"Take a Picture" / "Poppin Shakin" is the second

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by Japanese girl group

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. It was released as a double A-side single on April 7, 2021, by

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and

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Background and release

released their debut

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" in December 2020. In February 2021, the group announced the release of a double A-side single "Take a Picture / Poppin' Shakin'". "Take a Picture" was written and composed by

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, Sim Eunjee, Tim Tan,

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, and Ciara Muscat, and arranged by Trippy. "Poppin' Shakin'" was written by Safari Natsukawa, and composed by Ollipop, Hayley Aitken, and Woo Min Lee "collapsedone", the latter of whom also arranged the track. "Take a Picture / Poppin' Shakin'" was released as a CD and

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single on April 7, 2021, through

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. The physical version was made available in a regular edition and two limited editions. The limited edition A of the single also comes with a

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containing the making of the single. "Take a Picture" was used in an advertisement campaign for

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, while "Poppin' Shakin'" was used for promoting the "NiziU Lab" project, the group's endorsement deal with

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Reception

"Take a Picture" / "Poppin' Shakin'" took the number one spot on the first day of its release on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, selling 23,277 units. It debuted at number one on the Weekly Singles Chart, recording over 317,000 physical copies. "Take a Picture" peaked at number one on the

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on April 7, 2021, and remained there for two consecutive weeks. "Poppin' Shakin'" peaked at number seven on April 14.

English version

The English versions of "Take a Picture" and "Poppin' Shakin'" were released as part of '' U'' on November 24, 2021.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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