Heart Electric

"Heart Electric"
Single by AKB48
from the album Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
Released October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)
Format CD single
Genre J-pop
Label You, Be Cool! / King
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Koisuru Fortune Cookie"
(2013)		 "Heart Electric"
(2013)		 "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de...Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"
(2013)
Music videos
AKB48 "Heart Electric" (Dance Ver.)

"Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ Hāto Ereki, also "Heart Ereki"[1]) is the 33rd single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on October 30, 2013.[2][3] The participating members for the title track were given English nicknames.[2][3] The single reached number one on Oricon and Billboard's weekly charts.

Promotion and release

During AKB48's annual rock-paper-scissors tournament held at the Nippon Budokan area on September 18, 2013, AKB48 announced the lineup for "Heart Electric", and the release date of October 30. Haruna Kojima was announced last and come out with a red skirt in contrast to the blue skirts of the other members; this indicated that she was the center of the single. This marks Kojima's first time as a solo center. The group then performed the song and introduced themselves with English nicknames.[2][3]

The single will be released in nine editions: four regular, four limited, and a theater edition.[2] The limited editions contain a ticket for a handshake event and a randomly selected sticker of one of the 16 nicknamed girls.[n 1] The regular editions are the same as the limited editions except that they contain one of 48 photos instead of the handshake ticket.[n 2] The Type-K edition has a DVD documentary about the graduation of Sayaka Akimoto.[n 3]

Musical style, writing, composition

The song was done by RoopSounds, who had previously done "Skirt, Hirari". The music is described as being like a marching band. During the performance, Kojima does a roll-call of some of the participants, each of whom has an English nickname. This was explained as being according to band protocols.[3]

Music video

The music video for Heart Electric was directed by Shusuke Kaneko who is known for the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and the live-action film adaptation of Death Note. The video premiered at the group's handshake event at the Osaka Dome. It is described as girls competing for individuality in a band called "The G. Fingers". Kojima, who plays Michelle, said that “there were a lot of scenes we shot for the music video, and remembering all the nicknames for the band members was really difficult."[4]

Instead releasing a normal MV, a dance shot version with an entire song was uploaded on YouTube.

Track listing

Type A

CD[n 2]
No. TitlePerformance Length
1. "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)   
2. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)  
3. "Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss)" (キスまでカウントダウン)Team A  
4. "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)   
5. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.)   
6. "Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss) off vocal ver." (キスまでカウントダウン off vocal ver.)   

Type K

CD[n 3]
No. TitlePerformance Length
1. "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)   
2. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)  
3. "Sasameyuki Regret (Light snowfall regret)" (細雪リグレット)Team K  
4. "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)   
5. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.)   
6. "Sasameyuki Regret off vocal ver." (細雪リグレット off vocal ver.)   

Type B

CD[n 4]
No. TitlePerformance Length
1. "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)   
2. "Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!" (君だけにChu! Chu! Chu!)てんとうむChu!  
3. "Tiny T-shirt"  Team B  
4. "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)   
5. "Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! off vocal ver." (君だけにChu! Chu! Chu! off vocal ver.)   
6. "Tiny T-shirt off vocal ver."     

Type 4

CD[n 5]
No. TitlePerformance Length
1. "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)   
2. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)  
3. "Seijun Philosophy (Innocent Philosophy)" (清純フィロソフィー)Team 4  
4. "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)   
5. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.)   
6. "Seijun Philosophy off vocal ver." (清純フィロソフィー off vocal ver.)   

Theater

CD[n 6]
No. TitlePerformance Length
1. "Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)   
2. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速と動体視力)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)  
3. "Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium (Your eyes planetarium)" (君の瞳はプラネタリウム)AKB48 Kenkyusei (AKB48研究生)  
4. "Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)   
5. "Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速と動体視力 off vocal ver.)   
6. "Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium off vocal ver." (君の瞳はプラネタリウム off vocal ver.)   

