is the 8th

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single by the Japanese girl

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group

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. It was released in Japan on December 28, 2011, on the label

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. The physical CD single debuted at number 4 in the

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daily singles chart. In the Oricon weekly chart, it debuted at number five.

B-sides

The B-side of the regular edition is a

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of the song " Te o Nigitte Arukitai" by

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. She released it as a single in 2002.

Release

The single was released in five versions: four limited editions (Limited Editions A, B, C, and D) and a regular edition. All the limited editions came with a sealed-in serial-numbered entry card for the lottery to win a ticket to one of the single's launch events. The corresponding

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(so called Single V) was released 2 weeks later, on January 11, 2012.

Personnel

S/mileage members: *

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Track listing

Regular Edition

Limited Editions A, B, C

Limited Edition D

Charts

References

External links

Profile of the CD single
on the official website of

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Profile of the CD single
on the official website of

Up-Front Works is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works, a music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, ...

Profile of the DVD single
on the official website of

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