1 | 1,616,795 |
| #1 21,792 |
#3 22,053 |
#2 19,838 |
#1 15,211 |
#1 12,169 |
#1 14,669 |
#1 16,117 |
#2 | 128,604 |
| #1 13,471 |
#5 | #5 | #5 | #5 | #4 | #4 | #4 | 35,550 |
| #5 | #16 | #12 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #4 | #38 | 9,837 |
| #3 | #17 | #16 | #11 | #9 | #9 | #10 | #13 | 6,612 |
| #9 | #27 | #27 | #19 | #18 | #12 | #15 | #23 | 4,381 |
| #9 | - | - | #28 | #27 | #25 | #23 | x | x,xxx |
| x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x,xxx |
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Total Reported Sales: 1,817,379*
Trivia
- First senbatsu of Abe Maria, Ichikawa Miori, Iriyama Anna, Iwata Karen, Kato Rena, Kawaei Rina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takahashi Juri, Takeuchi Miyu, Kizaki Yuria, Takayanagi Akane, Kimoto Kanon, Jo Eriko and Kodama Haruka
- First AKB48 single to have 36 senbatsu members. Previous singles had 16, 26, and 18.
- Biggest number of members from the same team in senbatsu (Team 4)
- First appearance of a HKT48 member in Senbatsu
- Biggest number of members from SKE48 and NMB48 in Senbatsu
- It is the last single to feature AKB48's ace Maeda Atsuko