Koi o Shichaimashita! explained

Koi o Shichaimashita!
Cover:Tanpopo - Koi o Shichaimashita!.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tanpopo
Album:All of Tanpopo
Genre:J-pop
Label:Zetima Records
Producer:Tsunku
Prev Title:Otome Pasta ni Kandō
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Ōjisama to Yuki no Yoru
Next Year:2001

is the sixth single by Morning Musume subgroup Tanpopo. It was released on February 21, 2001, on the Zetima Records label. The single features the group's "second generation" line-up of Ai Kago, Rika Ishikawa, Kaori Iida and Mari Yaguchi. The first press edition contained a limited-edition trading card.[1]

The songs from this single are featured on the compilation album All of Tanpopo. "Koi o Shichaimashita" is the second track on the disk, while "Baby Cry" is the eleventh track. The music video for the single is featured on Tanpopo Single V Clips 1.

Chart performance

The single peaked at #2 on the weekly Oricon charts, charting for nine weeks.[2] It also made Oricon's year-end list of the 100 best-selling singles of 2001, ranking at #47.[3]

A reported total of 238,880 copies were sold in the first week,[4] and it is Tanpopo's best-selling single with 386,830 total copies sold.

Covers

"Koi o Shichaimashita!" was covered by fellow Hello! Project group S/mileage on the limited edition versions of their fifth single, "Koi ni Booing Boo!", released in April 2011.

Members at time of single

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koi o Shichaimashita! - Up-Front Works discography. Japanese. 2016-10-12.
  2. Web site: Tanpopo - Koi o Shichaimashita! profile & rankings. Japanese. 2011-05-01.
  3. Web site: 2001年間シングルランキング TOP100. Japanese. 2011-05-01.
  4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2001&month=3&week=1&submit4.x=15&submit4.y=15. ja:2001年03月第1週の邦楽シングルランキング情報. Japanese. 2016-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185622/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2001&month=3&week=1&submit4.x=15&submit4.y=15. 2012-10-23.