Give Me Five!
2012 single by AKB48 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Give Me Five!" is the 25th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48.[1] It is also AKB48's fifth sakura-themed single, and their first single of 2012.[1] This single was released in Japan on February 15, 2012.[2]
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"Give Me Five!" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album 1830m | ||||
B-side |
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Released | February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15) (Japan) | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | J-pop, rock | |||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
Give Me Five! on YouTube | ||||
Sweet & Bitter (preview) on YouTube | ||||
Give Me Five! is AKB48's fifth sakura-themed single.[3] However, unlike the previous ones, this single's title doesn't contain the word sakura.[3]
The music video for the song Give Me Five! is a 34-minute Japanese television drama-like style video.[4] This video was directed by Shigemichi Sugita, and it stars AKB48 members Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Minami Takahashi.[4] Actor Takanori Jinnai also stars in the music video.[4]
Give Me Five sold approximately 967,000 copies on its debut day, thus making it AKB48's 12th single to achieve No.1 on the Oricon charts.[2]
Not to be confused with another song title, "Give me Five!" by Chihiro Yonekura, for the 3rd Fairy Tail OVA opening intro.