"Flying Get" (フライングゲット) is the 22nd major single (24th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in five versions: two limited CD+DVD editions (types A and B), two regular CD+DVD editions (types A and B), and a limited CD-only theater edition. The limited editions came with a national handshake event ticket, while the regular editions came with one of forty photos, and the theater edition came with a large handshake event ticket and random photo. The title track was used as the theme song for the drama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~Ikemen☆Paradise~ 2011, featuring members Maeda Atsuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Ichikawa Miori, Oba Mina and Nagao Mariya.

According to Oricon, the single sold 1,025,952 copies on its first day of release, beating their previous record of highest first-day sales with "Everyday, Katyusha". "Flying Get" is the first single to sell over one million copies on its first day of release. By the end of the week, it had sold 1,354,492 copies to become the single with the highest first-week sales ever.

Contents 1 Tracklist 1.1 Type-A CD Tracklist 1.2 Type-A DVD Tracklist 1.3 Type-B CD Tracklist 1.4 Type-B DVD Tracklist 1.5 Theater Edition CD Tracklist 2 Selected Members 2.1 "Flying Get" 2.2 "Dakishimechaikenai" 2.3 "Seishun to Kizukanai Mama" 2.4 "Ice no Kuchizuke" 2.5 "Yasai Uranai" 3 Oricon Chart Positions 4 Awards 5 Trivia 6 Comments

TracklistEdit

Type-A CD TracklistEdit

1. Flying Get (フライングゲット)
2. Dakishimechaikenai (抱きしめちゃいけない) (Under Girls)
3. Seishun to Kizukanai Mama (青春と気づかないまま)
4. Flying Get off vocal ver.
5. Dakishimechaikenai off vocal ver.
6. Seishun to Kizukanai Mama off vocal ver.

Type-A DVD TracklistEdit

1. Flying Get Music Video: War Movie "Crimson August ~Flying Get Edition" (武闘映画「紅い八月～フライングゲット篇」)
2. Dakishimechaikenai Music Video
3. Seishun to Kizukanai Mama Music Video
4. War Movie "Crimson August ~Showdown at the Summit Edition" (武闘映画「紅い八月～頂上決戦篇」)
5. Flying Get Dancing Version (「フライングゲット」ダンシングバージョン)

Type-B CD TracklistEdit

1. Flying Get (フライングゲット)
2. Dakishimechaikenai (抱きしめちゃいけない) (Under Girls)
3. Ice no Kuchizuke (アイスのくちづけ)
4. Flying Get off vocal ver.
5. Dakishimechaikenai off vocal ver.
6. Ice no Kuchizuke off vocal ver.

Type-B DVD TracklistEdit

1. Flying Get Music Video: War Movie "Crimson August ~Flying Get Edition" (武闘映画「紅い八月～フライングゲット篇」)
2. Dakishimechaikenai Music Video
3. Ice no Kuchizuke Music Video
4. 3rd AKB48 General Election Documentary Clip (第3回 AKB48総選挙 ドキュメント映像)
5. War Movie "Crimson August ~Showdown at the Summit Edition Trailer" (武闘映画「紅い八月～頂上決戦篇・予告」)

Theater Edition CD TracklistEdit

1. Flying Get (フライングゲット)
2. Dakishimechaikenai (抱きしめちゃいけない) (Under Girls)
3. Yasai Uranai (野菜占い)
4. Flying Get off vocal ver.
5. Dakishimechaikenai off vocal ver.
6. Yasai Uranai off vocal ver.

Selected MembersEdit

The members selected for "Flying Get" and "Dakishimechaikenai" were determined by the AKB48 22nd Single Senbatsu Sousenkyo "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu".

