The Manpower!!!
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| "The Manpower!!!" | ||||
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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 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tsunku | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
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| "The Manpower!!!" on YouTube | ||||
"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.
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[edit]
The song was the first official cheer song of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[1] It was written by producer Tsunku.[1]
Track listings[edit]
All lyrics are written by Tsunku.
CD[edit]
- "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[edit]
- "The Manpower!!!"
- "The Manpower!!! (Another Edition)"
- "The Manpower!!! Making Eizō" (THE マンパワー!!!メイキング映像)
Personnel[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- #4 Japan Oricon Charts[2]
- #4 Japan CDTV[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "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.
