Swing Swing Paradise / Happy birthday to Me! is Morning Musume '22's 72nd single. It was released on December 21, 2022 in 5 editions: 2 regular and 3 limited. The first press of the regular editions includes a random member trading card of 13 kinds depending on the jacket (26 in total), and one random shiny group card.[1]
This is the debut single of 16th generation member Sakurai Rio. It is also the last single to feature 13th generation member Kaga Kaede, who graduated from the group before the release of the single. It also celebrates the group's 25th anniversary.
It was certified gold by the RIAJ, recognizing the sale of over 100,000 copies.[2]
Tracklist[]
CD[]
- Swing Swing Paradise
- Happy birthday to Me!
- Swing Swing Paradise (Special Edit) (Instrumental)
- Happy birthday to Me! (Instrumental)
Limited Edition A Blu-ray[]
- Swing Swing Paradise (Music Video)
- Swing Swing Paradise (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Swing Swing Paradise (Making Eizou) (メイキング映像; Making Video)
Limited Edition B Blu-ray[]
- Happy birthday to Me! (Music Video)
- Happy birthday to Me! (Dance Shot Ver.)
- Happy birthday to Me! (Making Eizou)
Limited Edition SP Blu-ray[]
- Swing Swing Paradise (Kaga Kaede Solo Ver.) (加賀楓 ソロVer.)
- Happy birthday to Me! (Kaga Kaede Solo Ver.)
Featured Members[]
Morning Musume '22 promoting "Swing Swing Paradise"
Morning Musume '22 promoting "Happy birthday to Me!" without Kaga Kaede
- 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
- 10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi
- 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
- 12th Gen: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede (last), Yokoyama Reina
- 15th Gen: Kitagawa Rio, Okamura Homare, Yamazaki Mei
- 16th Gen (debut): Sakurai Rio
Single Information[]
- Swing Swing Paradise
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Hirata Shoichiro
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura, Nonaka Miki, J’Nique Nicole, Will Oki
- Happy birthday to Me!
- Lyrics and Composition: Tsunku
- Arrangement: Okubo Kaoru
- Chorus: Fukumura Mizuki, Oda Sakura
Performances[]
TV Performances[]
- Swing Swing Paradise
- [2022.10.28] FULL CHORUS
- [2022.11.23] TV Tokyo Ongakusai 2022 Fuyu
- [2022.12.05] premium MelodiX!
- [2023.01.24] Utacon
- Happy birthday to Me!
- [2022.10.28] FULL CHORUS
- [2022.12.16] Choonpa
- [2022.12.23] Buzz Rhythm 02
- [2023.01.01] CDTV
Concert Performances[]
- Swing Swing Paradise
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ (part of a medley)
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023 "Morning Musume '23 & OCHA NORMA Premium"
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley)
- Happy birthday to Me!
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~
- Morning Musume '22 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~SINGIN' TO THE BEAT~ Kaga Kaede Sotsugyou Special
- Hello! Project Year-End Party 2022 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~
- Hello! Project 2023 Winter ~TWO OF US~
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~
- Hello! Project Hina Fes 2023
- Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore
- Morning Musume '24 Concert Tour Haru MOTTO MORNING MUSUME.
Event Performances[]
- Happy Birthday to Me!
- [2022.12.29] COUNTDOWN JAPAN 22/23 (12gatsu 29nichi Makuhari Messe Kokusai Tenjiba)
- [2023.04.30] JAPAN JAM 2023
Chart Positions[]
Oricon Chart Positions[]
- Daily & Weekly Ranking
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1 88,851 |
1 4,821 |
5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 97,762 |
| 15 | 23 | 3 1,224 |
27 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 13 | 2,127 |
| 49 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 356 |
| - | 18 | - | - | - | 42 | - | 50 | 549 |
| - | - | 2 1,278 |
- | - | - | 28 | 13 | 1,480 |
| - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 788 |
- Monthly Ranking
| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | December | 5 | 97,762 | [3] |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 68 | 103,223 |
Total Reported Sales: 103,223*
- Weekly Combined Ranking
| Week Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100,246 |
Total Reported Points: 100,246*
Billboard Japan Top Single Sales[]
| Week Rank | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121,814 | [4] |
| 11 | 2,703 | [5] |
| 66 | - | [6] |
| 47 | 628 | [7] |
| 10 | 2,036 | [8] |
| 34 | 1,110 | [9] |
Total Reported Sales: 128,291*
Recochoku Music Video Rankings[]
| Song | Daily Rank | Weekly Rank | Monthly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Swing Paradise | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Happy birthday to Me! | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Other Chart Rankings[]
| Country | Chart | Highest Position |
Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
Billboard Japan Single Sales (First Three Days) | 1 (119,100) |
[10] | |||
| "Swing Swing Paradise" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | 3 | [11] | ||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 24 | [12] | ||||
| "Happy birthday to Me!" only | ||||||
| Billboard Japan Top Download Songs | 31 | [12] | ||||
Trivia[]
- Kaga Kaede is the center for this single.
- The single was announced on October 19, 2022 on an episode of Hello! Project Station.
- This is the first single to not feature Morito Chisaki since "BRAND NEW MORNING / Jealousy Jealousy".
- The music video for "Happy birthday to Me!" was uploaded on YouTube on Sakurai Rio's birthday (November 11).
- The music video for "Swing Swing Paradise" was uploaded on YouTube on Kaga Kaede's birthday (November 30).
- The group's 20th single to peak #1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, and the first #1 single of the 15th and 16th generations.[13] Up until this single, all 16 generations of the group have at least one #1 single.
- It is also the group's fifth single to peak #1 on Billboard Japan's weekly Top Singles Sales chart.[10]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "モーニング娘。'22 ～2022年第2弾シングル！12月21日発売決定！" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2022-10-19.
- ↑ https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2022-12/
- ↑ "【ビルボード】モーニング娘。'22『Swing Swing Paradise／Happy birthday to Me!』初週12.1万枚でシングル・セールス首位" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=01&day=09
- ↑ "https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=01&day=16
- ↑ "https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=01&day=23
- ↑ "https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=01&day=30
- ↑ "https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2023&month=02&day=06
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "【先ヨミ】モーニング娘。'22『Swing Swing Paradise／Happy birthday to Me!』11.9万枚で現在シングル1位" (in Japanese). Billboard JAPAN. 2022-12-22.
- ↑ https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2023&month=01&day=02
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2023&month=01&day=02
- ↑ "モーニング娘。、4年6ヵ月ぶり&通算20作目の「シングル」1位【オリコンランキング】" (in Japanese). ORICON MUSIC. 2022-12-27.
External Links[]
- Discography: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
- Wikipedia: Japanese
- Lyrics: Swing Swing Paradise, Happy birthday to Me!