"Help Me!!" | ||||
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![]() Regular Edition A cover | ||||
Single by Morning Musume | ||||
from the album The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ | ||||
B-side |
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Released | January 23, 2013 | (Japan)|||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:39 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | ||||
Morning Musume singles chronology | ||||
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Music videos | ||||
"Help Me!!" on YouTube | ||||
""Help Me!! (Dance Shot Ver.)" on YouTube |
"Help Me!!" is the 52nd single by the J-pop group Morning Musume, released in Japan on January 23, 2013.[1]
Release details
[edit]"Help Me!!" will be the first single by Morning Musume on which Sakura Oda participates.[2][3]
The single will be released in eight versions: regular editions A and B and six limited editions: A, B, C, D, E, and F. The Limited Editions A, B, and C will come with a bonus DVD, all the other edition will be CD-only. Also, all the limited editions will include an entry card for the lottery to win a launch event ticket.[4]
Members at time of single
[edit]- 6th generation: Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
- 9th generation: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki
- 10th generation: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo
- 11th generation (debut): Sakura Oda
Help Me!! Vocalists
Main Voc: Reina Tanaka, Riho Sayashi
Center Voc: Mizuki Fukumura, Sakura Oda
Minor Voc: Sayumi Michishige, Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato Haruka Kudo
Track listing
[edit]Regular Edition A
[edit]All tracks are written by Tsunku
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!!" (Help me!!) | ||
2. | "Daisuki dakara Zettaini Yurusanai" (大好きだから絶対に許さない) | Riho Sayashi, Sakura Oda | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!(Instrumental)) |
Limited Editions A, B, C, Regular Edition B
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!!" (Help me!!) | |
2. | "Happy Daisakusen" (Happy大作戦) | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!(Instrumental)) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!! (Music Video)" | |
2. | "Help Me!! (Dance Shot Ver.)" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!! (Music Video)" | |
2. | "Help Me!! (Close-up Ver.)" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!! (Music Video)" | |
2. | "Wakuteka Take a Chance (Oda Sakura Ver.)" (ワクテカ Take a chance(小田さくら Ver.)) | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Making Eizô)" |
Limited Edition D
[edit]No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!!" (Help me!!) | ||
2. | "Aishû Romantic" (哀愁ロマンティック) | Sayumi Michishige, Mizuki Fukumura | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!(Instrumental)) |
Limited Edition E
[edit]No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!!" (Help me!!) | ||
2. | "Watashi no Dekkai Hana" (私のでっかい花) | Reina Tanaka, Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!(Instrumental)) |
Limited Edition F
[edit]No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Help Me!!" (Help me!!) | ||
2. | "Nani wa Tomo Are" (なには友あれ!) | Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo | |
3. | "Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!(Instrumental)) |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 |
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] | 1 |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 2 |
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay | 27 |
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | 1 |
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay | 35 |
Bonus
[edit]Sealed into all the Limited Editions
- Event ticket lottery card with a serial number.
References
[edit]- ^ モーニング娘。が新年の抱負!リーダー道重「上昇したい」 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "モーニング娘。 : 【ライブレポート】2013年のハロプロ新春公演が華やかに開幕。OG参加コーナーには里田まいが結婚後初登場 / BARKSニュース". BARKS. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ モー娘。新メンバー小田さくら、デビューシングルに満面の笑顔!憧れのメンバーは…? (in Japanese). 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "CD single, profile on the Hello! Project official website" (in Japanese). Up-Front DC Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ^ 【オリコン】モー娘。3年8ヶ月ぶり首位! 女性グループ史上初の3年代シングル1位 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-01-29.