"Flying Get"Edit

• Team A: Kuramochi Asuka (#21; 12,387), Kojima Haruna (#6; 52,920), Sashihara Rino (#9; 45,227), Shinoda Mariko (#4; 60,539), Takajo Aki (#12; 31,009), Takahashi Minami (#7; 52,790), Maeda Atsuko (#1; 139,892)
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka (#17; 17,154), Itano Tomomi (#8, 50,403), Oshima Yuko (#2; 122,843), Minegishi Minami (#15; 26,070), Miyazawa Sae (#11; 33,500), Yokoyama Yui (#19; 16,455)
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi (#16; 22,857), Kashiwagi Yuki (#3; 74,252), Kitahara Rie (#13; 27,957), Sato Amina (#18; 16,574), Masuda Yuka (#20; 14,137), Watanabe Mayu (#5; 59,118)
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina (#14; 27,804), Matsui Rena (#10; 36,929)

"Dakishimechaikenai"Edit

Artist: Under Girls (アンダーガールズ)

• Team A: Oota Aika (#25; 9,910), Ooya Shizuka (#29; 7,264), Nakagawa Haruka (#24; 10,674), Maeda Ami (#37; 5,220)
• Team K: Umeda Ayaka (#22; 11,860), Nito Moeno (#31; 6,288), Fujie Reina (#40; 4,698), Matsui Sakiko (#38; 5,020)
• Team B: Komori Mika (#32; 6,120), Sato Sumire (#34; 5,438), Hirajima Natsumi (#26; 9,742), Miyazaki Miho (#27; 9,271)
• Team 4: Ichikawa Miori (#39; 4,928), Oba Mina (#35; 5,411)
• Team S (SKE48): Oya Masana (#30; 6,660), Suda Akari (#36; 5,343)
• Team KII (SKE48): Takayanagi Akane (#23; 10,854), Hata Sawako (#33; 6,117)
• Team N (NMB48): Yamamoto Sayaka (#28; 8,697)

"Seishun to Kizukanai Mama"Edit

• Team A: Oota Aika, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Kikuchi Ayaka, Nito Moeno, Minegishi Minami, Miyazawa Sae, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Miyazaki Miho, Watanabe Mayu
• Team 4: Oba Mina, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Nagao Mariya, Yamauchi Suzuran, Ichikawa Miori
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena

"Ice no Kuchizuke"Edit

• Team A: Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko
• Team K: Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko
• Team B: Watanabe Mayu
• Team Kenkyuusei: Eguchi Aimi

"Yasai Uranai"Edit

• Team A: Oota Aika, Kuramochi Asuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Takajo Aki, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Maeda Ami
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Nito Moeno, Miyazawa Sae, Minegishi Minami, Yokoyama Yui
• Team B: Kasai Tomomi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Komori Mika, Sato Sumire, Miyazaki Miho, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S (SKE48): Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena
• Team KII (SKE48): Takayanagi Akane, Mukaida Manatsu
• Team E (SKE48): Kimoto Kanon
• Team N (NMB48): Yamamoto Sayaka, Watanabe Miyuki

Oricon Chart PositionsEdit

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	#1 1,025,952	#1 113,656	#1 65,783	#1 54,518	#1 47,208	#1 39,418	#1	1,354,492
#2 17,739	#3 18,093	#2 14,777	#2 12,905	#2 9,905	#1 11,763	#1 11,893	#2	98,939
#1 6,412	#4	#4	#2 4,580	#2 4,342	#1 6,694	#1 6,896	#3	44,845
#1 3,513	#10	#7	#4	#4	#2 4,177	#2 4,540	#4	23,034
#2 3,753	#9	#9	#8	#6	#4	#3 2,872	#7	19,387
#4	#8	#10	#8	#5	#5	#6	#9	11,023
#4	#15	#13	#9	#8	#5	#5	#9	7,675
#4	#14	#11	#10	#9	#7	#8	#9	6,785
#8	#25	#22	#21	#16	#12	#12	#18	4,293
#10	#29	#25	#22	#18	#16	#13	#21	4,426
#8	#26	#28	#20	#23	#20	#19	#24	3,735
#15	-	-	-	-	#25	#24	#32	2,290
#23	-	-	-	-	-	-	#48	1,681
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	unknown sales for 4 weeks
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	35	2,864
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	31	2,741
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	17	4,300
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	26	3,332
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	30	2,110
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	41	2,013
x	x	x	x	x	x	x	42	1,602

Total Reported Sales: 1,625,079*
Total Sales in 2011: 1,587,229 (#1 single of the year)
Total Sales in 2012: 37,850*

Chart Records

• #1 single for 2011
• According to Oricon, the single sold 1,025,952 copies on its first day of release, beating their previous record of highest first-day sales with "Everyday, Katyusha".
• "Flying Get" is the first single to sell over one million copies on its first day of release. By the end of the week, it had sold 1,354,492 copies to become the single with the highest first-week sales ever.

