Love Machine (Morning Musume song)
"Love Machine" | ||||
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Single by Morning Musume | ||||
from the album 3rd-Love Paradise | ||||
Released | September 9, 1999 (JP) | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
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Length | 14:47 (8 cm CD) | |||
Label | Zetima | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tsunku | |||
Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
Morning Musume singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Love Machine on YouTube | ||||
"Love Machine" (LOVEマシーン, Rabu Mashiin) is Morning Musume's 7th single, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,646,630 copies, making it a massive hit (a #1 single in Japan) and their highest selling single. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. The single also marked the debut of the "Third Generation" member Maki Goto and the departure of Aya Ishiguro.
Packaging
The original 8 cm CD release was housed in a J-card-type 12 cm slimline single case instead of the then-industry CD snap-pack packaging. The case used was 7 mm thick, showing artwork through the front, and also through the spine and part of the back of the case. The CD itself was inserted upside-down, allowing the artwork on the disc itself to show through the transparent back of the case. This is one of only two 8 cm CD singles released by Morning Musume to adhere this packaging (the other being their eighth single Koi no Dance Site (2000)).
Legacy
In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album Guilty Pleasures 3.[1]
In 2009, the song was remade into Korean by South Korean girl group After School under the name "Dream Girl", and Avex Group posted a "RIKI version" by actor Riki Takeuchi on its official YouTube channel in celebration of the song's tenth anniversary.[2]
In 2013, Moametal of the kawaii metal group Babymetal performed a cover during their Legend 1999 show at NHK Hall. The song was chosen because it was a hit in 1999, the year of Moametal and fellow member Yuimetal's birth.[3]
Love Machine is featured in Ubisoft's Japanese Just Dance Wii U
Track listing
The lyricist, composer and producer of both songs is Tsunku. "Love Machine" was arranged by Dance☆Man, while "21seiki" was arranged by Shunsuke Suzuki.
8 cm CD
This is the original edition of the single and has a catalog number, EPDE-1052.
- Love Machine (Loveマシーン) – 5:02
- 21 Seiki (21世紀, 21st century) – 4:45
- Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental)) – 5:01
LP
This edition has a catalog number, EPJE-5035.
- Love Machine (Loveマシーン)
- Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental))
- Love Machine ~Analog Remix~ (Loveマシーン ~Analog Remix~)
- Love Machine ~Analog Remix~ (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン ~Analog Remix~ (Instrumental))
- Secret Track (シークレットトラック)
12 cm CD
This edition was released as the 7th disc of the Early Single Box with catalogue number EPCE-5327 and as an individual release with catalog number EPCE-5319.
- Love Machine (Loveマシーン)
- 21 Seiki (21世紀)
- Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental))
- Love Machine (Early Unision Version) (Loveマシーン)
Members at time of single
- 1st generation: Yuko Nakazawa, Natsumi Abe, Aya Ishiguro (last single), Kaori Iida
- 2nd generation: Sayaka Ichii, Mari Yaguchi, Kei Yasuda
- 3rd generation (debut): Maki Goto
Personnel
LOVE Machine | 21 Seiki
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Cover versions
- Janet Kay with Ai Takahashi covered the song in English on her 2012 cover album Idol Kay.
References
- ^ "Guilty Pleasures III" (in Japanese). Universal Music LLC. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ 竹内力の双子の弟!? RIKI / LOVEマシーン~RIKIバージョン~ Avex official YouTube channel, posted September 9, 2009 (requires Flash)
- ^ BABYMETAL – Love machine by MOAMETAL Babymetal.net, posted October 31, 2014
External links
- Entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, LP entry (in Japanese)
- VHS entry on the Up-Front Works official website (in Japanese)
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- 1997
- "Ai no Tane" (indies)
- 1998
- "Morning Coffee"
- "Summer Night Town"
- "Daite Hold on Me!"
- 1999
- "Memory Seishun no Hikari"
- "Manatsu no Kōsen"
- "Furusato"
- "Love Machine"
- 2000
- "Koi no Dance Site"
- "Happy Summer Wedding"
- "I Wish"
- "Ren'ai Revolution 21"
- 2001
- "The Peace!"
- "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)"
- 2002
- "Sōda! We're Alive"
- "Do It! Now"
- "Koko ni Iruzee!"
- 2003
- "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima"
- "As for One Day"
- "Shabondama"
- "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)"
- 2004
- "Ai Araba It's All Right"
- "Roman (My Dear Boy)"
- "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari"
- "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago"
- 2005
- "The Manpower!!!"
- "Osaka Koi no Uta"
- "Iroppoi Jirettai"
- "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)"
- 2006
- "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)"
- "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan"
- "Aruiteru"
- 2007
- "Egao Yes Nude"
- "Kanashimi Twilight"
- "Onna ni Sachi Are"
- "Mikan"
- 2008
- "Resonant Blue"
- "Pepper Keibu"
- 2010
- "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai"
- "Seishun Collection"
- "Appare Kaiten Zushi!" as Muten Musume
- "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game"
- 2011
- "Maji Desu ka Ska!"
- "Only You"
- "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!"
- 2012
- "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra"
- "Ren'ai Hunter"
- "One Two Three / The Matenrō Show"
- "Wakuteka Take a Chance"
- 2013
- "Help Me!!"
- "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai"
- "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan"
- 2014 (as Morning Musume.'14)
- "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?"
- "Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0"
- "Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin"
- 2015 (as Morning Musume.'15)
- "Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara"
- "Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki"
- "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only"
- 2016 (as Morning Musume.'16)
- "Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi"
- "Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sō ja Nai"
- 2017 (as Morning Musume.'17)
- "Brand New Morning / Jealousy Jealousy"
- "Jama Shinaide Here We Go! / Dokyū no Go Sign / Wakaindashi!"
- 2018 (as Morning Musume.'18)
- "Are you Happy? / A gonna"
- "Furari Ginza / Jiyū na Kuni Dakara"
- 2019 (as Morning Musume.'19)
- "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night"
- 2020 (as Morning Musume.'20)
- "Kokoro & Karada / Lovepedia / Ningen Kankei No Way Way"
- "Junjou Evidence / Gyuusaretai Dake na no ni"
- 2021 (as Morning Musume.'21)
- "Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei"
- 2022 (as Morning Musume.'22)
- "Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai / Dai Jinsei Never Been Better!"
- "Swing Swing Paradise / Happy Birthday to Me!"
- 2023 (as Morning Musume.'23)
- "Suggoi Fever! / Wake-Up Call (Mezameru Toki) / Neverending Shine"
- 2024 (as Morning Musume.'24)
- "Nanda ka Sentimental na Toki no Uta / SaiKIYOU"