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.
Tracklist[]
Coconuts Musume - Halation Summer (MV)
Halation Summer (MV)
Coconuts Musume - Summer Night Town (English Version) (MV)
Summer Night Town (English version) (MV)
キョロちゃん オープニング 『ハレーションサマー』
Kyoro-chan Theme Song
- Halation Summer
- Summer Night Town (English Version) (Morning Musume Cover)
- Halation Summer (Backing Track)
Featured Members[]
Coconuts Musume promoting the single
Single Information[]
- Halation Summer
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki
- Summer Night Town (English Version)
- Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
- English Lyrics: MARIE
- Arrangement: BANANA ICE
- Programming: Shitamachi Kyodai
- Guitar: Gemi Taylor
- Chorus: Coconuts Musume, Dawn Moore, Paula J.
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Summer Night Town (English Version)
- [1999.07.18] ASAYAN
Concert Performances[]
- Halation Summer
- LIVE!! Summer Night 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)
Event Performances[]
- Halation Summer
- [2014.07.08] Berryz Koubou Sudo Massa Birthday Event 2014 - Sudo Maasa
Oricon Chart Positions[]
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 6,840 |
Total Reported Sales: 9,730
Trivia[]
- 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".
Gallery[]
Taiwan Version (covers are almost identical, the difference is in the upper left corner)
References[]
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS (archived), Sony Music, Tsunku.net
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Oricon Profile
- Lyrics: Halation Summer, Summer Night Town (English Version)
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