Souda! We're ALIVE

Souda! We're ALIVE (そうだ！We're ALIVE; That's Right! We're Alive) is Morning Musume's 14th single. It was released February 21, 2002 and sold a total of 443,630 copies, peaking at number one on the Oricon Charts.
The B-side is a re-recorded and re-arranged version of their first single, "Morning Coffee", featuring the then-current lineup. 
This is Morning Musume first single to have an Single V. It sold a total of 64,847 copies. It is also the only Single V that topped Oricon Charts in all of Morning Musume's history.
"Souda! We're ALIVE" ranked as the #17 single for 2002.
==Tracklist==
===CD===
#Souda! We're ALIVE
#Morning Coffee (2002version)
#Souda! We're ALIVE (Instrumental)
===Single V===
#Souda! We're ALIVE
#Making of (メイキング映像)
==Featured Members==
*1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
*2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
*3rd Gen: Goto Maki
*4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Tsuji Nozomi, Kago Ai
*5th Gen: Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa
==Single Information==
;Souda! We're ALIVE
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement: DANCE☆MAN (appears by the courtesy of AVEX INC.)
*Performed by DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN
**Turntables: DJ.ICHIRO
**Keyboards & Manipulate: WATA-BOO
**Guitar: JUMP MAN
**Drums: HYU HYU
**Percussions: STAGE CHAKKA MAN
*Bass & Guitar: RELIEF⚾︎MAN
*Manipulate: Kato Toshiji
*Chorus: Tsunku, Morning Musume
*Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
*Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
;Morning Coffee (2002version)
*Lyrics, Composition: Tsunku
*Arrangement, Guitar: Suzuki Shunsuke
*Drums: Eguchi Nobuo
*Bass: Okiyama Yuji
*A. Piano: Nakanishi Yasuharu
*Keyboard: Kawai Daisuke
*Tambourine: Tai Motoyoshi
*Chorus: Tsunku, Morning Musume
==Performances==
===TV Performances===
*[2002.02.22] Music Station
*[2002.02.28] Utaban
*[2002.03.08] Music Station
*[2002.03.28] Utaban
*[2002.04.05] Music Station
*[2002.12.31] 53rd NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen
*[2004.04.09] Music Station
===Concert Performances===
;Souda! We're ALIVE
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
*Hello! Project 2002 ~ONE HAPPY SUMMER DAY~
*Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
*Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
*Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 15nin de NON STOP!
*Morning Musume Sakura Gumi Hatsu Koen ~Sakura Saku~ - Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
*Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
*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 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~
*Hello! Project 2006 Winter Zeninshuu GO!
*Hello! Project 2007 Summer 10th Anniversary Dai Kanshasai ~Hello☆Pro Natsu Matsuri~ - Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, ℃-ute
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Aki ~Resonant LIVE~
*Morning Musume Live at Japan Expo 2010
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2010 Aki ~Rival Survival~
*Niigaki Risa LIVE2018 ~Popcorn to Chobi-tan~ - Niigaki Risa
*Hello! Project 20th Anniversary!! Hello! Project COUNTDOWN PARTY 2018 ~GOOD BYE & HELLO!~ - Hello! Project
*Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2019 ~Haru no Koukai Jitsuryoku Shindan Test~ - Yonemura Kirara
*Morning Musume '23 Concert Tour Aki "Neverending Shine Show" SPECIAL - Abe Natsumi, Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari, Ishikawa Rika, Tsuji Nozomi, Takahashi Ai, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Ikuta Erina, Ishida Ayumi, Nonaka Miki
;Morning Coffee (2002 Version)
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "LOVE IS ALIVE!" at Saitama Super Arena
*Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~ - Ishikawa Rika, Konno Asami, Kamei Eri, Fujimoto Miki
*Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" - Abe Natsumi, Goto Maki
===Event Performances===
*[2015.09.26] Takahashi Ai Birthday Event HAPPY B'DAY TO Meee. - Takahashi Ai
*[2024.01.18] ANGERME Ise Layla Birthday Event 2024 - Ise Layla
==Oricon Chart Positions==
Total Reported Sales: 443,630
==Trivia==
*2nd Generation member Yaguchi Mari gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
*As of February 2016, the official music video is 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
*Souda! We're ALIVE was re-arranged and performed by Morning Musume's 2013 lineup in The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~.
**The song was re-arranged again and performed by Morning Musume's 2023 lineup in Morning Musume Best Selection ~The 25 Shuunen~.
*The Center for this single is Yaguchi Mari.
*Souda! We're ALIVE is sampled by Yonezu Kenshi in his single KICK BACK. Specifically the lines Doryoku Mirai A Beautiful Star, and Shiaware ni Naritai."Yonezu Kenshi Releases MV for “Chainsaw Man” OP “KICK BACK”" (in English). 2022.
==Videos==
==References==
==External Links==
*Discography:
**Single: Hello! Project, UP-FRONT WORKS, Tsunku.net
**Single V: Hello! Project (VHS), Hello! Project (DVD), UP-FRONT WORKS (VHS), UP-FRONT WORKS (DVD)
*Wikipedia: Japanese, English
*Lyrics: , Morning Coffee (2002version)
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