Miss Love Tantei
| "Miss Love Tantei" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by W | ||||
| A-side | "Miss Love Tantei" | |||
| B-side | "Friendship" | |||
| Released | September 7, 2005 (CD single) September 14, 2005 (DVD single) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 10:26 | |||
| Label | Zetima | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steven Lee, Joey Carbone | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
| W singles chronology | ||||
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| Limited edition with DVD | ||||
 Front cover of limited edition DVD. | ||||
"Miss Love Tantei" (Missラブ探偵, lit. Miss Love Detective) is the 6th single of W, released on September 7, 2005.
Background and release
"Miss Love Tantei" was composed by Los Angeles producers Joey Carbone and Steven Lee, the first time a songwriting team other than W's main producer, Tsunku, had written an original song for them.[1]
The single was released on September 7, 2005 under the Zetima label. "Friendship" was included as a B-side. A video single, referred as a "Single V", was released on September 14, 2005.[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by Hideo Kawatani and produced by Tetsushi Suehiro.[3] The music video stars Tsuji and Kago as a multitude of characters, including Cara and Mel, their characters from their 2005 musical, Mysterious Girl Detectives Cara & Mel: The Case of the Stolen Dangerous Violin, as they solve the mystery behind a stolen jewel.
Reception
Both the CD and DVD singles debuted at #13 in the Oricon Weekly Singles and DVD Charts and charted for 4 weeks.[4][2]
CD Journal praised the change in songwriting direction, calling "Miss Love Tantei" a "danceable track", as well as the rap interlude and the first press edition photo card "cute."[5]
Track listing
Single
All tracks are written by Joey Carbone
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Love Tantei (Missラブ探偵, Miss Rabu Tantei)" | Mera Morimura | Joey Carbone, Steven Lee | Moto G3 | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Friendship" | Mera Morimura | Joey Carbone | Moto G3 | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Miss Love Tantei" (Instrumental) | — | Joey Carbone, Steven Lee | Moto G3 | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 10:26 | ||||
DVD single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Love Tantei" | |
| 2. | "Miss Love Tantei" (Dance Shot Ver.) | |
| 3. | "Making Of (メイキング映像)" |
Charts
Single
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DVD single
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References
- ^ "Missラブ探偵". Up-Front Works (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-12-31.
- ^ a b c "シングルＶ「Ｍｉｓｓラブ探偵」". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-13.
- ^ "株式会社 ハッチ HATCH CORPORATION - WORKS" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ a b "Missラブ探偵". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-13.
- ^ "W（ダブルユー） - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
