River (AKB48)

Regular Edition Cover

Theater Edition Cover

Artist

AKB48

Single

RIVER

Released

2009.10.21

Catalog Number

KIZM-43~44 (Regular Edition)

NMAX-1087 (Theater Edition)

Price

¥1,600 (Regular Edition)

¥1,000 (Theater Edition)

CD Tracklist

1. RIVER
2. Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) - Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (君のことが好きだから)
3. Theater Girls (シアターガールズ) - Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (ひこうき雲（シアターガールズver.）)
4. RIVER (off vocal ver.)
5. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (off vocal ver.) (君のことが好きだから（off vocal ver.))

DVD Tracklist

1. RIVER (Music Clip)
2. Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara (Music Clip)
3. Hikoukigumo (Theater Girls ver.) (Music Clip)
4. Regular Clothes Special ~Words that Want to Be Said on a Date~ (私服のときスペシャル ～デートの時に言われたい一言～)

Information

"RIVER" is the 14th major single (16th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in two versions: a regular CD+DVD edition and a theater CD-only edition. The first press of the regular edition came with a nationwide handshake event ticket and a ticket to vote for a song to be performed at AKB48 Request Hour Setlist 100 2010, while all theater editions came with a "RIVER" handshake event ticket, an application ticket for a special "RIVER" event, and one member picture at random. The single debuted at #1 on the Oricon weekly chart, making it AKB48's first #1 single. It was the best-selling single by an idol group in the past seven years and also the second best-selling female artist single of 2009.

Selected Members

RIVER

• Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae
• Team B: Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Jurina

Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara

• Team A: Sato Amina, Takajo Aki, Fujie Reina
• Team K: Oku Manami, Kuramochi Asuka
• Team B: Oota Aika, Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Nakagawa Haruka, Nito Moeno,
• Kenkyuusei: Ishida Haruka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Maeda Ami
• SKE48 Team S: Matsui Rena

Hikoukigumo

• Team A: Nakata Chisato
• Team K: Umeda Ayaka, Kobayashi Kana, Chikano Rina, Matsubara Natsumi, Masuda Yuka
• Team B: Tanabe Miku, Nakatsuka Tomomi, Nakaya Sayaka, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi
• Kenkyuusei: Iwasa Misaki, Uchida Mayumi, Ooya Shizuka, Suzuki Mariya, Nonaka Misato, Matsui Sakiko

Song Information

AKB48 promoting the single

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Inoue Yoshimasa

Other Information

Arrangement: Inoue Yoshimasa

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	178,579
5	13	4	11	9	9	8	5	16,943
19	5	27	23	18	22	22	12	9,483
19	48	41	44	34	39	28	41	2,556
29	-	-	-	-	41	44	59	1,895
26	-	-	41	39	33	36	42	2,363
22	-	-	-	36	33	18	37	2,630
46	48	47	38	43	43	19	36	2,078
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	787
-	-	-	-	-	-	29	61	1,091
38	32	35	31	17	17	12	21	5,503
15	17	18	12	19	11	11
11	35	36	33	27	28	25	30	1,991
27	-	-	47	-	40	31	53	1,544
28	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	1,415
49	-	-	-	-	-	44	79	953
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	857
-	-	-	50	50	-	46	62	1,169
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	91	914
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	659
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	592
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	443
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	116	488
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95	559
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	75	710
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	90	529
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	144	418
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	508
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	122	508
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	143	416
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	172	312
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	569
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	504
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	143	415
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	141	443
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	out for one week
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	179	303
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	180	308
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	138	369
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	158	418
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	167	340
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	193	302
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	175	386
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	131	466
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	145	544
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	457
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120	482
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	128	417
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	142	442
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	133	413
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	365
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117	448
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	151	328
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	164	434
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	150	423
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	161	394
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	165	381
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	out for two weeks
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157	412
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	158	409
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	126	527
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	649
-	-	-	33	41	x	x	x	xxx

Total Reported Sales: 251,241*
Total Sales in 2009: 216,527 (#22 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2010: 33,129
Total Sales in 2011: 1,585*

External Links

• Oricon Profile