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Love the World 
Summary
"Love the World" (stylized as "love the world") is Perfume's 7th major single. It was released on July 9, 2008 and debuted at number one on the Oricon chart, becoming the first electropop song from an electropop act to do so, Yellow Magic Orchestra's song "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun" being the previous record holder at #2, twenty-five years prior. Love the World is Perfume's best-selling single in the span of their career.[1][2]
| "Love the World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Perfume | ||||
| from the album Triangle | ||||
| B-side | "Edge" | |||
| Released | July 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Tokuma Japan Communications | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasutaka Nakata (中田ヤスタカ) | |||
| Perfume singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love the World" on YouTube | ||||
The single's B-side, "edge", was used as background music for a KOSE Fasio commercial starring Aya Ueto.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Yasutaka Nakata
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "love the world" | 4:35 |
| 2. | "edge" | 6:31 |
| 3. | "love the world -Original Instrumental-" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "edge -extended mix-" | 8:41 |
| Total length: | 24:23 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "love the world -Video Clip-" | 4:35 |
Charts edit
| Year | Chart | Peak position | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oricon Daily Singles Chart | 1 | 95,980 |
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[4] | 1 | ||
| Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[5] | 47 | 136,575 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[7] Ringtone |
Gold | 100,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "テクノ史上初！Perfumeオリコン1位" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 2008-07-15. Archived from the original on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Perfume achieves technopop's first #1 single". Tokyograph.com. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Perfume - Love The World, 2008, retrieved 2023-11-10
- ^ "Perfumeがテクノアーティスト史上初のシングル首位獲得！YMO以来25年ぶりの記録更新". ORICON NEWS. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Oricon Top 100 2008: Singles". JaME. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – Perfume – Love the World" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2008年7月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese ringtone certifications – Perfume – Love the World" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2008年12月 on the drop-down menu