"Sing Out!" is the 23rd single by

Japanese idol An is a type of entertainer marketed for image, attractiveness, and personality in Japanese popular culture, Japanese pop culture. Idols are primarily singers with training in other performance skills such as acting, dancing, and modeling. Idol ...

girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the "official rival" of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshim ...

. The center position of the title track is held by Asuka Saito. It was released on 29 May 2019. It reached number-one on the weekly

Oricon Singles Chart The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard Single (music), singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track down ...

with 1,004,000 copies sold. It was also number-one on the

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Release

This single was released in 5 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Type-D and a regular edition.

Track listing

All lyrics written by

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, ma ...

Type-A

Type-B

Type-C

Type-D

Regular Edition

Participating members

"Sing Out!"

*Center: Asuka Saitō 3rd Row: Sayuri Inoue, Kaede Satō, Ayane Suzuki, Renka Iwamoto, Tamami Sakaguchi, Miria Watanabe, Riria Itō, Mai Shinuchi 2nd Row: Minami Umezawa, Hinako Kitano, Manatsu Akimoto, Shiori Kubo,

Sayuri Matsumura is a Japanese actress, television personality, and a former first generation member of the idol girl group Nogizaka46. She is affiliated with Ikushima Planning Office. Career In 2011, Matsumura auditioned for Nogizaka46 and was chosen as one ...

, Minami Hoshino, Reika Sakurai 1st Row: Momoko Ōzono,

Miona Hori , is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She is a former second generation member of the Japanese idol, idol girl group Nogizaka46, and a regular model for the fashion magazine ''ar''. Life and career On March 28, 2013, Hori successfully audit ...

Erika Ikuta is a Japanese actress, singer, and former first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. In addition to her work with Nogizaka46, Ikuta has appeared in multiple television and stage productions, including playing Cosette, � ...

, Asuka Saitō,

Mai Shiraishi is a Japanese actress, model, YouTuber, and a former first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. She was an exclusive model for the women's fashion magazines ''LARME'' and '':ja:Ray (雑誌), Ray''. Career After gradu ...

Kazumi Takayama is a Japanese actress, writer, and ''tarento''. She is a former first generation member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46, a co-author of the self-help book ''Investment Methods that Keep My Money Growing Even Though I'm An Idol'', and autho ...

, Yūki Yoda

Chart performance

Oricon

Billboard Japan

Year-end

References

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