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"Give Me the Love" () is the fourth Japanese single by South Korean girl group AOA and the first single from their second Japanese studio album, ''
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'' (2016). It features the additional guest vocals from the Japanese vocalist
Takanori Nishikawa is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice artist, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for , stemming from the famous '80s pop electronic band TM ...
(T.M.Revolution). It is also AOA's first original Japanese song to be released as a physical single. It was released by
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on April 20, 2016 under 11 different physical versions and as a digital download. A remake Korean version of the song, which titled "너 때문에 (Help Me)," was later included in their debut Korean studio album ''
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'' (2017).


Background and release

In February 2016, it was announced that "Give Me the Love" would be released as AOA's fourth and first original Japanese physical single. Later in that month, artworks for 11 versions of the single—including Limited Editions Type A / B / C, Regular Edition, and Limited Picture Label Member Editions—were revealed. In March 2016, it was revealed that the Japanese version of "Girl's Heart," which was originally released in their second extended play ''
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'' (2015) and a new original song titled "Still Falls the Rain" would be included as
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for the single's tracklist. On April 8, "Give Me the Love" was available for pre-release download on iTunes Japan. The single was officially released on April 20, 2016 as a physical single under 11 different versions and also available for purchase on iTunes Japan.


Music video

On March 29, 2016,
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released the short version of the music video on their official
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channel, revealing for the first time the audio and video of the song. The official music video was released on April 20 through AOA's official
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account. The music video for the dance version, which features only AOA members, was released a week later on April 27.


Chart performance

The physical single debuted at number 3 on the ''Oricon'' Daily Singles Chart for April 19, 2016. It was reported that "Give Me the Love" sold 30,253 copies in Japan in the first week, peaking at number 3 on the ''Oricon'' Weekly Singles Chart. The single has sold a total of 33,010 copies, as of October 2016.


Track listing and formats

*Digital download # "Give Me the Love" (feat. Takanori Nishikawa) – 3:45 * Japan CD single - limited type A/B/C and regular editions / digital download EP # "Give Me the Love" (feat. Takanori Nishikawa) – 3:45 # "Still Falls the Rain" – 3:17 # "Girl's Heart" (Japanese version) – 3:19 # "Give Me the Love" (Karaoke version; feat. Takanori Nishikawa] – 3:45 # "Still Falls the Rain" (instrumental) – 3:17 # "Girl's Heart" (instrumental) – 3:19 # "Give Me the Love" – 3:46 (iTunes Store EP bonus track) *Japan CD single - limited picture label member editions # "Give Me the Love" (feat. Takanori Nishikawa) – 3:45 # "Still Falls the Rain" – 3:17 *Japan CD single - limited edition "type A" DVD track list # "Give Me the Love" (music video) eat. Takanori Nishikawa# "Give Me the Love" (Music Video - Dance Version) # 1st Concert in Japan: Angels World 2015 ~Oh Boy Academy~ Digest #1 1. "Heart Attack" (Japanese version)
2. "Short Hair" (Japanese version)
3. "Like a Cat" (Japanese version) *Japan CD single - limited edition "type B" DVD track list # "Give Me the Love" (music video) eat. Takanori Nishikawa# "Give Me the Love" (making the video) # 1st Concert in Japan: Angels World 2015 ~Oh Boy Academy~ Digest #2 1. "Elvis" (Japanese version)
2. "Miniskirt" (Japanese version)
3. "Oh Boy"


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Release history


References

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