"Linear Motor Girl" is the first major label single (sixth overall) of

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. The single is recognized and considered the group's debut single by Japanese media.

Background

"Linear Motor Girl" is the 6th single released by Perfume. The single sold for four weeks in the charts and sold 2,600 copies. After that, their releases started to move up on the charts.

Track listing

References

{{authority control Perfume (Japanese band) songs Songs in Japanese Songs written by Yasutaka Nakata Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles 2005 singles Song recordings produced by Yasutaka Nakata 2005 songs