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Love Machine (Morning Musume song)

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"Love Machine"
Song

"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.

Legacy

In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album Guilty Pleasures 3.[2] 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.[3]

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.

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

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)

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)

Members at time of single

Personnel

References

  1. ^ 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧　1999年. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  2. ^ "Guilty Pleasures III" (in Japanese). Universal Music LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  3. ^ 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)
Preceded by Oricon Weekly number one single
September 20, 1999 - September 27, 1999 - October 4, 1999 		Succeeded by
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