Manatsu no Sounds Good!
2012 single by AKB48 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" (真夏のSounds good !, "Midsummer 'Sounds good !'")[note 1] is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012.[1][2]
Quick Facts Single by AKB48, from the album Tsugi no Ashiato ...
"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | ||||
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Single by AKB48 | ||||
from the album Tsugi no Ashiato | ||||
B-side | "Mittsu no Namida" | |||
Released | May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23) (Japan) | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) | |||
Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Dance Ver.) on YouTube | ||||
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In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies according to Oricon and became AKB48's bestselling single.[3] In August 2012, it was certified "2 Million" by RIAJ.[4] On December 30, 2012, the song won the Grand Prix at the 54th Japan Record Awards, making this their second consecutive win for the group.[5]
The single is Atsuko Maeda and Asuka Kuramochi's final senbatsu recording with the group.[1][2]