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"Heart Electric"
Single by AKB48
from the album Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!
ReleasedOctober 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)
GenreJ-pop
LabelYou, Be Cool! / King
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"
(2013) 		"Heart Electric"
(2013) 		"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de...Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"
(2013)
Music video
AKB48 "Heart Electric" (Dance Ver.) on YouTube

"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[edit]

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 was 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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Track listing[edit]

Type A[edit]

CD[n 2]
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)  
2."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく)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." (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく 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.)  
DVD[n 2]
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) 
2."Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) 
3."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく Music Video) 
4."Kisu made Countdown (Countdown to Kiss) Music Video" (キスまでカウントダウン Music Video) 

Type K[edit]

CD[n 3]
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)  
2."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Sasameyuki Regret (Light snowfall regret)" (細雪ささめゆきリグレット)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." (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく off vocal ver.)  
6."Sasameyuki Regret off vocal ver." (細雪ささめゆきリグレット off vocal ver.)  
DVD[n 3]
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) 
2."Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) 
3."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく Music Video) 
4."Sasameyuki Regret Music Video" (細雪ささめゆきリグレット Music Video) 
5."Sayaka Akimoto graduation documentary: Between strength and weakness" (秋元あきもと才ざい加か 卒業そつぎょうドキュメント「強つよさと弱よわさの間あいだで」) 

Type B[edit]

CD[n 4]
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)  
2."Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!" (君きみだけに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." (君きみだけにChu! Chu! Chu! off vocal ver.)  
6."Tiny T-shirt off vocal ver."  
DVD[n 4]
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) 
2."Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) 
3."Kimi dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu! Music Video" (君きみだけにChu! Chu! Chu! Music Video) 
4."Tiny T-Shirt Music Video" 
5."Tentoumu Chu! documentary" (てんとうむChu! ドキュメント) 

Type 4[edit]

CD[n 5]
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)  
2."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Seijun Philosophy (Innocent Philosophy)" (清純せいじゅんフィロソフィー)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." (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく off vocal ver.)  
6."Seijun Philosophy off vocal ver." (清純せいじゅんフィロソフィー off vocal ver.)  
DVD[n 5]
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Electric Music Video" (ハート・エレキ Music Video) 
2."Heart Electric Music Video -Dance ver.-" (ハート・エレキ Music Video -Dance ver.-) 
3."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku Music Video" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく Music Video) 
4."Seijun Philosophy Music Video" (清純せいじゅんフィロソフィー Music Video) 
5."Team 4・Kenkyuusei Auditions 〜The Feelings that you want to tell before Graduation〜" (チーム4・研究けんきゅう生せいオーディション ～卒業そつぎょうを前まえに伝つたえたい想おもいがある～) 

Theater[edit]

CD[n 6]
No.TitlePerformanceLength
1."Heart Electric" (ハート・エレキ)  
2."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku" (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく)Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) 
3."Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium (Your eyes planetarium)" (君きみの瞳ひとみはプラネタリウム)AKB48 Kenkyusei (AKB48研究けんきゅう生せい) 
4."Heart Electric off vocal ver." (ハート・エレキ off vocal ver.)  
5."Kaisoku to dōtai shiryoku off vocal ver." (快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく off vocal ver.)  
6."Kimi no hitomi wa Planetarium off vocal ver." (君きみの瞳ひとみはプラネタリウム off vocal ver.)  

Personnel[edit]

"Heart Electric"[edit]

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

"Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku"[edit]

The song is performed by Under Girls.

Centers: Rena Kato, Akari Suda.[5]

"Kimi Dake ni Chu! Chu! Chu!"[edit]

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

Center: Mako Kojima

""Kiss made Countdown"[edit]

Performed by Team A:

Center: Mayu Watanabe

Team A: Rina Izuta, Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Ryoka Oshima, Rina Kawaei, Ayaka Kikuchi, Haruka Kodama, Marina Kobayashi , Yukari Sasaki, Sato Sumire, Mariya Suzuki, Juri Takahashi, Minami Takahashi, Yuuka Tano, Matsui Sakiko, Ayaka Morikawa, Fuuko Yagura, Yui Yokoyama, Mayu Watanabe

"Sasameyuki Regret"[edit]

Performed by Team K:

Centers: Yuko Oshima, Jurina Matsui

Team K:Maria Abe, Mayumi Uchida, Yuko Oshima, Rie Kitahara, Asuka Kuramochi, Kana Kobayashi, Amina Sato, Haruka Shimada, Shihori Suzuki, Rina Chikano, Chisato Nakata, Mariya Nagao, Rena Nozawa, Rina Hirata, Nana Fujita, Nao Furuhata, Ami Maeda, Jurina Matsui, Miho Miyazaki, Tomu Muto

Note: Moe Aigasa and Ami Yumoto were chosen from a special audition among the 13th, 14th, and 15th generation members in Team 4 and Kenkyuusei, as documented in the Type-4 DVD. They auditioned for Sayaka Akimoto and Tomomi Itano, 2 Team K members who were graduating from AKB48 in 2013. Finally, The winner was announced with Aigasa picked by Akimoto and Yumoto picked by Itano.

