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's 7th single, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,646,630 copies, making it a massive hit (a #1 single in Japan) and their highest selling single. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. The single also marked the debut of the "Third Generation" member

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and the departure of Aya Ishiguro.

Packaging

The original 8 cm CD release was housed in a J-card-type 12 cm slimline single case instead of the then-industry CD snap-pack packaging. The case used was 7 mm thick, showing artwork through the front, and also through the spine and part of the back of the case. The CD itself was inserted upside-down, allowing the artwork on the disc itself to show through the transparent back of the case. This is one of only two 8 cm CD singles released by Morning Musume to adhere this packaging (the other being their eighth single '' Koi no Dance Site'' (2000)).

Legacy

In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album ''Guilty Pleasures 3''. In 2009, the song was remade into

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n girl group After School under the name "Dream Girl", and

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posted a "RIKI version" by actor

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on its official YouTube channel in celebration of the song's tenth anniversary. In 2013,

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of the

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group

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performed a cover during their Legend 1999 show at NHK Hall. The song was chosen because it was a hit in 1999, the year of Moametal and fellow member Yuimetal's birth.BABYMETAL – Love machine by MOAMETAL
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Track listing

The lyricist, composer and

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of both songs is

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. "Love Machine" was arranged by Dance☆Man, while "21seiki" was arranged by Shunsuke Suzuki.

8 cm CD

This is the original edition of the single and has a catalog number, EPDE-1052. # – 5:02 # – 4:45 # – 5:01

LP

This edition has a catalog number, EPJE-5035. * A side :# :# * B side :# :# :#

12 cm CD

This edition was released as the 7th disc of the Early Single Box with catalogue number EPCE-5327 and as an individual release with catalog number EPCE-5319. # # # #

Members at time of single

*1st generation:

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, Aya Ishiguro ,

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*2nd generation: Sayaka Ichii, Mari Yaguchi,

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*3rd generation :

Personnel

LOVE Machine

* Dance☆Man - Arranger * The Band☆Man ** Hyu Hyu - Drums ** Toca - Bass ** Jump Man - Guitar ** Bomb - Guitar ** Wata-Boo - Keyboard ** Stage Chakka Man - Percussion ** D.J. Ichiro -

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- Chorus

21 Seiki

* Shunsuke Suzuki - Arranger *

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- Strings arranger

Cover versions

* Janet Kay with

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covered the song in English on her 2012 cover album ''

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''.

References

External links

* Entries on the Hello! Project official website
CD entry

VHS entry
on the Up-Front Works official website {{authority control Morning Musume songs Zetima Records singles 1999 singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Tsunku Song recordings produced by Tsunku Japanese-language songs 1999 songs Japanese synth-pop songs