"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"
Single by AKB48
from the album 0 to 1 no Aida
A-side"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"
B-side
  • "Summer Side" (Types A, B, C, and the Theater Edition)
  • "Danshi wa Kenkyū Taishō" (Type A)
  • "Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!" (Type B)
  • "Kegarete Iru Shinjitsu" (Type C)
  • "Barebare Bushi" (Type D)
  • "Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" (Type D)
  • "Deai no Hi, Wakare no Hi" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedMay 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
Genre
Length5:26
Label
Songwriter(s)Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto
Music: Yo-He, Hiroshi Sasaki, Yasuhiro Mizushima, etc.
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Green Flash"
(2015) 		"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"
(2015) 		"Halloween Night"
(2015)
"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" Music Video
Short version on YouTube
Full version on JPOPSUKI
Long version on YouTube

"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (僕たちは戦わない, "We Won't Fight") is the 40th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on May 20, 2015. AKB48's Chinese sister group, AKB48 Team SH, made their own Chinese version of the song.

Background

Haruka Shimazaki serves as choreography center of this single's title song. It is also the last AKB48 single featuring members Rina Kawaei, SKE48 member Rena Matsui, and Nogizaka46 member Rina Ikoma, both two members (except Ikoma, who was a concurrent member of AKB48 and cancelled her concurrency after AKB48 Spring Shuffle will took effect) left the AKB48 group after the release of this single. Despite being the last single whom she appeared in, Kawaei is still featured in their next single Halloween Night (song), but in the coupling song “Yankee Machine Gun” as a graduated member.

Release

The single was released in several versions: Type A (two editions: limited and regular), Type B (limited and regular), Type C (limited and regular), Type D (limited and regular), and a version called the "Theater Edition". All versions, except the Theater Edition, include a DVD with several music videos.

The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 41st Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the next AKB48's single, to be released in the summer.)

Music video

The music video for the title track was directed by Keishi Ōtomo, best known as the director of the Ruroni Kenshin movie series.[1] Unlike other Summer-themed AKB48 singles, this single's MV does not have a paradise scenery and girls in bathing suits. Instead, they focused more on action and most complex choreography that had been set aside in "Kibōteki Refrain".

Reception

The single debuted at number one on Oricon's daily singles chart for the day of May 19, 2015, with sales of 1,472,375 copies.[2] It also topped the weekly Oricon Singles Chart on the June 1 week,[3] selling 1,673,211 copies.[4] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5]

Track listings

Type A

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (僕たちは戦わない)Yo-Hey5:26
2."Summer Side" (Summer side)
(performed by Selection 16)		Yasuhiro Mizushima4:53
3.""Danshi" wa Kenkyū Taishō" (“ダンシ”は研究対象)
(performed by Tentōmu Chu!)		Daisuke Itō4:21
4."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (off-vocal ver.) 5:26
5."Summer Side" (off-vocal ver.) 4:53
6.""Danshi" wa Kenkyū Taishō" (off-vocal ver.) 4:19
Total length:29:20
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (music video) 
2."Summer Side" (music video) 
3.""Danshi" wa Kenkyū Taishō" (music video) 

Type B

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" 5:26
2."Summer Side" (performed by Selection 16) 4:54
3."Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!" (カフカとでんでんむChu!)
(performed by Dendenmu Chu!)		you-me5:04
4."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (off-vocal ver.) 5:26
5."Summer Side" (off-vocal ver.) 4:54
6."Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!" (off-vocal ver.) 5:01
Total length:30:47
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (music video) 
2."Summer Side" (music video) 
3."Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!" (music video) 

Type C

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"5:26
2."Summer Side" (performed by Selection 16)4:54
3."Kegarete Iru Shinjitsu" (汚れている真実)
(performed by Team 8 Sembatsu)		4:17
4."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (off-vocal ver.)5:26
5."Summer Side" (off-vocal ver.)4:54
6."Kegarete Iru Shinjitsu" (off-vocal ver.)4:15
Total length:29:13
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (music video) 
2."Summer Side" (music video) 
3."Kegarete Iru Shinjitsu" (music video) 

Type D

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"5:26
2."Barebare Bushi" (バレバレ節)
(performed by Wonda Sembatsu)		5:40
3."Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" (君の第二章)5:42
4."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (off-vocal ver.)5:26
5."Barebare Bushi" (off-vocal ver.)5:40
6."Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" (off-vocal ver.)5:40
Total length:33:37
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (music video) 
2."Barebare Bushi" (music video) 
3."Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" (music video) 

Theater Edition

All lyrics are written by Yasushi Akimoto

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"5:26
2."Summer Side" (performed by Selection 16)4:54
3."Deai no Hi, Wakare no Hi" (出逢いの日、別れの日)
(performed by Gensō & Jikisō)		 
4."Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" (off-vocal ver.)5:26
5."Summer Side" (off-vocal ver.)4:54
6."Kimi no Dai Ni Shō" (off-vocal ver.) 

Members

"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"

The sembatsu (member selection) for the song consists of 32 members. The center is Haruka Shimazaki.

"Summer Side"

The song is performed by a unit called Selection 16, consisting of 16 members, who sang in the title track, but didn’t appear in the music video.

"Barebare Bushi"

The song is performed by a unit called Wonda Sembatsu (WONDA選抜), consisting of 5 members.

"'Danshi' wa Kenkyū Taishō"

The song is performed by a unit called Tentōmu Chu! (てんとうむChu!), consisting of 7 members.

"Kafka to Dendenmu Chu!"

The song is performed by a unit called Dendenmu Chu! (でんでんむchu!), consisting of 7 members.

"Kegarete Iru Shinjitsu"

The song is performed by selected members from AKB48's Team 8 (チーム8選抜}, "Team 8 Sembatsu").

"Kimi no Dai Ni Shō"

It is Rina Kawaei's graduation song.

"Deai no Hi, Wakare no Hi"

The song performed by the duet Gensō & Jikisō (ゲンソー&ジキソー).

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position 		Initial sales
Billboard Japan Hot 100 1
Oricon Daily Singles Chart[6] 1 1,472,375
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] 1 1,673,211

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan May 20, 2015
King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea November 16, 2018

References

  1. ^ "AKB48新曲MVは『るろうに剣心』大友啓史監督！完成度にぱるる感涙！" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  2. ^ "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2015年05月19日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年06月01日付". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Oricon Weekly Charts for 5/18 ~ 5/24". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/6/1". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "オリコンデイリー CDシングルランキング 2015年05月26日付" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-05-27. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  7. ^ "オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2015年05月18日～2015年05月24日" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-05-27. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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