Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version)

Halation Summer / Summer Night Town (English Version) (ハレーション サマー / サマーナイトタウン (English Version)) is Coconuts Musume's debut single. It was released in Japan on July 23, 1999, and in Taiwan on August 12, 1999. The Taiwan version comes with a lyrics card inlay with the lyrics in Taiwanese. "Halation Summer" was used as the theme song to the anime Kyoro-chan, and can be found on the Kyoro-chan Original Soundtrack. 
==Tracklist==
thumb|220px|right|Halation Summer (MV)
thumb|220px|right|Summer Night Town (English version) (MV)
220px|thumb|Kyoro-chan Theme Song
#Halation Summer
#Summer Night Town (English Version) (Morning Musume Cover)
#Halation Summer (Backing Track)
==Featured Members==
*Ayaka
*Chelsea
*April
*Danielle
*Mika
==Single Information==
;Halation Summer
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: Maejima Yasuaki
;Summer Night Town (English Version)
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*English Lyrics: MARIE
*Arrangement: BANANA ICE
*Programming: Shitamachi Kyodai
*Guitar: Gemi Taylor
*Chorus: Coconuts Musume, Dawn Moore, Paula J.
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
;Summer Night Town (English Version)
*[1999.07.18] ASAYAN
===Concert Performances===
;Halation Summer
*LIVE!! Summer Night Town 99
*Berryz Koubou Summer Concert Tour 2006 "Natsu Natsu! ~Anata wo Suki ni Naru Sangenzoku~ - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudo Maasa
*Berryz Koubou Concert Tour 2009 Aki ~Medachitaii!!~ - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudo Maasa, Sugaya Risako
*Berryz Koubou First Live in Bangkok - Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, Sudou Maasa, Sugaya Risako
*Berryz Koubou 10 Shuunen Kinen Special Concert 2014 Thank you BeriKyuu! in Nippon Budokan "Kouhen" - Berryz Koubou
;Summer Night Town (English Version)
*Hello! Project '99
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
===Event Performances===
;Halation Summer
*[2014.07.08] Berryz Koubou Sudo Massa Birthday Event 2014 - Sudo Maasa
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 9,730
==Trivia==
*This is Coconuts Musume's first single with an English name title.
*This was the group's first and only double a-side single.
*This was the first double a-side single released by a Hello! Project group.
*"Summer Night Town (English Version)" was the second song they recorded.Cococomment
*In an interview, the members stated that they had never heard "Summer Night Town" before recording the English cover featured on the single.Magazine Interview (Debut Single Halation Summer)
*The single was released the same day as Country Musume's debut single, "Futari no Hokkaido".
*The music videos for both tracks were shot in Taiwan. The group also had photo shoots and release events there as well.
*Shimizu Saki, Tsugunaga Momoko, and Sudo Maasa covered "Halation Summer" on the Berryz Koubou mini album ③ Natsu Natsu Mini Berryz.
*Angel Splash (エンジェルスプラッシユ) did a live performance of "Halation Summer".
==Gallery==
Coconuts Musume Halation Summer.jpg
Coconuts Musume Halation Summer 1.jpg
HalationSummer-taiwan.jpg|Taiwan Version (covers are almost identical, the difference is in the upper left corner)
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography: Hello Project (archived), UP-FRONT WORKS (archived), Sony Music, Tsunku.net
*Wikipedia: Japanese
*Oricon Profile
*Lyrics: , 
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