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s as a digital download on May 12, 2014 and is the first single to be released from a collection titled ''

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Track listing

# "Konnichiwa" 4:33

Personnel

Band *

lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, a ...

and

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Noah Brodie -

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electronic drum Electronic drums is a modern electronic musical instrument, primarily designed to serve as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit. Electronic drums consist of an electronic sound module which produces the synthesized or sampled percussion sounds ...

s and

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Dan Marshall - programming and

Production * Producer: The Superions and Ursula 1000 * Mastering:

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at Digital Domain

External links

Konnichiwa - Single on iTunes

References

{{authority control The Superions songs 2014 songs Songs written by Fred Schneider