Hajimete no Happy Birthday!

"Hajimete no Happy Birthday!" is the fifth single released by Country Musume, and the first under the name Country Musume ni Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume). It was released on April 18, 2001. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, selling 142,340 copies. This is Country Musume's first single to appear on the Oricon charts, and their highest selling single ever.

Tracklist

 * 1) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (初めてのハッピーバースディ!; The First Happy Birthday!)
 * 2) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (country version) (初めてのハッピーバースディ! (country version))
 * 3) Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (Instrumental) (初めてのハッピーバースディ! (Instrumental))

Members featured in this release

 * Toda Rinne
 * Kimura Asami
 * Ishikawa Rika (Morning Musume)

Song Information

 * Lyrics
 * Tsunku
 * Music
 * Tsunku
 * Other Information
 * Arrangement and Programming: Takahashi Yuichi

Concert performances

 * Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka-Jo Hall Saishuu Bi~
 * Hello! Project 2001 Together! Summer Party!
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
 * Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ (Ishikawa Rika solo)
 * Abe Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Aki ~24 Carat~ (with Abe Natsumi)
 * Hello! Project 2006 Summer ~Wonderful Hearts Land~ (Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri)
 * Country Musume LIVE 2006 ~Shibuya des Date~
 * TYPE-Y 2007 BIRTHDAY LOVE Mahou no Pressure! Kotoshi mo Yarimasu Special ~Live Ato, Yotei wo Irenaide Kudasai~ (Nakazawa Yuko solo)
 * 2007 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 8gatsu ~Yokohama de Aimashou~ (Furukawa Konatsu, Mori Saki, Yutoku Ayumi, Komine Momoka, Maeda Yuuka)
 * 2009 Hello! Project Shinjin Kouen 6gatsu ~Nakano STEP!~ (Komine Momoka, Maeda Yuuka, Kaneko Rie)

Oricon Chart Positions
Total Reported Sales: 142,340