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Heavy Rotation (AKB48)



- Artist
- AKB48
- Single
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
- Released
- 2010.08.18
- Catalog Number
- KIZM-57/58 (Type-A)
- KIZM-59/60 (Type-B)
- NMAX-1097 (Theater Version)
- Price
- ¥1,600 (Type-A & Type-B)
- ¥1,000 (Theater Version)
- Type-A CD Tracklist
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
- Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Under Girls)
- Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ)
- Heavy Rotation off vocal ver. (ヘビーローテーション off vocal ver.)
- Namida no Seesaw Game off vocal ver. (涙のシーソーゲーム off vocal ver.)
- Yasai Sisters off vocal ver. (野菜シスターズ off vocal ver.)
- Type-A DVD Tracklist
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) (Music Clip)
- Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Music Clip)
- Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ) (Music Clip)
- 2nd AKB Election Document Video Part 1 (第2回 AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像 (前編))
- Issho ni Koreichi! <Type-A Ver.> (いっしょにこれイチ! <Type-A Ver.>)
- Type-B CD Tracklist
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション
- Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Under Girls)
- Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
- Heavy Rotation off vocal ver. (ヘビーローテーション off vocal ver.)
- Namida no Seesaw Game off vocal ver. (涙のシーソーゲーム off vocal ver.)
- Lucky Seven off vocal ver. (ラッキーセブン off vocal ver.)
- Type-B DVD Tracklist
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) (Music Clip)
- Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) (Music Clip)
- Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン) (Music Clip)
- 2nd AKB Election Document Video Part 2 (第2回 AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像 (後編))
- Issho ni Koreichi! <Tybe-B Ver.> (いっしょにこれイチ! <Type-B Ver.>)
- Theater Version Tracklist
- Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
- Namida no Seesaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム)
- Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ)
- Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
- Information
"Heavy Rotation" is the 17th major single (19th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in three editions: two CD+DVD editions (Types A & B) and a CD only Theater version. The first pressings came with a random member card. The Top 40 members selected for this single were chosen by the fans with voting cards from the first pressings of their previous (17th) single "Ponytail to Chouchou". The title song has been certified Double Platinum by the RIAJ for full song downloads of over 500,000.
Just before the single came out the Kenkyuuseis went through another test/selection process to determine their future in the group (with the possibility of being promoted to the actual Teams). #40 senbatsu member, Ishiguro Atsuki of Kenkyuusei failed the process, thus wasn't featured in this single and her spot wasn't filled.
Selected Members

- Heavy Rotation (Senbatsu)
- Team A: Kojima Haruna (16231), Sashihara Rino (6704), Shinoda Mariko (23139), Takajo Aki (11062), Takahashi Minami (17787), Nakagawa Haruka (6567), Maeda Atsuko (30851)
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka (8049), Itano Tomomi (20513), Oshima Yuko (31448), Ono Erena (9468), Minegishi Minami (9692), Miyazawa Sae (12560)
- Team B: Kasai Tomomi (11080), Kashiwagi Yuki (15466), Kitahara Rie (8836), Sato Amina (6921), Miyazaki Miho (6371), Watanabe Mayu (20088)
- SKE Team S: Matsui Jurina (12168), Matsui Rena (12082)
- Namida no Seesaw Game (Under Girls)
- Team A: Oota Aika (6145), Katayama Haruka (1935), Kuramochi Asuka (5355), Matsubara Natsumi (1859)
- Team K: Umeda Ayaka (2499), Nito Moeno (2693), Fujie Reina (2460), Yonezawa Rumi (2171)
- Team B: Ishida Haruka (3235), Komori Mika (2613), Sato Sumire (2591), Hirajima Natsumi (4106), Masuda Yuka (4137)
- Kenkyuusei: Shimazaki Haruka (3076), Yamauchi Suzuran (1945), Ishiguro Atsuki (1603, Not Featured)
- SKE48 Team S: Oya Masana (4634), Yagami Kumi (1909)
- SKE48 Team KII: Takayanagi Akane (2030)
Song Information

- Lyrics
- Akimoto Yasushi
- Music
- Yamazaki You
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Tanaka Yuusuke
Oricon Chart Positions
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 527,336 |
1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 64,671 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27,520 |
2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14,842 |
4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10,550 |
8 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8,657 |
10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7,660 |
8 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7,178 |
4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8,620 |
7 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6,669 |
8 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 5,511 |
8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 4,898 |
7 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 4,162 |
13 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 3,745 |
36 | 42 | - | 47 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 34 | 3,817 |
19 | 40 | 44 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 3,506 |
21 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 3,933 |
16 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 4,780 |
8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8,396 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9,616 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12,901 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10,801 |
3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8,594 |
4 | 23 | 17 | x | x | x | x | 15 | 7,716 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 6,156 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 5,132 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 4,716 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3,848 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 3,013 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 1,709 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 2,468 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | 2,850 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2,855 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 2,438 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 2,390 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 2,548 |
Total Reported Sales: 818,639*
Total Sales in 2010: 713,275 (#2 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2011: 105,364*
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