Changes: Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)

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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

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.

Tracklist

Coconuts_Musume_-_Halation_Summer_(MV) — Coconuts Musume - Halation Summer (MV)

Halation Summer (MV)

Coconuts_Musume_-_Summer_Night_Town_(English_Version)_(MV) — Coconuts Musume - Summer Night Town (English Version) (MV)

Summer Night Town (English version) (MV)

Halation Summer
Summer Night Town (English Version) (Morning Musume Cover)
Halation Summer (Backing Track)

Featured Members

Single Information

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 Performances

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)

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.
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]

Gallery

References

↑ Magazine Interview (Debut Single Halation Summer)

External Links

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

[1] Magazine Interview (Debut Single Halation Summer)

[1]

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 |type     = Single
 |artist   = [[Coconuts Musume]]
-|released = July 23, 1999
+|released = July 23, 1999 (Japan)<br>August 12, 1999 (Taiwan)
 |genre    = J-Pop
 |format   = CD Single
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 |Next     = [[DANCE & CHANCE]] <small>2nd Single (1999)</small>
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-'''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 is their highest selling single. It reached #40 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for two weeks.
+'''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.
-"Halation Summer" was used as the first opening of the anime ''Kyorochan''.
 ==Tracklist==
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 ==Featured Members==
-*[[Kimura Ayaka]]
+*[[Kimura Ayaka|Ayaka]]
-*[[Chelsea Ching]]
+*[[Chelsea Ching|Chelsea]]
-*[[April Barbaran]]
+*[[April Barbaran|April]]
-*[[Danielle Delaunay]]
+*[[Danielle Delaunay|Danielle]]
-*[[Mika Todd]]
+*[[Mika Todd|Mika]]
-==Concert Performances==
-#Halation Summer
-#*TBA
-#Summer Night Town (English Version)
-#*[[Hello! Project '99]]
-#*[[Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena]]
 ==Single Information==
-#Halation Summer
+;Halation Summer
-#*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
+*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
-#*Arrangement: [[Maejima Yasuaki]]
+*Arrangement: [[Maejima Yasuaki]]
-#Summer Night Town (English Version)
-#*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
-#*English Lyrics: [[MARIE]]
-#*Arrangement: [[BANANA ICE]]
+;Summer Night Town (English Version)
-==Trivia==
+*Lyrics and Composition: [[Tsunku]]
-*[[Shimizu Saki]], [[Tsugunaga Momoko]], and [[Sudo Maasa]] covered "Halation Summer" on the [[Berryz Koubou]] mini album [[3 Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz]].
+*English Lyrics: [[MARIE]]
-*This is [[Coconuts Musume]]'s first single with a English name title.
+*Arrangement: [[BANANA ICE]]
-*The single was released the same day as [[Country Musume]]'s debut single, [[Futari no Hokkaido]].
-*This was the group's first and only double a-side single.
+==Concert Performances==
-* This was the first double a-side single released by a [[Hello! Project]] group.
+;Halation Summer
+*[[LIVE!! Summer Nite Town 99]]
+*[[Berryz Koubou Summer Concert Tour 2006 "Natsu Natsu! ~Anata wo Suki ni Naru Sangenzoku~]] - <small>[[Shimizu Saki]], [[Tsugunaga Momoko]], [[Sudo Maasa]]</small>
+;Summer Night Town (English Version)
+*[[Hello! Project '99]]
+*[[Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena]]
 ==[[Oricon]] Chart Positions==
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 {{OriconFinish}}
 '''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.
+*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.<ref>[https://ibb.co/R3pJHJr Magazine Interview (Debut Single Halation Summer)]</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Coconuts Musume Halation Summer.jpg
+Coconuts Musume Halation Summer 1.jpg
+HalationSummer-taiwan.jpg|Taiwan Version (covers are almost identical, the difference is in the upper left corner)
+</gallery>
+==References==
+<references />
 ==External Links==
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