Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)

Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)
Single by Coconuts Musume
Native title	ハレーションサマー / サマーナイトタウン (English Version)
Released	July 23, 1999 (Japan) August 12, 1999 (Taiwan)
Genre	J-Pop
Format	CD Single
Length	12:38
Language	Japanese/English
Label	SME Records
Producer	Tsunku
Coconuts Musume Singles Chronology
Next	DANCE & CHANCE 2nd Single (1999)

Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version) (ハレーションサマー / サマーナイトタウン (English Version)) is Coconuts Musume's debut single. It was released on July 23, 1999, and it is their highest selling single. It was also released in Taiwan on August 12, 1999.

TracklistEdit

1. Halation Summer
2. Summer Night Town (English Version) (Morning Musume Cover)
3. Halation Summer (Backing Track)

Featured MembersEdit

• Kimura Ayaka
• Chelsea Ching
• April Barbaran
• Danielle Delaunay
• Mika Todd

Single InformationEdit

Halation Summer

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki

Summer Night Town (English Version)

• Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
• English Lyrics: MARIE
• Arrangement: BANANA ICE

Concert PerformancesEdit

Halation Summer

• LIVE!! Summer Nite Town 99
• Berryz Koubou Summer Concert Tour 2006 "Natsu Natsu! ~Anata wo Suki ni Naru Sangenzoku~ - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudo Maasa

Summer Night Town (English Version)

• Hello! Project '99
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena

Oricon Chart PositionsEdit

Total Reported Sales: 9,730

TriviaEdit

• This is Coconuts Musume's first single with an English name title.
• This was the group's first and only double a-side single.
• This was the first double a-side single released by a Hello! Project group.
• The single was released the same day as Country Musume's debut single, Futari no Hokkaido.
• Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Sudo Maasa covered "Halation Summer" on the Berryz Koubou mini album ③ Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz.
• "Halation Summer" was the theme song to the anime Kyoro-chan.
• The music videos for both tracks were shot in Taiwan. The group also had photo shoots and release events there as well.
• In an interview, the members stated that they had never heard "Summer Night Town" before recording the English cover featured on the single.^[1]

GalleryEdit

Taiwan Version (covers are almost identical, the difference is in the upper left corner)

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Magazine Interview (Debut Single Halation Summer)

External LinksEdit

• Discography: Hello Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS (archived), Sony Music, Tsunku.net
• Wikipedia: Japanese
• Oricon Profile
• Lyrics: Halation Summer