Morning Coffee (song)

This article is about a song by Morning Musume. For the Firefox add-on, see Morning Coffee (Firefox add-on).

"Morning Coffee"
Song

"Morning Coffee" (モーニングコーヒー) is a song by J-pop idol group Morning Musume, released as their first official single on January 28, 1998 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 200,790 copies. In 2004 It was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. Lead vocalist of this single was Natsumi Abe.

Early on, Tsunku had decided that Kaori Iida was going to be being the lead vocalist. Before the recording on the second day, Tsunku changed his mind and told the group that he was going to change the lead vocals to Abe instead.

A re-arranged and re-recorded version of this song was featured as the B-side for Morning Musume's 14th single, Souda! We're Alive.

It is the only single to feature only the original members (not counting Ai no Tane), as the second generation would join before the release of Summer Night Town.

Track listing

The "Ai no Tane" tracks were composed by Hanzō Seiki and Tetsutarō Sakurai. All other tracks were composed by Tsunku.

8 cm CD

1. Morning Coffee (モーニングコーヒー) – 4:32
2. Ai no Tane (愛の種, Seeds of love) – 4:11
3. Morning Coffee (Instrumental) (モーニングコーヒー (Instrumental)) – 4:32

12 cm CD (Early Single Box and individual release)

1. Morning Coffee (モーニングコーヒー) – 4:32
2. Ai no Tane (愛の種, Seeds of love) – 4:11
3. Morning Coffee (Instrumental) (モーニングコーヒー (Instrumental)) – 4:32
4. Morning Coffee (Unreleased "B♭" Version) (モーニングコーヒー (Unreleased "B♭" Version)) –

Members at time of single

• Yuko Nakazawa
• Aya Ishiguro
• Kaori Iida
• Natsumi Abe
• Asuka Fukuda

Performances

In television shows

• 1998-02-09 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• 2000-10-08 – Hello! Morning - Episode 027 (Last Phrase Karaoke)

In concerts

• Hello! First Live at Shibuya Kohkaido
• Morning Musume Memory Seishun no Hikari
• Morning Musume First Live at Budokan ~Dancing Love Site 2000 Haru~
• Morning Musume Live Revolution 21 Haru
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2002 Haru "Love Is Alive!" (2002 Version)
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de Non Stop!"
• Morning Musume Sakuragumi Hatsukouen ~Sakura Saku~
• Hello! Project 2005 Winter All-Stars Dairanbu ~A Happy New Power! Iida Kaori Sotsugyo Special~
• Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 kan Hit Mankai~
• Nochiura Natsumi Concert Tour 2005 Haru "Triangle Energy" (2002 Version)

Oricon Rank and Sales

Weekly Rating	Weekly Sales	Number of copies sold	Week	Number of Weeks on Chart
6	95,060	95,060	01/26~02/01	1
14	33,680	128,740	02/02~02/08	2
22	29,030	157,770	02/09~02/15	3
29	16,500	174,270	02/16~02/22	4
42	9,670	183,940	02/23~03/01	5
53	7,560	191,500	03/02~03/08	6
64	5,470	196,970	03/09~03/15	7
78	3,820	200,790	03/16~03/22	8

External links

• Morning Coffee entry on the Up-Front Works official website