Love Machine (Morning Musume song)

"Love Machine" (LOVEマシーン, Rabu Mashiin) is the seventh single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume, 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.

Legacy

In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album Guilty Pleasures 3.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.

A side

Love Machine (Loveマシーン)
Love Machine (Instrumental) (Loveマシーン (Instrumental))

B side

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

Dance☆Man - Arranger
The Band☆Man
- Hyu Hyu - Drums
- Toca - Bass
- Jump Man - Guitar
- Bomb - Guitar
- Wata-Boo - Keyboard
- Stage Chakka Man - Percussion
- D.J. Ichiro - Turntable
Tsunku - Chorus

21 Seiki

Shunsuke Suzuki - Arranger
Tatsuya Murakami - Strings arranger

References

↑ 年度別ミリオンセラー一覧　1999年. RIAJ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-08-26.
↑ "Guilty Pleasures III" (in Japanese). Universal Music LLC. 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)

External links

Entries on the Hello! Project official website: CD entry, LP entry (Japanese)
VHS entry on the Up-Front Works official website (Japanese)

Preceded by "A" by Ayumi Hamasaki	Oricon Weekly number one single September 20, 1999 - September 27, 1999 - October 4, 1999	Succeeded by "Our Days" by Ami Suzuki

Morning Musume singles discography

1990s	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"

2000s	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" "Hare Ame Nochi Suki" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Ai no Sono (Touch My Heart!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" 2004 "Ai Araba It's All Right" "Sakura Mankai" as Morning Musume Sakuragumi "Yūjō (Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!)" as Morning Musume Otomegumi "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 "Bokura ga Ikiru My Asia" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Egao Yes Nude" "Kanashimi Twilight" "Onna ni Sachi Are" "Itoshiki Tomo e" as Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai "Mikan" 2008 "Resonant Blue" "Pepper Keibu" 2009 "Naichau Kamo" "Shōganai Yume Oibito" "Nanchatte Ren'ai" "Kimagure Princess"

2010s	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" "Shining Butterfly" as Dream Morning Musume "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"

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