Heavy Rotation

## CD Information

Artist
AKB48
Single
Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション)
Release Date
2010.08.18
Label/Catalog Number/Price
**Label:** You，Be Cool!/KING RECORDS
KIZM-57～58 (Regular Edition Type-A, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
KIZM-59～60 (Regular Edition Type-B, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524
NMAX-1097 (Theater Edition, CD) / ￥0,952
## Regular Edition Details

CD
1. Heavy Rotation (ヘビーローテーション) / Senbatsu
2. Namida no SeeSaw Game (涙のシーソーゲーム) / Undergirls
3. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Yasai Sisters (野菜シスターズ) / Theater Girls
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Lucky Seven (ラッキーセブン)
4. Heavy Rotation (off-vocal)
5. Namida no SeeSaw Game (off-vocal)
6. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Yasai Sisters (off-vocal)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Lucky Seven (off-vocal)

DVD
1. Heavy Rotation Music Video
2. Namida no SeeSaw Game Music Video
3. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Yasai Sisters Music Video
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Lucky Seven Music Video
4. * (Type-A Exclusive track) AKB48cho's AKB48 Heavy Rotation PVcho
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) AKB48cho's Short CMs-cho (7) one after the other!
5. * (Type-A Exclusive track) Issho ni kore ICHI! (Type-A ver.)
	* (Type-B Exclusive track) Issho ni kore ICHI! (Type-B ver.)

## Theater Edition Details

CD
1. Heavy Rotation
2. Namida no SeeSaw Game
3. Yasai Sisters
4. Lucky Seven

## Included Members

**★ Senbatsu** (選抜) (21 Members) (Kim Yongsun Center (in *italic*), Media Senbatsu in **bold**)

* **Team A**: Ahn Heeyeon, **Bang Minah**, **Im Yoona**, **Jeong Eunji**, Kim Jiho, Wendy Son
* **Team K**: Hyun Seunghee, Jung Yerin, Kim Chanmi, **Kim Hyoyeon**, ***Kim Yongsun***, **Moon Byulyi**, **Son Jihyun**, Yoon Bomi
* **Team B**: **Choi Hyojung**, Im Jinah, **Kang Seulgi**, **Kim Mihyun**, Kim Minji, **Park Chorong**, **Shin Hyejeong**

### **"Namida no SeeSaw Game"**

Undergirls (アンダーガールズ) (18 Members) (Yoo Jeongyeon Center)

* **Team A**: Cho Miyeon, Choi Yujin, Kim Sojung, Lee Hyeri, Myoui Mina, Oh Seunghee
* **Team K**: Choi Yuna, Hirai Momo, Jung Wheein, Kim Chungha, Miyauchi Haruka, Yoo Shiah
* **Team B**: Bae Juhyun, Jung Soyeon, Kwon Mina, Viian Wong, **Yoo Jeongyeon**
* **Kenkyuusei**: Lee Kaeun

### **"Yasai Sisters"**

* **Team A**: Euna Kim, Kim Bora, Park Jeonghwa, Park Jihyo
* **Team K**: Kim Yoohyeon
* **Team B**: **Han Dong**, Im Nayeon, Jung Jinsol, Lee Yoobin
* **Kenkyuusei**: Baek Yebin, Chang Seungyeon, Cho Haseul, Chonnasorn Sajakul, Jung Haerim, Jung Mimi, Ki Heehyun, Kim Chaewon, Kim Kyungjoo, Kim Seolhyun, Kim Sohee, Lee Jooeun, Son Naeun, Yoon Chaekyung

### **"Lucky Seven"**

(16 Members) (Moon Byulyi Center)

* **Team A**: Ahn Heeyeon, Bang Minah, Im Yoona, Jeong Eunji, Wendy Son
* **Team K**: Hyun Seunghee, Kim Hyoyeon, Kim Yongsun, **Moon Byulyi**, Son Jihyun, Yoon Bomi
* **Team B**: Choi Hyojung, Im Jinah, Kang Seulgi, Park Chorong, Shin Hyejeong

## General Information

**Heavy Rotation** is AKB48's 17th major single, 19 overall and 8th since their label change to KING RECORDS.

This single is by far, one of the most-promoted singles AKB48 released with all the song having some kind of tie-in, with 3 of them being of huge campaigns that were used all over Japan.

Chart Records
* Heavy Rotation was the 2nd best selling single in Japan in 2010.
* First AKB48 Single to rank 1# in the Chaku-uta (tune) daily and weekly charts
* First AKB48 Single to ship 650,000 copies (previous record being Ponytail to Shushu with 500k)
* First AKB48 Song (Heavy Rotation) to top all the Rocochoku Rankings in the same week.
* This single made AKB48 the third female artist to have to singles with over 500k of first-week sales. for female idol groups, AKB48 made history as the first ones.
* This single outsold Ponytail to Shushu's first week.
* This single is currently the longest charting AKB48 single, with 123 weeks.

## Trivia

* First senbatsu of Kim Chanmi
* The Type B cover is Kim Yongsun's first ever solo cover
* This is the third AKB48 single with an English name. The first one being BINGO! and the second being River
* Heavy Rotation charted 1# in the Request Hour Setlist Best 100 of 2011 & 2012
* **Heavy Rotation** was Puccho's AKB48cho Campaign CM Song
* **Namida no SeeSaw Game** was Nihon-TV Show, AKB600sec. Ending Theme
* **Yasai Sisters** was Kagome's Yasai ichi-nichi kore ippon Campaign CM Song
* **Lucky Seven** was 7-11's AKB48 x Seven-Eleven Campaign CM Song
* Along with LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai, this single contains the most tie-ins. Both singles contain a total of four tie-ins.
* Motto: 「好きな人ができると、頭の中は、ずっと、ヘビーローテション！」 ("Suki na Hito ga dekiru to, Atama no Naka wa, Zutto, Heavy Rotation!" / "Once you like someone, inside your head, it's always a Heavy Rotation!")