"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"
Single by AKB48
from the album Thumbnail
A-side
  • Love Trip
  • Shiawase wo Wakenasai
B-side
  • Hikari to Kage no Hibi
  • Densetsu no Sakana (Type A)
  • Shinka Shite Nējan (Type B)
  • Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara (Type C)
  • 2016 Nen no Invitation (Type D)
  • Hikari no Naka e (Type E)
  • Black Flower (Theater Edition)
ReleasedAugust 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)
GenreJ-pop
Length#1 5:50
#2 4:54
Label
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
(2016) 		"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"
(2016) 		"High Tension"
(2016)
Music video
LOVE TRIP on YouTube

"Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" (LOVE TRIP/しあわせを分けなさい) is the 45th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on August 31, 2016.[1] It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] with 1,177,769 copies sold.[3] The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4]

Background

The member lineup for the title track and several supporting B-sides was determined by the results from the annual election held by AKB48 and its several sister groups. Rino Sashihara, having won the election for the third time, serves as the center (choreography center) in the title song.[5]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[1][6]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."Densetsu no Sakana (伝説の魚) (Under Girls)"4:19
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."Densetsu no Sakana (off vocal ver.)"4:17
DVD[6]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP" 
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)" 
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)" 
4."Densetsu no Sakana (伝説の魚)" 

Type-B

CD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."Shinka Shite Nējan (進化してねえじゃん) (Next Girls)"3:45
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."Shinka Shite Nējan (off vocal ver.)"3:45
DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP" 
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)" 
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)" 
4."Shinka Shite Nējan (進化してねえじゃん)" 

Type-C

CD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara (岸が見える海から) (Future Girls)"5:13
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara (off vocal ver.)"5:12
DVD[8]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP" 
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)" 
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)" 
4."Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara (岸が見える海から)" 

Type-D

CD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."2016 Nen no Invitation (2016年のInvitation) (Upcoming Girls)"4:19
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."2016 Nen no Invitation (off vocal ver.)"4:18
DVD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP" 
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)" 
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)" 
4."2016 Nen no Invitation (2016年のInvitation)" 

Type-E

CD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."Hikari no Naka e (光の中へ) (Baito AKB Paruru Senbatsu)"4:50
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."Hikari no Naka e (off vocal ver.)"4:49
DVD[10]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP" 
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)" 
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)" 
4."Hikari no Naka e (光の中へ)" 
5."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい) (Long ver.)" 

Theater Edition

CD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."LOVE TRIP"5:50
2."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (しあわせを分けなさい)"4:54
3."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (光と影の日々)"4:27
4."BLACK FLOWER"3:20
5."LOVE TRIP (off vocal ver.)"5:50
6."Shiawase wo Wakenasai (off vocal ver.)"4:54
7."Hikari to Kage no Hibi (off vocal ver.)"4:27
8."BLACK FLOWER (off vocal ver.)"3:09

Personnel

Love Trip and Shiawase wo Wakenasai

16 members, ranked 1st to 16th of the 45th single general election, were selected for the song. The choreography center is Rino Sashihara.[12][13]

Hikari to Kage no Hibi

Reference[11]

Densetsu no Sakana

16 members, ranked 17th to 32nd of the 45th single general election, are called Under Girls and sing this song.[13][14]

Shinka Shite Nējan

16 members, ranked 33rd to 48th of the 45th single general election, are called Next Girls and sing this song.[13][15]

Kishi ga Mieru Umi Kara

16 members, ranked 49th to 64th of the 45th single general election, are called Future Girls and sing this song.[13][16]

2016 Nen no Invitation

16 members, ranked 65th to 80th of the 45th single general election, are called Upcoming Girls and sing this song.[13][17]

Hikari no Naka e

Baito AKB Paruru Senbatsu members.[18]

Black Flower

This song is used as the featured song for Crow's Blood.[19] The word in parentheses is the role name.[11]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan August 31, 2016
King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea September 21, 2018

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[1]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[4]

Works cited

References

  1. ^ a b c "LOVE TRIP/しあわせを分けなさい(Type A)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48、シングル総売上4000万枚突破 32作目1位&27作目ミリオン" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "AKB48 surpasses 40 million singles sold". Arama! Japan. 6 September 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/9/12". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Rino Sashihara Won #1 on AKB48 Sousenkyo 2016 : New "Kami 7" & Senbatsu Members Confirmed". 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  6. ^ a b AKB48 2016a.
  7. ^ a b AKB48 2016b.
  8. ^ a b AKB48 2016c.
  9. ^ a b AKB48 2016d.
  10. ^ a b AKB48 2016e.
  11. ^ a b c AKB48 2016t.
  12. ^ AKB総選挙選抜曲にダチョウ倶楽部ネタ V2指原センター曲初披露 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  13. ^ a b c d e "AKB48 45th single Senbatsu general election results! tokyohive.com". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  14. ^ 【CD】 AKB48 45th Single「LOVE TRIP / しあわせを分けなさい」 Type A【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  15. ^ 【CD】 AKB48 45th Single「LOVE TRIP / しあわせを分けなさい」 Type B【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  16. ^ 【CD】 AKB48 45th Single「LOVE TRIP / しあわせを分けなさい」 Type C【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  17. ^ 【CD】 AKB48 45th Single「LOVE TRIP / しあわせを分けなさい」 Type D【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  18. ^ 『バイトＡＫＢぱるる選抜』初お披露目！本家より「顔がかわいい」 (in Japanese). Sankei Digital Inc. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  19. ^ 渡辺麻友×宮脇咲良W主演「CROW'S BLOOD」、"いままでとは違うAKB48"が挿入歌に (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

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