is the sixth single by

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subgroup

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. It was released on February 21, 2001, on the Zetima Records label. The single features the group's "second generation" line-up of

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and

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. The first press edition contained a limited-edition trading card. The songs from this single are featured on the compilation album ''

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''. "Koi o Shichaimashita" is the second track on the disk, while "Baby Cry" is the eleventh track. The

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for the single is featured on '' Tanpopo Single V Clips 1''.

Chart performance

The single peaked at #2 on the weekly

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charts, charting for nine weeks. It also made Oricon's year-end list of the 100 best-selling singles of 2001, ranking at #47. A reported total of 238,880 copies were sold in the first week, and it is Tanpopo's best-selling single with 386,830 total copies sold.

Track listing

Covers

"Koi o Shichaimashita!" was covered by fellow Hello! Project group

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on the limited edition versions of their fifth single, " Koi ni Booing Boo!", released in April 2011.

Members at time of single

References

External links

* single entry on the official Hello! Project site
Koi o Shichaimashita!
entry at the official Up-Front Works discography Tanpopo songs 2001 singles Song recordings produced by Tsunku Songs in Japanese Songs written by Tsunku 2001 songs Zetima Records singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub