Heart Electric
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"Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ, Hāto Ereki, also "Heart Ereki"[1]) is the 33rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on October 30, 2013.[2][3] The participating members for the title track were given English nicknames.[2][3] The single reached number one on Oricon and Billboard's weekly charts.
Promotion and release
During AKB48's annual rock-paper-scissors tournament held at the Nippon Budokan area on September 18, 2013, AKB48 announced the lineup for "Heart Electric", and the release date of October 30. Haruna Kojima was announced last and come out with a red skirt in contrast to the blue skirts of the other members; this indicated that she was the center of the single. This marks Kojima's first time as a solo center. The group then performed the song and introduced themselves with English nicknames.[2][3]
The single will be released in nine editions: four regular, four limited, and a theater edition.[2] The limited editions contain a ticket for a handshake event and a randomly selected sticker of one of the 16 nicknamed girls.[n 1] The regular editions are the same as the limited editions except that they contain one of 48 photos instead of the handshake ticket.[n 2] The Type-K edition has a DVD documentary about the graduation of Sayaka Akimoto.[n 3]
Musical style, writing, composition
The song was done by RoopSounds, who had previously done "Skirt, Hirari". The music is described as being like a marching band. During the performance, Kojima does a roll-call of some of the participants, each of whom has an English nickname. This was explained as being according to band protocols.[3]
Music video
The music video for Heart Electric was directed by Shusuke Kaneko who is known for the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and the live-action film adaptation of Death Note. The video premiered at the group's handshake event at the Osaka Dome. It is described as girls competing for individuality in a band called "The G. Fingers". Kojima, who plays Michelle, said that “there were a lot of scenes we shot for the music video, and remembering all the nicknames for the band members was really difficult."[4]
Instead releasing a normal MV, a dance shot version with an entire song was uploaded on YouTube.
Track listing
Type A
| No. | Title | Performance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ) | ||
| 2. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力) | Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) | |
| 3. | "Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss)" (キスまでカウントダウン) | Team A | |
| 4. | "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.) | ||
| 5. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.) | ||
| 6. | "Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss) off vocal ver." (キスまでカウントダウン off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) | |
| 3. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速と動体視力 Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss) Music Video" (キスまでカウントダウン Music Video) |
Type K
| No. | Title | Performance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ) | ||
| 2. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力) | Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) | |
| 3. | "Sasameyuki Regret (Light snowfall regret)" (細雪リグレット) | Team K | |
| 4. | "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.) | ||
| 5. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.) | ||
| 6. | "Sasameyuki Regret off vocal ver." (細雪リグレット off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) | |
| 3. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速と動体視力 Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Sasameyuki Regret Music Video" (細雪リグレット Music Video) | |
| 5. | "Sayaka Akimoto graduation documentary: Between strength and weakness" (秋元才加 卒業ドキュメント「強さと弱さの間で」) |
Type B
| No. | Title | Performance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ) | ||
| 2. | "Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!" (君だけにChu! Chu! Chu!) | てんとうむChu! | |
| 3. | "Tiny T-shirt" | Team B | |
| 4. | "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.) | ||
| 5. | "Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! off vocal ver." (君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! off vocal ver.) | ||
| 6. | "Tiny T-shirt off vocal ver." |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (Template:ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) | |
| 3. | "Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! Music Video" (君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Tiny T-Shirt Music Video" | |
| 5. | "Tentoumu Chu! documentary" (てんとうむChu! ドキュメント) |
Type 4
| No. | Title | Performance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ) | ||
| 2. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力) | Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) | |
| 3. | "Seijun Philosophy (Innocent Philosophy)" (清純フィロソフィー) | Team 4 | |
| 4. | "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.) | ||
| 5. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.) | ||
| 6. | "Seijun Philosophy off vocal ver." (清純フィロソフィー off vocal ver.) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) | |
| 2. | "Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (Template:ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) | |
| 3. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速と動体視力 Music Video) | |
| 4. | "Seijun Philosophy Music Video" (清純フィロソフィー Music Video) | |
| 5. | "Team 4・Kenkyuusei Auditions 〜The Feelings that you want to tell before Graduation〜" (チーム4・研究生オーディション ～卒業を前に伝えたい想いがある～) |
Theater
| No. | Title | Performance | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ) | ||
| 2. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力) | Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) | |
| 3. | "Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium (Your eyes planetarium)" (君の瞳はプラネタリウム) | AKB48 Kenkyusei (AKB48研究生) | |
| 4. | "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.) | ||
| 5. | "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.) | ||
| 6. | "Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium off vocal ver." (君の瞳はプラネタリウム off vocal ver.) |
Personnel
"Heart Electric"
The title track is sung by 16 members; each girl has been given an English nickname:[2][3]
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"Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku"
The song is performed by Under Girls.
