The Manpower!!!
"The Manpower!!!" (THE マンパワー!!!, The Manpawā!!!) is the twenty-fifth single of J-pop group Morning Musume. It also served as the last single of the last founding member of the group Kaori Iida.
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| Single by Morning Musume | ||||
| from the album Rainbow 7 | ||||
| Released | January 19, 2005 (JP) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 13:21 (CD) 26:00 (DVD) | |||
| Label | Zetima | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
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| "The Manpower!!!" on YouTube | ||||
It was released on January 19, 2005. There are two editions of the single. The limited edition was wrapped in a special package and had five photo cards with catalog number EPCE-5348. The regular edition has a catalog number EPCE-5349 and was contained with one photo card of the group on its first pressing.[1] On the same date, the Single V DVD of the single was released. It is stated on the DVD that featured videos has an aspect image of 4:3, but are actually in widescreen.
Overview
The song was the first official cheer song of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[1] It was written by producer Tsunku.[1]
Track listings
All lyrics are written by Tsunku.
CD
- "The Manpower!!!" (THE マンパワー!!!)
- "Love & Peace! Hero ga Yattekita" (ラヴ＆ピ～ス！HEROがやって来たっ。, Love & Peace! The Hero's Arrived)
- "The Manpower!!!" (Instrumental)
Single V DVD
- "The Manpower!!!"
- "The Manpower!!! (Another Edition)"
- "The Manpower!!! Making Eizō" (THE マンパワー!!!メイキング映像)
Personnel
- Kaori Iida – center vocals
- Mari Yaguchi – center vocals
- Rika Ishikawa – center vocals
- Hitomi Yoshizawa – main vocals
- Ai Takahashi – main vocals
- Asami Konno – minor vocals
- Makoto Ogawa – minor vocals
- Risa Niigaki – center vocals
- Miki Fujimoto – center vocals
- Eri Kamei – minor vocals
- Sayumi Michishige – minor vocals
- Reina Tanaka – center vocals
Members at time of single
- 1st generation: Kaori Iida (last single)
- 2nd generation: Mari Yaguchi
- 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa
- 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki
- 6th generation: Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
Chart performance
- #4 Japan Oricon Charts[2]
- #4 Japan CDTV[3]
References
- "Up-Front Works Official Website: The Manpower!!! (CD) entry" (in Japanese). Up-Front Works. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- "You Taiju: The Manpower!!! ranking" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- "CDTV: The Manpower!!! ranking" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-04-28.