The Peace!

The Peace album cover

ザ☆ピ～ス！ (English: The Peace!) is the 12th single from the Hello! Project group Morning Musume, released on 2001-07-25 on the zetima label with catalog number EPCE-5114. The song was written and composed by Tsunku. The song reached #1 on Oricon charts (beating Utada Hikaru's FINAL DISTANCE) and stayed in the charts for 23 weeks.

Ishikawa Rika was the center in this song.

Credits

• Lyrics: Tsunku
• Composer: Tsunku
• Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN

Members at the time of release

• 1st gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
• 2nd gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
• 3rd gen: Goto Maki
• 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai

CD track listing

1. ザ☆ピ～ス！
2. でっかい宇宙に愛がある (Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru) (English: There's Love In This Great Big World)
3. ザ☆ピ～ス！ (Instrumental)
4. でっかい宇宙に愛がある (Instrumental)

TV performances

• 2001-07-22 Hello! Morning
• 2001-07-22 MUSIX
• 2001-07-26 Motai
• 2001-07-27 FUN
• 2001-07-28 Pop Jam
• 2001-07-28 MUSIX
• 2001-07-29 CDTV
• 2001-08-03 Music Station
• 2001-08-04 MUSIX
• 2001-08-06 Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• 2001-08-09 Utaban
• 2001-08-11 MUSIX
• 2001-08-25 Pop Jam
• 2001-08-26 Pop Jam
• 2001-10-04 Utaban
• 2001-??-?? Best Ten 2001
• 2002-01-12 MUSIX
• 2002-08-17 24HOUR TELEVISION
• 2003-10-03 Music Station
• 2003-12-03 FNS Kayousai
• 2003-12-31 CDTV
• 2004-07-24 Music Fair 21 (with Pink Lady)
• 2005-05-08 Hello! Morning

Concert performances

• Hello! Project 2002 ~Kotoshi mo Sugoizo!~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "Love Is Alive!"
• Morning Musume Love Is Alive! 2002 Natsu
• Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~
• Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 Haru "Non Stop!"
• Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~ (by Hello! Project)
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de Non Stop!"
• Hello! Project 2004 Winter ~C'MON! Dance World~
• Morning Musume Otome Gumi Hatsukouen ~Otomechikku~ (by Morning Musume Otome Gumi)
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004 Haru The Best of Japan
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2004 "The Best of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
• Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power! Iida Kaori Sotsugyo Special~ (by Hello! Project)
  • Hello! Project Akagumi (by Hello! Project Akagumi)
  • Hello! Project Shirogumi (by Hello! Project Shirogumi)
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru - Dai 6 kan Hit Mankai
• Berryz Koubou Live Tour 2005 Shoka Hatsu Tandoku ~Marugoto~ (by Berryz Koubou)
• Hello Pro Party! 2005 ~Matsuura Aya Captain Kouen~ (by Matsuura Aya, W, & Melon Kinenbi)
• Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharuchan Irasshai!~"
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Spring ~Rainbow Seven~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2007 Spring ~Sexy 8 Beat~ (as part of a medley)
• Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello! Project Natsu Matsuri!~ (by Nakazawa Yuko, Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Goto Maki, Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa & Konno Asami)

Oricon Rank and Sales

Week	Chart Date	Chart Period	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales	Cumulative Sales	Comment
1	2001.08.06	2001.07.23~2001.07.29	-	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	310,810	310,810
2	2001.08.13	2001.07.30~2001.08.05	2	6	5	5	3	3	3	4	74,370	385,180
3	2001.08.20	2001.08.06~2001.08.12	3	6	7	5	4	4	3	5	51,110	436,290
4	2001.08.27	2001.08.13~2001.08.19	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	3	53,470	489,760
5	2001.09.03	2001.08.20~2001.08.26	1	7	8	8	7	6	6	8	41,450	531,210
6	2001.09.10	2001.08.27~2001.09.02	6	12	12	12	11	8	8	10	32,330	563,540
7	2001.09.17	2001.09.03~2001.09.09	9	19	16	16	14	13	11	15	18,130	581,670
8	2001.09.24	2001.09.10~2001.09.16	15	19	18	-	17	13	11	16	15,190	596,860
9	2001.10.01	2001.09.17~2001.09.23	19	-	-	-	-	15	12	22	9,870	606,730
10	2001.10.08	2001.09.24~2001.09.30	13	19	-	-	-	15	13	21	10,090	616,820
11	2001.10.15	2001.10.01~2001.10.07	20	-	-	-	18	14	18	25	6,880	623,700
12	2001.10.22	2001.10.08~2001.10.14	11	16	-	-	-	12	11	24	7,550	631,250
13	2001.10.29	2001.10.15~2001.10.21	14	-	-	-	-	18	18	21	8,590	639,840
14	2001.11.05	2001.10.22~2001.10.28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	6,670	646,510
15	2001.11.12	2001.10.29~2001.11.04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	41	5,800	652,310
16	2001.11.19	2001.11.05~2001.11.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	3,890	656,200
17	2001.11.26	2001.11.12~2001.11.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	61	3,290	659,490
18	2001.12.03	2001.11.19~2001.11.25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	78	3,350	662,840
19+20	2002.01.14	2001.12.24~2002.01.06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51	9,260	672,100
21	2002.01.21	2002.01.07~2002.01.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	4,430	676,530
22	2002.01.28	2002.01.14~2002.01.20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	3,790	680,320
23	2002.02.04	2002.01.21~2002.01.27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	94	2,000	682,320

Total sales: 682,320

External links

• UP-FRONT WORKS: Morning Musume discography entry
• projecthello.com lyrics: The Peace!, Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru
• Google Video: The Peace! PV

Purchase

• Amazon JP, CDJapan, YesAsia