Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)

Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)
CD cover (Japan)
Single by Coconuts Musume from the album Kyoro-chan Original Soundtrack
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
Length	12:38
Language	Japanese/English
Label	SME Records Japan Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. Taiwan
Producer	Tsunku
Coconuts Musume Singles Chronology
Next	DANCE & CHANCE 2nd Single (1999)
Other Covers
CD cover (Taiwan)

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 in Japan on July 23, 1999, and in Taiwan on August 12, 1999. The Taiwan version comes with a lyrics card inlay with the lyrics in Taiwanese. "Halation Summer" was used as the theme song to the anime Kyoro-chan, and can be found on the Kyoro-chan Original Soundtrack.

TracklistEdit

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

Featured MembersEdit

• Ayaka
• Chelsea
• April
• Danielle
• Mika

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

TV PerformancesEdit

Summer Night Town (English Version)

• [1999.07.18] ASAYAN

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
• Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Medachitaii!!~ - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudo Maasa, Sugaya Risako
• Berryz Koubou First Live in Bangkok - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudou Maasa, Sugaya Risako
• Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Special Concert 2014 Thank you BeriKyuu! in Nippon Budokan "Kouhen"- Berryz Koubou

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.
• "Summer Night Town (English Version)" was the second song they recorded.^[1]
• In an interview, the members stated that they had never heard "Summer Night Town" before recording the English cover featured on the single.^[2]
• The single was released the same day as Country Musume's debut single, "Futari no Hokkaido".
• The music videos for both tracks were shot in Taiwan. The group also had photo shoots and release events there as well.
• Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Sudo Maasa covered "Halation Summer" on the Berryz Koubou mini album ③ Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz.
• Angel Splash (エンジェルスプラッシユ) did a live performance of "Halation Summer".

GalleryEdit

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

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ [1]Cococomment
2. ↑ 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