"Tiny T-shirt"[edit]

Performed by Team B:

Center: Yuki Kashiwagi

Team B: Haruka Ishida, Miori Ichikawa, Misaki Iwasa, Ayaka Umeda, Mina Oba, Miyuu Omori, Shizuka Oya, Yuki Kashiwagi, Haruka Katayama, Rena Kato, Natsuki Kojima, Haruna Kojima, Haruka Shimazaki, Aki Takajo, Miyu Takeuchi, Miku Tanabe, Mariko Nakamura, Wakana Natori, Misato Nonaka, Reina Fujie, Suzuran Yamauchi, Miyuki Watanabe

"Seijun Philosophy"[edit]

Performed by Team 4:

Center: Mako Kojima

"Kimi no Hitomi wa Planetarium"[edit]

Kenkyuusei (研究生けんきゅうせい) Center: Nana Owada

Kenkyuusei: Ichikawa Manami, Owada Nana, Haruka Komiyama, Sato Kiara, Tsuchiyasu Mizuki, Fukuoka Seina, Mion Mukaichi, Yumoto Ami

Charts[edit]

Billboard charts[edit]

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

Oricon charts[edit]

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

G-music (Taiwan)[edit]

Chart Peak Position
Combo 19[9]

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2013) Position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[10] 10
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[11] 7
Oricon yearly singles[12] 3


Release history[edit]

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[edit]

"Heart Electric"
Single by SNH48
B-side
  • "Kondo Koso Ecstasy"
  • "Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita"
  • "Zero-sum Taiyō"
  • "Gingham Check"
ReleasedMarch 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
GenrePop rock
LabelOcean Butterflies Music
Songwriter(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) 		"Halloween Night"
(2015)

"Heart Electric" (Chinese: 心こころ电感应; 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.[13]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

Release information
  1. ^ a b "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type A 初回しょかい限定げんてい盤ばん）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "ハート・エレキ TypeA 通常つうじょう盤ばん(マキシ＋DVD複ふく合あい)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "ハート・エレキ TypeK 通常つうじょう盤ばん(マキシ＋DVD複ふく合あい)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  4. ^ a b c "ハート・エレキ TypeB 通常つうじょう盤ばん(マキシ＋DVD複ふく合あい)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  5. ^ a b c "ハート・エレキ Type4 通つう常盤ひたち(マキシ＋DVD複ふく合あい)" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  6. ^ a b ハート・エレキ ＜劇場げきじょう盤ばん＞ (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  7. ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type K 初回しょかい限定げんてい盤ばん）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  8. ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type B 初回しょかい限定げんてい盤ばん）」" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  9. ^ "AKB48「ハート・エレキ（Type 4 初回しょかい限定げんてい盤ばん）」" (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. ^ a b c d e "AKBこじはる、8年ねん目めで初はつセンター！ 新曲しんきょく「ハート・エレキ」初はつお披露目ひろめ (ＡＫＢ４８) ニュース-ORICON STYLE". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e "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年代ねんだい風ふうジャケ＆PV完成かんせい" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. ^ "『AKB33rdシングル「ハート・エレキ」アンダーガールズ曲きょく「快速かいそくと動体どうたい視力しりょく」選抜せんばつメンバー判明はんめい』". うっくりとざくしょー（бвб）に書かくブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  6. ^ "AKB48 Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. November 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48が史上しじょう初はつの14作さく連続れんぞくミリオン B'zの記録きろくを17年ねんぶり更新こうしん" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  8. ^ "【オリコン】AKB48、シングル20作さく連続れんぞく首位しゅい 女性じょせいグループ初はつの快挙かいきょ" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "G-Music 風雲ふううん榜 (綜合そうごう榜)". 2012-09-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End - Charts - Japan". Billboard-Japan.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales Year End - Charts - Japan". Billboard-Japan.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  12. ^ "2013年ねんのCDシングル年間ねんかんランキング" [2013 CD Single Yearly Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  13. ^ "SNH48马年首くび张EP《心こころ电感应》下しも周しゅう开启预售 让我们一起おこりRock". 2014-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

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