Uza (song)

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"Uza"
Type-A Regular Edition cover
Single by AKB48
from the album Tsugi no Ashiato
B-side "Tsugi no Season"
"Kodoku no Hoshizora" (Type-A)
"Scrap & Build" (Type-K)
"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (Type-B)
"Otona e no Michi" (Theater Edition)
Released October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31) (Japan)
Format CD single, digital download
Genre J-pop, Electro-pop
Label You, Be Cool! / King
Writer(s) Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Gingham Check"
(2012)		 "Uza"
(2012)		 "Eien Pressure"
(2012)
AKB48 songs chronology
"Sugar Rush"
(2012)
Music videos
"Uza" (preview) on YouTube
Uza (Dance Ver.)"
"Tsugi no Season" (preview)

"Uza" (stylized in Japanese as "UZA", meaning "Annoying" and pronounced "oo-zah") is the 28th major single by the Japanese female idol group AKB48, released in Japan on October 31, 2012.[1]

Background

The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18, 2012, at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan.[2]

Mayu Watanabe was originally one of the centers however, due to heavy choreography involved in this song, Yuko Oshima and Jurina Matsui later replaced Watanabe's center position.[citation needed]

It was released in four versions: Type-A, Type-K, Type-B, and Theater Edition.

The music video for the title song was directed by Joseph Kahn, the director of the music video for "Gingham Check".[citation needed] Instead releasing a normal MV, an alternative dance shot version was published.

Track listing

Type-A

CD
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")    
2. "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") Under Girls  
3. "Kodoku na Hoshizora" (孤独な星空, "Lonely Starry Sky") New Team A  
4. "Uza off vocal ver."      
5. "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."      
6. "Kodoku no Hoshizora off vocal ver."      
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Uza Music Video"    
2. "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-"    
3. "Tsugi no Season Music Video"    
4. "Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video"    
5. "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜)  

Type-K

CD
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")    
2. "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") Under Girls  
3. "Scrap & Build" (スクラップ&ビルド) New Team K  
4. "Uza off vocal ver."      
5. "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."      
6. "Scrap & Build off vocal ver."      
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Uza Music Video"    
2. "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-"    
3. "Tsugi no Season Music Video"    
4. "Scrap & Build Music Video"    
5. "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜)  

Type-B

CD
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")    
2. "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") Under Girls  
3. "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー, "Hero who is not on the Side of Justice") New Team B  
4. "Uza off vocal ver."      
5. "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."      
6. "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver."      
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Uza Music Video"    
2. "Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-"    
3. "Tsugi no Season Music Video"    
4. "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video"    
5. "Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜)  

Theater Edition

CD
No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")    
2. "Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season") Under Girls  
3. "Otona e no Michi" (大人への道, "Road to Adulthood") Kenkyūsei  
4. "Uza off vocal ver."      
5. "Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."      
6. "Otona e no Michi off vocal ver." (大人への道 off vocal ver.)    

Members

"Uza"

Center: Yūko Ōshima, Jurina Matsui.[3]

"Tsugi no Season"

The song is performed by Under Girls.[4] Center: Rina Kawaei

  • Team 4: Miori Ichikawa, Anna Iriyama, Karen Iwata, Rena Katō, Rina Kawaei, Juri Takahashi, Miyu Takeuchi, Yūka Tano, Mariya Nagao
  • Promoted Kenkyūsei: Ryōka Ōshima, Tomu Mutō
  • SKE48 Team S: Yuria Kizaki
  • SKE48 Team KII: Manatsu Mukaida
  • SKE48 Team E: Kanon Kimoto
  • NMB48 Team N: Nana Yamada
  • HKT48 Team H: Haruka Kodama

"Kodoku na Hoshizora"

"Scrap & Build"

"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero"

"Otona e no Michi"

The song is performed by kenkyūsei (trainees).

Oricon charts

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak position Debut sales (copies) Sales total (copies)
October 31, 2012 Daily Chart 1[5] 884,602 1,257,867
Weekly Chart 1[6] 1,128,696
Monthly Chart 1 1,128,696
Yearly Chart 4 1,215,079

References

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  5. ↑ ORICON STYLE編集長のTwitter 2012年10月31日の発言 on Twitter. October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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