Love Machine (Morning Musume song)

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"Love Machine"
Single by Morning Musume
from the album 3rd-Love Paradise
Released September 9, 1999 (JP)
Format CD Single (8 cm & 12 cm)
Recorded 1999
Genre J-pop
Length 14:47 (8 cm CD)
Label Zetima
Producer Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Furusato"
(1999)		 "Love Machine"
(1999)		 "Koi no Dance Site"
(2000)

"Love Machine" (LOVEマシーン Rabu Mashiin?) is the seventh single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,646,630 copies, making it a massive hit (a #1 single in Japan) and their highest selling single. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. The single also marked the debut of the "Third Generation" member Maki Goto and the departure of Aya Ishiguro.

In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album Guilty Pleasures 3.[1] In 2009, the song was remade into Korean by South Korean girl group After School under the name "Dream Girl", and Avex Group posted a "RIKI version" by actor Riki Takeuchi on its official YouTube channel in celebration of the song's tenth anniversary[2].

Contents

[edit] Track listing

The lyricist, composer and producer of both songs is Tsunku. "Love Machine" was arranged by Dance☆Man, while "21seiki" was arranged by Shunsuke Suzuki.

[edit] 8 cm CD

This is the original edition of the single and has a catalog number, EPDE-1052.

  1. Love Machine (Loveマシーン?) – 5:02
  2. 21 Seiki (21世紀 21st century?) – 4:45
  3. Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental)?) – 5:01

[edit] LP

This edition has a catalog number, EPJE-5035.

  1. Love Machine (Loveマシーン?)
  2. Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental)?)
  1. Love Machine ~Analog Remix~ (Loveマシーン ～Analog Remix～?)
  2. Love Machine ~Analog Remix~ (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン ～Analog Remix～ (Instrumental)?)
  3. Secret Track (シークレットトラック?)

[edit] 12 cm CD

This edition was released as the 7th disc of the Early Single Box with catalogue number EPCE-5327 and as an individual release with catalog number EPCE-5319.

  1. Love Machine (Loveマシーン?)
  2. 21 Seiki (21世紀?)
  3. Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental)?)
  4. Love Machine (Early Unision Version) (Loveマシーン?)

[edit] Members at time of single

[edit] Musical personnel

[edit] LOVE Machine

  • Dance☆Man - Arranger
  • The Band☆Man
    • Hyu Hyu - Drums
    • Toca - Bass
    • Jump Man - Guitar
    • Bomb - Guitar
    • Wata-Boo - Keyboard
    • Stage Chakka Man - Percussion
    • D.J. Ichiro - Turntable
  • Tsunku - Chorus

[edit] 21 Seiki

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Guilty Pleasures III" (in Japanese). Universal Music LLC. http://www.universal-music.co.jp/scott_murphy/upch1634.html. Retrieved January 6, 2009. 
  2. ^ 竹内力の双子の弟!? RIKI / LOVEマシーン～RIKIバージョン～ Avex official YouTube channel, posted September 9, 2009 (requires Flash)

[edit] External links

  • Entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, LP entry (Japanese)
  • VHS entry on the Up-Front Works official website (Japanese)
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