Personnel

"Heart Electric"

The title track is sung by 16 members; each girl has been given an English nickname:[2][3]

Team A
Team K
Team B
Team 4
Team S
Team E
Team N
Team H

"Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku"

The song is performed by Under Girls.

Center : Rena Kato, Akari Suda.[5]

"Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!"

Performed by Tentoumu Chu! (てんとうむChu!):

Charts

Billboard charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[6] 1

Oricon charts

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
October 30, 2013 Daily Chart 1[7] 1,020,800 1,203,586
Weekly Chart 1[8] 1,203,586
Monthly Chart 1 1,203,586

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9] 10
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[10] 7
Oricon yearly singles[11] 3

Release history

Date Version Catalog Format Label
October 30, 2013 Type-A First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90235~6)[n 1]
Regular Edition (KIZM-235~6)[n 2]		 CD+DVD King Records
Type-K First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90237~8)[n 7]
Regular Edition (KIZM-237~8)[n 3]
Type-B First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90239~40)[n 8]
Regular Edition (KIZM-239~40)[n 4]
Type-4 First Press Limited Edition (KIZM-90263~4)[n 9]
Regular Edition (KIZM-263~4)[n 5]
Theater Regular Version (NMAX-1158)[n 6] CD

SNH48 version

"Heart Electric"
Single by SNH48
B-side "Kondo Koso Ecstasy"
"Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita"
"Zero-sum Taiyō"
"Gingham Check"
Released March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
Format CD Single
Genre Pop rock
Label Ocean Butterflies Music
Writer(s) Original Japanese lyrics:
Yasushi Akimoto
Chinese lyrics:
Shanghai Xingsiba
Composer:
Manabu Marutani
Yoshimasa Inoue
Kota Ogawa
Jyunryu
Yusuke Itagaki
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
SNH48 singles chronology
Fortune Cookie of Love
(2013)		 "Heart Electric"
(2014)

"Heart Electric" (Chinese: 心电感应, Pinyin: Xīndiàn gǎnyìng) was redone in Mandarin for AKB48's sister group in China, SNH48, as the group's fourth single. It was available for ordering on March 12 in the SNH48 official online store.[12]

Notes

    References

    Release information
    1. 1 2 "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type A 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "ハート・エレキ TypeA 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "ハート・エレキ TypeK 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    4. 1 2 3 "ハート・エレキ TypeB 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    5. 1 2 3 "ハート・エレキ Type4 通常盤(マキシ＋DVD複合)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    6. 1 2 ハート・エレキ ＜劇場盤＞ (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    7. ↑ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type K 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    8. ↑ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type B 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    9. ↑ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type 4 初回限定盤）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
    Other references
    1. ↑ "Japan Hot 100 - 2013 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 "AKBこじはる、8年目で初センター！ 新曲「ハート・エレキ」初お披露目 (ＡＫＢ４８) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-10-07. Lay summary – Tokyohive / 6Theory Media (2013-09-18).
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "First performance of AKB48 33rd Single". allthingsjpop.wordpress.com. September 19, 2013.
    4. ↑ "ナタリー - AKB48「ハート・エレキ」1960年代風ジャケ＆PV完成" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-07. Lay summary – Nihongogo (2013-10-05).
    5. ↑ "『AKB33rdシングル「ハート・エレキ」アンダーガールズ曲「快速と動体視力」選抜メンバー判明』". うっくりとざくしょー（бвб）に書くブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-12.
    6. ↑ "AKB48 – Chart history" Japan Hot 100 for AKB48. November 11, 2013.
    7. ↑ "【オリコン】AKB48が史上初の14作連続ミリオン　B’zの記録を17年ぶり更新" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
    8. ↑ "【オリコン】AKB48、シングル20作連続首位　女性グループ初の快挙" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
    9. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End - Charts - Japan". Billboard-Japan.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
    10. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales Year End - Charts - Japan". Billboard-Japan.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
    11. ↑ "2013年のCDシングル年間ランキング" [2013 CD Single Yearly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
    12. ↑ "SNH48马年首张EP《心电感应》下周开启预售 让我们一起Rock". 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

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