Souda! We're ALIVE (そうだ！We're ALIVE; That's Right! We're Alive) is Morning Musume's 14th single. It was released February 21, 2002 and sold a total of 443,630 copies, peaking at number one on the Oricon Charts.
The B-side is a re-recorded and re-arranged version of their first single, "Morning Coffee", featuring the then-current lineup.
This is Morning Musume first single to have an Single V. It sold a total of 64,847 copies. It is also the only Single V that topped Oricon Charts in all of Morning Musume's history.
"Souda! We're ALIVE" ranked as the #17 single for 2002.
Tracklist
Souda! We're ALIVE (MV)
CD
- Souda! We're ALIVE
- Morning Coffee (2002 Version)
- Souda! We're ALIVE (Instrumental)
Single V
- Souda! We're ALIVE
- Making of (メイキング映像)
Featured Members
- 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd gen: Goto Maki
- 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
- 5th gen: Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
Single Information
- Souda! We're ALIVE
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN
- Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
- Turntables: DJ.ICHIRO
- Keyboards and Manipulate: WATA-BOO
- Guitar: JUMP MAN
- Drums: HYU HYU
- Percussions: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
- Bass and Guitar: RELIEF MAN
- Manipulate: Kato Toshiji
- Chorus: Tsunku, Morning Musume
- Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
- Morning Coffee (2002 version)
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement and Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
- Drums: Eguchi Nobuo
- Bass: Okiyama Yuji
- A. Piano: Nakanishi Yasuharu
- Keyboard: Kawai Daisuke
- Tambourine: Tai Motoyoshi
- Chorus: Tsunku, Morning Musume
TV Performances
- [2002.02.22] Music Station
- [2002.02.28] Utaban
- [2002.03.08] Music Station
- [2002.03.28] Utaban
- [2002.04.05] Music Station
- [2002.12.31] 53rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
- [2004.04.09] Music Station
Concert Performances
- Souda! We're ALIVE
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
- Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~
- Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 15nin de NON STOP!
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Koen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
- Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
- Hello! Project 2006 Winter Zeninshuu GO!
- Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, ℃-ute
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
- Morning Musume Live at Japan Expo 2010
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
- Niigaki Risa LIVE2018 ~Popcorn to Chobi-tan~ - Niigaki Risa
- Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Hello! Project
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yonemura Kirara
- Morning Coffee (2002 Version)
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ - Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Kamei Eri, Fujimoto Miki
- Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" - Abe Natsumi, Goto Maki
Oricon Chart Positions
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 272,950 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 71,410 |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39,030 |
| 9 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 21,520 |
| 12 | - | - | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14,850 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 8,360 |
| 20 | - | - | 19 | - | 15 | 17 | 18 | 6,640 |
| 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 3,770 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 2,800 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83 | 2,300 |
Total Reported Sales: 443,630
Trivia
- 2nd Generation member Yaguchi Mari gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- Souda! We're ALIVE was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
- The Center for this single is Yaguchi Mari.
External Links
- Discography:
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Souda! We're ALIVE, Morning Coffee (2002 Version)