is the 6th

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single by the Japanese girl

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group

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. It was released in Japan on August 3, 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 5.

B-sides

The B-side of the regular edition was a

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of the song " Chu! Natsu Party", originally released as a single by a temporary Hello! Project group 3nin Matsuri. By that time it had already been covered by

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on their 2006 mini album '' 3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz''.

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 1 week later, on August 10, 2011.

Personnel

S/mileage members: *

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Track listing

Regular Edition

Limited Editions A, B, C, D

Charts

References

External links

Profile of the CD single
on the official website of

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Profile of the DVD single (Single V)
on the official website of

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