Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago

Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (涙が止まらない放課後; Tears That Won't Stop After School) is Morning Musume's 24th single. It was released on November 3, 2004. The single was released in both limited and regular editions; the limited coming with five photo cards. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling 65,873 copies. "Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago" ranked as the #152 single for 2004.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
#Nebou Desu. Date na no ni... (寝坊です。デートなのに...; I Slept in. Even Though I Have a Date...)
#Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (Instrumental)
===Single V===
#Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
#Namda ga Tomaranai Houkago (Yureru Houkago Ver.) (涙が止まらない放課後 (ゆれる放課後 Ver.))
#Making of (メイキング映像)
==Limited Edition Photo Cards==
87082_Momusu_105_402lo.jpg|Ogawa Makoto & Ishikawa Rika
KonKon_&_Kaorin.jpg|Konno Asami & Iida Kaori
20041102-2.jpg|Kamei Eri & Takahashi Ai
Marippe_&_Sayu.jpg|Yaguchi Mari & Michishige Sayumi
Yoshi_&_Reina.jpg|Yoshizawa Hitomi & Tanaka Reina
Gaki-san_&_Mikitty.jpg|Niigaki Risa & Fujimoto Miki
Gallery_392_104_21771.jpg|Morning Musume
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Iida Kaori
*2nd Gen: Yaguchi Mari
*4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
*5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
*6th Gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina
==Single Information==
*All Lyrics and Compositions: Tsunku
;Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
*Arrangement, Programming, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Bass: Sting Miyamoto
*Percussion: Iida Hiroshi
*Strings: Masatsugu Sinozaki Strings Quartet
*Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
*Dance Choreography: RYONRYON
;Nebou desu. Date na no ni...
*Arrangement, Programming, Chorus: AKIRA
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2004.10.29] Music Station
*[2004.11.01] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
*[2004.11.07] Hello! Morning
*[2004.11.11] Utaban
*[2004.11.12] Pop Jam
*[2004.11.17] Sokuho! Uta no Daijiten
*[2004.11.19] Music Fighter
*[2004.12.31] 55th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
===Concert Performances===
;Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
*Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~" - Konno Asami 
*Natsumi Abe '05 Revue & Concert "How Are You, Miss Murata?" in Nippon Seinen-kan - Abe Natsumi
*Hello Pro Party! 2006 ~Goto Maki Captain Kouen~ - Goto Maki, Tsuji Nozomi 
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi 
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Kamei Eri 
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2012 Haru ~Ultra Smart~ Niigaki Risa Mitsui Aika Sotsugyou Special - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Sayashi Riho, Suzuki Kanon
*S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ - Nakanishi Kana (part of a medley)
*Morning Musume Tanjou 20 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2018 Haru ~We are MORNING MUSUME~ Final Ogata Haruna Sotsugyou Special - Ogata Haruna
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ (part of a medley) - Haga Akane, Okamura Homare, Sakurai Rio
*Morning Musume '23 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT TOUR ~glad quarter-century~ encore (part of a medley) - Haga Akane, Okamura Homare, Sakurai Rio
===Event Performances===
;Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
*[2004.11.14] Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2004
*[2017.02.15] Morning Musume '17 Ogata Haruna & Haga Akane Birthday Event - Ogata Haruna
*[2018.07.10] Morning Musume '18 Ikuta Erina Birthday Event - Ikuta Erina
*[2023.01.11] Morning Musume '23 Ishida Ayumi Birthday Event - Ishida Ayumi
*[2023.08.07] Morning Days Happy Holiday 9ki Member Fukumura Mizuki・Ikuta Erina Fanclub Bus Tour in Gunma - Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina
;Nebou Desu. Date na no ni...
*[2005.09.16] Morning Musume Fanclub Tour in Hong Kong 2005 - Takahashi Ai
==Oricon Chart Positions==
;Daily & Weekly Rankings
Total Reported Sales: 65,873
==Trivia==
*4th generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi gave a comment about the single on YouTube.
*Konno Asami and Fujimoto Miki are the singles center members.
*This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until Osaka Koi no Uta.
*"Romeo and Juliet" is mentioned in the lyrics of "Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago" and "Egao YES Nude".
*This is the first single to not feature Tsuji Nozomi and Kago Ai since Koi no Dance Site.
==Videos==
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==Gallery==
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Normal kon216.jpg|Konno Asami
Fujimoto Miki 28451.jpg|Fujimoto Miki
Sayu1478nq.jpg|Michishige Sayumi
200503xxb.jpg|Tanaka Reina
==External Links==
*Discography:
**Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**Single V: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago, Nebou Desu. Date na no ni...
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