The Manpower!!!

is the twenty-fifth single of J-pop group Morning Musume. It also served as the last single of the last founding member of the group Kaori Iida.

It was released on January 19, 2005. There are two editions of the single. The limited edition was wrapped in a special package and had five photo cards with catalog number EPCE-5348. The regular edition has a catalog number EPCE-5349 and was contained with one photo card of the group on its first pressing. On the same date, the Single V DVD of the single was released. It is stated on the DVD that featured videos has an aspect image of 4:3, but are actually in widescreen.

Overview

The song was the first official cheer song of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. It was written by producer Tsunku.

Track listings

All lyrics are written by Tsunku.

CD

"The Manpower!!!" (Instrumental)

Single V DVD

"The Manpower!!!" "The Manpower!!! (Another Edition)"

Personnel

Kaori Iida – center vocals

Mari Yaguchi – center vocals

Rika Ishikawa – center vocals

Hitomi Yoshizawa – main vocals

Ai Takahashi – main vocals

Asami Konno – minor vocals

Makoto Ogawa – minor vocals

Risa Niigaki – center vocals

Miki Fujimoto – center vocals

Eri Kamei – minor vocals

Sayumi Michishige – minor vocals

Reina Tanaka – center vocals

Members at time of single

1st generation: Kaori Iida

2nd generation: Mari Yaguchi

4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa

5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno, Makoto Ogawa, Risa Niigaki

6th generation: Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka

Chart performance

#4 Japan Oricon Charts

#4 Japan CDTV

References

External links

Up-Front Works Official Website: CD entry, DVD entry

2005 singles

2005 songs

Morning Musume songs

Baseball songs and chants

Fight songs

Zetima Records singles

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Songs written by Tsunku

Song recordings produced by Tsunku