Tsubasa wa Iranai

"Tsubasa wa Iranai" (翼はいらない, "Wings Aren't Needed") is the 44th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on June 1, 2016. It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 1,441,000 copies sold.[1] The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[2] It was the best-selling single of 2016 in Japan, with 2.507 million copies according to Billboard Japan[3] and 1,519,387 copies according to Oricon.[4]

"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
Single by AKB48
from the album Thumbnail
A-side"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
B-side
  • "Set Me Free" (Type A, Type B)
  • "Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru" (Type A)
  • "Kangaeru Hito" (Type B)
  • "Aishū no Trumpeter" (Type C, Theater Edition)
  • "Yume e no Route" (Type C)
  • "Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedJune 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
Genre
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Kimi wa Melody"
(2016)		 "Tsubasa wa Iranai"
(2016)		 "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"
(2016)
Music video
"Tsubasa wa Iranai" on YouTube

Background

The single marks the first time Mion Mukaichi holds the center position in the choreography for the title track of a single by AKB48.[5] It will also be the first time for NMB48 member Ririka Sutō (須藤凜々花) to participate in the title track of a single by AKB48.[6] Tsubasa wa Iranai is the last AKB48 single to feature NMB48 member Miyuki Watanabe, prior to her departure from the AKB48 group in August 2016.

The "Theater Edition" of the single will feature a new song by NGT48. The song is titled "Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" and will be the main theme of the upcoming TV drama series adaptation of Higurashi When They Cry, to be premiered from May 20 on BS Sky PerfecTV!.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Release

The single was be released in several versions: Type A (two editions: limited and regular), Type B (limited and regular), Type C (limited and regular) and a version called the "Theater Edition". All versions, except the Theater Edition, include a DVD with several music videos.

The first presses of the single came with a ticket to vote in the AKB48 45th Single Senbatsu Election (to choose the members to be featured in the AKB48 45th Single).[13]

The full version music video premiered on M-On daily program "Sakidori!" on May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13), and was officially released on YouTube on August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31), same day as "LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" (45th single) official release.

Track listings

Type A

All lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto.

CD[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai" (翼はいらない)4:35
2."Set Me Free" (Set me free) (performed by Team A)3:29
3."Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru" (恋をすると馬鹿を見る) (performed by Team B)4:21
4."Tsubasa wa Iranai off vocal ver."4:35
5."Set Me Free off vocal ver."3:29
6."Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru off vocal ver."4:20
DVD[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai" 
2."Set Me Free" 
3."Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru" 
4."Chiyori Nakanishi Busu Series "Busu no Omoide."" 

Type B
CD[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai"4:35
2."Set Me Free" (performed by Team A)3:29
3."Kangaeru Hito" (考える人) (performed by Team 4)3:53
4."Tsubasa wa Iranai off vocal ver."4:35
5."Set Me Free off vocal ver."3:29
6."Kangaeru Hito off vocal ver."3:51
DVD[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai" 
2."Set Me Free" 
3."Kangaeru Hito" 
4."Shuku Minami Takahashi Sotsugyō 148.5cm no Mita Yume in Yokohama Stadium Digest" 

Type C
CD[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai"4:35
2."Aishū no Trumpeter" (哀愁のトランペッター) (performed by Team K)4:17
3."Yume e no Route" (夢へのルート) (performed by Team 8)4:00
4."Tsubasa wa Iranai off vocal ver."4:35
5."Aishū no Trumpeter off vocal ver."4:17
6."Yume e no Route off vocal ver."3:58
DVD[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai" 
2."Aishū no Trumpeter" 
3."Yume e no Route" 
4."Tsubasa wa Iranai -Complete Edition-" 

Theater Edition
CD[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Tsubasa wa Iranai"4:35
2."Aishū no Trumpeter" (performed by Team K)4:17
3."Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" (君はどこにいる?) (performed by NGT48)4:21
4."Tsubasa wa Iranai off vocal ver."4:35
5."Aishū no Trumpeter off vocal ver."4:17
6."Kimi wa Doko ni Iru? off vocal ver."4:20

Personnel

Tsubasa wa Iranai

The center (choreography center) is Mion Mukaichi.[18]

Set Me Free

Sung by Team A members.[19]

Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru

Sung by Team B members.[19]

Kangaeru Hito

Sung by Team 4 members.[20]

Aishū no Trumpeter

Sung by Team K members.[21]

Yume e no Route

Sung by Team 8 members.[21]