AwardsEdit

Japan Record Awards

The Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the Japan Composer's Association.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2011	"Flying Get"	Grand Prix	Won

TriviaEdit

• This is the fifth AKB48 single; after BINGO!, River, Heavy Rotation and Beginner; to have an english name. 
• The PV is a short movie based on older Chinese kung fu films
• The single sold 1,025,952 copies on its first day of release, beating the previous record of Everyday, Katyusha.
• The single outsold Everyday, Katyusha on its first week.
• This is the fourth AKB48 single; after Beginner, Sakura no Ki ni Narou, and Everyday, Katyusha; to sell 1,000,000 copies. 

AKB48
Team A	Izuta, Iriyama, Iwata, Oshima R, Kawaei, Kikuchi, Kodama (HKT48 Team H), Kobayashi M, Sasaki, Sato S, Shinoda (C), Suzuki M (SNH48), Takahashi J, Takahashi M (48G GM), Tano, Nakatsuka, Nakamata, Matsui S, Morikawa, Yagura (NMB48 Team M), Yokoyama, Watanabe May
Team K	Akimoto, Abe, Itano, Uchida, Oshima Y (C), Kitahara, Kuramochi, Kobayashi K, Sato A, Shimada, Suzuki S, Chikano, Nagao, Nakata, Hirata, Fujita, Furuhata (SKE48 Team E), Maeda Am, Matsui J (SKE48 Team S), Matsubara, Miyazaki, Miyazawa (SNH48), Muto
Team B	Ishida H, Ichikawa (NMB48 Team N), Iwasa, Umeda (C), Oba (SKE48 Team KII), Omori, Oya, Kashiwagi, Katayama, Kato, Kojima N, Kojima H, Komori, Shimazaki, Takajo (JKT48 Team J), Takeuchi, Tanabe, Nakamura, Natori, Nonaka, Fujie, Yamauchi, Watanabe Miy (NMB48 Team N)
Team Kaigai	Suzuki M (SNH48), Takajo (JKT48), Nakagawa (JKT48), Miyazawa (SNH48)
Kenkyuusei	13th Gen: Aigasa, Iwatate, Umeta, Okada A, Kitazawa, Shinozaki, Takashima, Murayama, Mogi 14th Gen: Uchiyama, Okada N, Kojima M, Nishino, Hashimoto H, Maeda Mi 15th Gen: Ichikawa M, Owada N, Komiyama, Sato K, Tsuchiyasu, Fukuoka, Mukaichi, Yumoto 1st Gen: Minegishi
Singles	Indie: 01, 02, Major: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 18, 19, 20, 21 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Albums	Set List ~Greatest Songs 2006-2007~, Kamikyokutachi, Koko ni Ita Koto, 1830m
Stage Albums	A1, A2, A3, K1, K2, K3, A5, K5, B4, K6, B5, A6, A4, K4, B1, B2, B3, H1, H2, 4-1
Senbatsu Events	Senbatsu Sousenkyo: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Senbatsu Janken Taikai: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Soloists	Matsui Sakiko (Piano), Iwasa Misaki (Enka), Watanabe Mayu, Kashiwagi Yuki, Takahashi Minami, Itano Tomomi, Sashihara Rino, Kuramochi Asuka (Gachi Uma 2), Kasai Tomomi (Gachi Uma - Former member), Maeda Atsuko (Former member), Oshima Mai (Former member), Hoshino Michiru (Former member), Oku Manami (Former member), Ohori Megumi (Former member), Ono Erena (Former member), Hayano Kaoru (Former member)
Units	No Sleeves, Watarirouka Hashiritai 7, French Kiss, Not yet, DiVA
One-Shot Units	NO NAME, YM7, YJ7, Ojarumaru Sisters, Team KISHIN from AKB48, Sukeban Girls, Team Dragon from AKB48, Honegumi from AKB48, ICE from AKB48, Crayon Friends from AKB48, AKBIdoling!!!, Queen & Elizabeth, Natto Angel, Natto Angels Z, Okashina Sisters, Team Z, BABY GAMBA, Mini Skirt, Porrima from AKB48, Team Surprise, Team BS
Sister Groups	SKE48, SDN48 (Disbanded), NMB48, HKT48, JKT48, TPE48, SNH48,