Summer Night Town

8cm Cover

12cm Cover

Artist

Morning Musume

Single

Summer Night Town (サマーナイトタウン)

Released

1998.05.27 (8cm Single)

2005.03.02 (12cm Single)

Catalog Number

EPDE-1003 (8cm Single)

EPCE-5314 (12cm Single)

Price

¥1,020 (8cm Single)

¥1,050 (12cm Single)

8cm Tracklist

1. Summer Night Town (サマーナイトタウン)
2. A MEMORY OF SUMMER '98
3. Summer Night Town (Instrumental) (サマーナイトタウン)

12cm Tracklist

1. Summer Night Town (サマーナイトタウン)
2. A MEMORY OF SUMMER '98
3. Summer Night Town (Instrumental) (サマーナイトタウン)
4. Summer Night Town　(First Live Version) (サマーナイトタウン)

Information

"Summer Night Town" is the second single released by Morning Musume. The single was first released in 1998 on a 8cm CD and in 2004 it was reissued on a 12cm CD as part of the Morning Musume EARLY SINGLE BOX and included an live version of the title track not released on the original single. An individual CD was made available in 2005.

This is the first Morning Musume single to feature Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, and Ichii Sayaka.

TV Performances

• [1998.05.24] ASAYAN
• [1998.05.29] Music Station
• [1998.06.02] Utaban
• [1998.06.12] Music Station
• [1998.07.14] Utaban
• [2000.05.28] Hello! Morning Episode 008
• ]2000.08.06] Hello! Morning Episode 018 (Last Phrase Karaoke Battle)

Members featured in this release

• 1st gen: Nakazawa Yuko, Ishiguro Aya, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Fukuda Asuka
• 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ichii Sayaka

Song Information

Lyrics

Tsunku

Music

Tsunku

Other Information

Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki

Disambiguation

There are currently six versions of "Summer Night Town" to be found in Morning Musume and Hello! Project's discography. These versions are:

Summer Night Town (Original)

Found on the "Summer Night Town" single as track #1, the First Time album as track #2, the Best! Morning Musume 1 album as track #4, the Morning Musume ALL SINGLES COMPLETE ~10th ANNIVERSARY~ album as track #2 on Disc 1, and the Dorimusu 1 album as track #1 on Disc 2.

Summer Night Town (Instrumental)

Found on the "Summer Night Town" single as track #3. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Summer Night Town (English Version)

Found on the "Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)" single as track #2 and the Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ album as track #14. This version is covered in English by Coconuts Musume.

Summer Night Town (Hawaiian Version)

Found on the Hawaiian de Kiku Morning Musume Single Collection album as track #8. This Hawaiian version is covered by Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, and Takagi Boo.

Summer Night Town (Morning Musume Otomegumi Version)

Found on the "Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~" single as track #3. This version is covered by Morning Musume Otomegumi.

Summer Night Town (First Live Version)

Found on the 12cm reissue of the "Summer Night Town" single as track #4.

Concert Performances

• [1998] First Concert Hello!
• [1998] Hello! First Live at Shibuya Kohkaido
• [1999] Hello! Project Happy New Year '99
• [1999] Morning Musume Memory Seishun no Hikari
• [1999] Hello! Project '99
• [2000] Hello! Project Happy New Year 2000
• [2000] Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
• [2001] Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru ~Osaka-Jo Hall Saishuu Bi~
• [2002] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena (English Version) (Coconuts Musume)
• [2003] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!" (Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa, Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina)
• [2004] 2003~4nen Morning Musume Otomegumi Hatsukouen ~Otomechikku~ (Morning Musume Otomegumi)
• [2004] Abe Natsumi First Concert Tour 2004 ~Anata Iro~ (Nakazawa Yuko, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei as part of a medley)
• [2004] Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04" (Iida Kaori, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Konno Asami, Fujimoto Miki as part of a medley)
• [2005] Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" (Goto Maki, Matsuura Aya)
• [2007] TYPE-Y 2007 BIRTHDAY LOVE Mahou no Pressure! Kotoshi mo Yarimasu Special ~Live Ato, Yotei wo Irenaide Kudasai~ (Nakazawa Yuko solo)
• [2008] Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
• [2011] Dream Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Haru no Mai ~Sotsugyousei DE Saikessei~ (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2012] Dream Morning Musume Special LIVE 2012 Nippon Budokan ~Daiisshou Shuumaku "Yuusha-tachi, Shuugouse yo"~ (Dream Morning Musume)
• [2013–2014] Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2013 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ (Dream Morning Musume)

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	86,670
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	49,560
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	51,620
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	44,020
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	37,200
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	36,470
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	30,060
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	22,260
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	14,890
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	8,630
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	7,490
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	6,820
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	49	5,300
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	70	3,720
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	3,010
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	2,730
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	74	3,320
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83	3,560

Total Reported Sales: 417,330*

External links

• Oricon Profile: 8cm CD | 12cm CD
• Up-Front Works: Morning Musume discography entry
• YouTube: "Summer Night Town" MV
• projecthello.com: "Summer Night Town" lyrics