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