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Aitakatta (会いたかった; I Wanted to See You) is the major debut single released by AKB48 under DefSTAR Records (third single overall). It was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. The title track was used as the ending theme for the TBS variety show Rank Oukoku during October and November 2006.
Tracklist
CD Tracklist
- Aitakatta (会いたかった)
- Dakedo... (だけど・・・; However...)
- Aitakatta (Instrumental)
- Dakedo... (Instrumental)
DVD Tracklist
- Aitakatta (PV)
- AKB48 History ~The Path to Their Major Debut~ (AKB48 History ~メジャーデビューへの軌跡~)
Members
"Aitakatta"
★ Senbatsu (選抜) (20 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center)
- Team A: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Mai, Kojima Haruna, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Nakanishi Rina, Narita Risa, Ohe Tomomi, Tojima Hana, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami
- Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Kasai Tomomi, Kobayashi Kana, Matsubara Natsumi, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Noro Kayo, Umeda Ayaka, Miyazawa Sae
Dakedo...
- Team A (チームA) (20 Members)
- Team A: Itano Tomomi, Urano Kazumi, Oe Tomomi, Oshima Mai, Orii Ayumi, Kawasaki Nozomi, Kojima Haruna, Komatani Hitomi, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Tojima Hana, Nakanishi Rina, Narita Risa, Hirajima Natsumi, Hoshino Michiru, Maeda Atsuko, Masuyama Kayano, Minegishi Minami, Watanabe Shiho
Oricon Chart Positions
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17,481 |
19 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 3,628 |
31 | - | 49 | - | 39 | - | - | 57 | 1,645 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 1,333 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | 1,027 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 189 | 430 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for 173 weeks | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 198 | 231 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 316 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 159 | 262 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for six weeks | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 183 | 333 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 199 | 275 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 177 | 314 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for three weeks | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 193 | 246 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | out for six weeks | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 141 | 419 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136 | 408 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166 | 298 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167 | 354 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 313 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 164 | 337 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 | 454 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136 | 368 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 166 | 426 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 416 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136 | 459 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 154 | 414 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188 | 408 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | 505 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103 | 724 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | 795 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 75 | 1,012 |
- | - | - | - | 46 | 35 | 38 | 50 | 1,236 |
41 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 1,539 |
25 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 1,456 |
25 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x,xx |
Total Reported Sales: 85,210*
Total Sales in 2006: 25,544
Total Sales in 2010: 8,280
Total Sales in 2011: 51,386
Trivia
- Both Aitakatta and Dakedo... are originally sung as Team A's songs in A2.
- Aitakatta is one of the most well-known and recognizable AKB48 songs.
- This was the first single to include the Team K members.
- Despite being released years ago, Aitakatta is still being used as the opening theme of AKB's long-running variety show AKBINGO!. It was also the theme of the AKB 1ji 59fun! and AKB 0ji 59fun!, the pilot seasons of the show.
- Because of AKB48's boom, Aitakatta was promoted a lot as the signature song) of the group. This made Aitakatta re-chart in the Oricon weekly charts during late 2009 and 2010. It was also certificated Gold for Digital Downloads by cellphone in the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.
- This was surprising because Aitakatta was released almost 4 years before it recharted, but also because the single had not been printing for a long time.