  • AKB48 Team 8: Nagisa Sakaguchi, Yui Yokoyama, Hijiri Tanikawa, Nanami Satō, Tsumugi Hayasaka, Akari Satō, Kasumi Mougi, Rin Okabe, Hitomi Honda, Maria Shimizu, Ayane Takahashi, Nanase Yoshikawa, Yui Oguri, Erina Oda, Shiori Satō, Ayaka Hidaritomo, Natsuki Fujimura, Yuri Yokomichi, Yūna Hattori, Ai Yamamoto, Haruna Hashimoto, Reina Kita, Kurena Chō, Moeri Kondō, Serika Nagano, Nao Ōta, Nanami Yamada, Ruka Yamamoto, Momoka Ōnishi, Sayuna Hama, Ikumi Nakano, Mei Abe, Kotone Hitomi, Yūri Tani, Miu Shitao, Riona Hamamatsu, Yurina Gyōten, Kaoru Takaoka, Natsuki Hirose, Karen Yoshida, Rena Fukuchi, Moeka Iwasaki, Narumi Kuranoo, Miyu Yoshino, Moka Yaguchi, Karin Shimoaoki, Rira Miyazato

Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?

Sung by NGT48 members.[22]

  • NGT48: Yuria Ōtaki, Yuka Ogino, Tsugumi Oguma, Yuki Kashiwagi, Minami Katō, Yuria Kado, Rie Kitahara, Aina Kusakabe, Anju Satō, Riko Sugahara, Reina Seiji, Moeka Takakura, Mau Takahashi, Ayaka Tano, Rika Nakai, Ayuka Nakamura, Miharu Nara, Marina Nishigata, Nishimura Nanako, Rena Hasegawa, Hinata Honma, Ayaka Mizusawa, Aya Miyajima, Fūka Murakumo, Maho Yamaguchi, Noe Yamada

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon Weekly Singles Chart) 1[1]
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100) 1[2]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Japan June 1, 2016
King Records (YOU BE COOL division)
Hong Kong, Taiwan King Records
South Korea October 19, 2018

Further reading
  • AKB48 (1 June 2016a). Tsubasa wa Iranai (Type-A ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B01D8SZECE. KIZM-90429/30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (1 June 2016b). Tsubasa wa Iranai (Type-B ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B01D8SZETC. KIZM-90431/2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (1 June 2016c). Tsubasa wa Iranai (Type-C ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B01D8SZEFQ. KIZM-90433/4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • AKB48 (1 June 2016t). Tsubasa wa Iranai (Theater ed.). You, Be Cool! / King. ASIN B01GDMCQ14. NMAX-1233.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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  1. "【オリコン】AKB48、25作連続&通算26作ミリオン 前人未到の記録更新" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 7, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/6/13". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. "【ビルボードジャパン年間チャート 2016】様々な話題があった2016年の音楽シーンをチャートで振り返る". billboard-japan.com (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. "Oricon unveils their Yearly Sales Rankings for 2016". Arama! Japan. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  5. "AKB総選挙、3万人に直前投票権". Asahi Shimbun Digital. 2016-04-25. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28.
  6. "NMB須藤凜々花「りりぽんを脱がせて」総選挙公約の実現に気合". MusicVoice. 2016-04-26.
  7. "NGT48、新曲の「君はどこにいる？」が出演ドラマ『ひぐらしのなく頃に』主題歌に決定". Musicman-NET. 2016-04-13.
  8. "NGT48、ドラマ『ひぐらしのなく頃に』主題歌に". Barks Music News. 2016-03-14.
  9. "NGT48の新曲、ドラマ版『ひぐらしのなく頃に』主題歌に". Oricon. 2016-04-13.
  10. "ドラマ「ひぐらしのなく頃に」主題歌にNGT48の新曲「君はどこにいる？」 5月20日より放送開始". Anime! Anime!. 2016-04-13.
  11. "実写版ドラマ「ひぐらしのなく頃に」新キービジュアル公開。主題歌はAKB48新シングル収録曲NGT48「君はどこにいる？」". E-TALENTBANK co.,ltd. 2016-04-13.
  12. "NGT48「君はどこにいる？」がドラマ『ひぐらしのなく頃に』主題歌に決定 秋元康がドラマにあわせ書き下ろし". Real Sound. 2016-04-13.
  13. "AKB総選挙、概要発表 昼ライブ来場者3万人に直前投票権". Oricon. 2016-04-25.
  14. AKB48 2016a.
  15. AKB48 2016b.
  16. AKB48 2016c.
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  20. 【CD】 AKB48 44th Single「翼はいらない」 Type B【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  21. 【CD】 AKB48 44th Single「翼はいらない」 Type C【初回限定盤】 (in Japanese). AKS. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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