Iiwake Maybe
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||||||||||||
| from the album Kamikyokutachi | ||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Tobenai Agehachō" | |||||||||||||
| Released | August 26, 2009 (Japan) | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD Single | |||||||||||||
| Genre | J-pop | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:09 | |||||||||||||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Shunryū | |||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||||||||||||
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"Iiwake Maybe" (言い訳Maybe?, "An Excuse, Maybe") is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on August 26, 2009. It was the first AKB48's single which participating members were chosen by election. The single surprisingly outsold SMAP on its first day, taking the 1st place in the daily chart, but eventually placed 2nd in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
The single was released in two versions: Regular Edition (通常盤?) (CD+DVD, catalog number KIZM-37/8) and Theater Edition (劇場盤?) (CD only, catalog number NMAX-1086).
Bonus (First press limited edition only)
See Regular Edition CD
Participating members were chosen by election. Top 21 members sang the A-side "Iiwake Maybe". Those, who were voted 22nd to 30th, sang the B-side "Tobenai Agehachō" under the name of Under Girls.
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