Center : Rena Kato, Akari Suda.[5]
- Team A: Karen Iwata, Ayaka Kikuchi, Sumire Sato, Juri Takahashi
- Team K: Rie Kitahara, Asuka Kuramochi, Tomu Muto
- Team B: Miori Ichikawa, Ayaka Umeda, Mina Oba, Rena Kato
- SKE48 Team S: Yuria Kizaki
- SKE 48 Team KII: Akane Takayanagi, Akari Suda
- SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto, Nao Furuhata
- NMB48 Team M: Fuuko Yagura
- HKT48 Team H: Haruka Kodama, Sakura Miyawaki
- JKT48 Team J/ AKB48 Team B: Aki Takajo
"Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!"
Performed by Tentoumu Chu! (てんとうむChu!):
- Team 4: Nana Okada, Mako Kojima, Miki Nishino
- SKE48 Kenkyuusei: Ryoha Kitagawa
- NMB48 Kenkyuusei: Nagisa Shibuya
- HKT48 Kenkyuusei: Meru Tashima, Mio Tomonaga
Charts
Billboard charts
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] | 1 |
Oricon charts
| Release | Oricon Singles Chart | Peak position | Debut sales (copies) | Sales total (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2013 | Daily Chart | 1[7] | 1,020,800 | 1,203,586 |
| Weekly Chart | 1[8] | 1,203,586 | ||
| Monthly Chart | 1 | 1,203,586 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] | 10 |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[10] | 7 |
| Oricon yearly singles[11] | 3 |
Release history
| Date | Version | Catalog | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2013 | Type-A | First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90235~6)[n 1] Regular Edition (KIZM-235~6)[n 2] |
CD+DVD | King Records |
| Type-K | First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90237~8)[n 7] Regular Edition (KIZM-237~8)[n 3] | |||
| Type-B | First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90239~40)[n 8] Regular Edition (KIZM-239~40)[n 4] | |||
| Type-4 | First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90263~4)[n 9] Regular Edition (KIZM-263~4)[n 5] | |||
| Theater | Regular Version (NMAX-1158)[n 6] | CD |
SNH48 version
| "Heart Electric" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Kondo Koso Ecstasy" "Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita" "Zero-sum Taiyō" "Gingham Check" |
"Heart Electric" (Chinese: 心电感应, Pinyin: Xīndiàn gǎnyìng) was redone in Mandarin for AKB48's sister group in China, SNH48, as the group's fourth single. It was available for ordering on March 12 in the SNH48 official online store.[12]
Notes
References
- Release information
- ^ a b "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type A 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b c d "ハート・エレキ TypeA 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b c d "ハート・エレキ TypeK 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b c "ハート・エレキ TypeB 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b c "ハート・エレキ Type4 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ a b ハート・エレキ ＜劇場盤＞ (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type K 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type B 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type 4 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- Other references
- ^ "Japan Hot 100 - 2013 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e "AKBこじはる、8年目で初センター！ 新曲「ハート・エレキ」初お披露目 (ＡＫＢ４８) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
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- ^ "【オリコン】AKB48が史上初の14作連続ミリオン B'zの記録を17年ぶり更新" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
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- ^ "2013年のCDシングル年間ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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