Love Machine (Morning Musume song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Love Machine
| cover = Love Machine (Morning Musume single - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Morning Musume
| album = 3rd-Love Paradise
| released = September 9, 1999 (JP)
| recorded = 1999
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 14:47 (8 cm CD)
| label = Zetima
| writer = Tsunku
| producer = Tsunku
| prev_title = Furusato
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Koi no Dance Site
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{External music video|1= {{YouTube|6A7j6eryPV4|Love Machine}}|header=}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Love Machine"|LOVEマシーン|Rabu Mashiin}} is Morning Musume's 7th single, released on September 9, 1999 as an 8 cm CD. It sold a total of 1,646,630 copies, making it a massive hit (a #1 single in Japan) and their highest selling single. In 2004, it was re-released as part of the Early Single Box and again in 2005 as a 12 cm CD. The single also marked the debut of the "Third Generation" member Maki Goto and the departure of Aya Ishiguro.
Packaging
The original 8 cm CD release was housed in a J-card-type 12 cm slimline single case instead of the then-industry CD snap-pack packaging. The case used was 7 mm thick, showing artwork through the front, and also through the spine and part of the back of the case. The CD itself was inserted upside-down, allowing the artwork on the disc itself to show through the transparent back of the case. This is one of only two 8 cm CD singles released by Morning Musume to adhere this packaging (the other being their eighth single Koi no Dance Site (2000)).
Legacy
In 2008, a remade version of the song was released by Scott Murphy of Allister in his album Guilty Pleasures 3.{{cite web|url= http://www.universal-music.co.jp/scott_murphy/upch1634.html|title= Guilty Pleasures III|accessdate= January 6, 2009|publisher= Universal Music LLC|language= Japanese|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081216010053/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/scott_murphy/upch1634.html|archivedate= December 16, 2008}}
In 2009, the song was remade into Korean by South Korean girl group After School under the name "Dream Girl", and Avex Group posted a "RIKI version" by actor Riki Takeuchi on its official YouTube channel in celebration of the song's tenth anniversary.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcVMXzRNoQ 竹内力の双子の弟!? RIKI / LOVEマシーン～RIKIバージョン～] Avex official YouTube channel, posted September 9, 2009 (requires Flash)
In 2013, Moametal of the kawaii metal group Babymetal performed a cover during their Legend 1999 show at NHK Hall.
The song was chosen because it was a hit in 1999, the year of Moametal and fellow member Yuimetal's birth.[http://babymetal.net/babymetal-love-machine-moametal/ BABYMETAL – Love machine by MOAMETAL] Babymetal.net, posted October 31, 2014
Love Machine is featured in Ubisoft's Japanese Just Dance Wii U
In 2025, the song was remade into Thai and was used as the 10th anniversary celebration song for Japan Expo Thailand 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.thaich.net/news/20250114ys.htm|title=「LOVEマシーン」タイ語バージョンがテーマソング【JAPAN EXPO THAILAND 2025】|website=Thailand Hyperlinks|date=14 January 2025 |language=ja|access-date=2025-01-14}}
Track listing
The lyricist, composer and producer of both songs is Tsunku. "Love Machine" was arranged by Dance☆Man, while "21seiki" was arranged by Shunsuke Suzuki.
= 8 cm CD =
This is the original edition of the single and has a catalog number, EPDE-1052.
- {{nihongo|Love Machine|Loveマシーン}} – 5:02
- {{nihongo|21 Seiki|21世紀|21st century}} – 4:45
- {{nihongo|Love Machine (Instrumental)|Loveマシーン (Instrumental)}} – 5:01
= LP =
This edition has a catalog number, EPJE-5035.
:# {{nihongo|Love Machine|Loveマシーン}}
:# {{nihongo|Love Machine (Instrumental)|Loveマシーン (Instrumental)}}
:# {{nihongo|Love Machine ~Analog Remix~|Loveマシーン ～Analog Remix～}}
:# {{nihongo|Love Machine ~Analog Remix~ (Instrumental)|Loveマシーン ～Analog Remix～ (Instrumental)}}
:# {{nihongo|Secret Track|シークレットトラック}}
= 12 cm CD =
This edition was released as the 7th disc of the Early Single Box with catalogue number EPCE-5327 and as an individual release with catalog number EPCE-5319.
- {{nihongo|Love Machine|Loveマシーン}}
- {{nihongo|21 Seiki|21世紀}}
- {{nihongo|Love Machine (Instrumental)|Loveマシーン (Instrumental)}}
- {{nihongo|Love Machine (Early Unision Version)|Loveマシーン}}
Members at time of single
- 1st generation: Yuko Nakazawa, Natsumi Abe, Aya Ishiguro {{small|(last single)}}, Kaori Iida
- 2nd generation: Sayaka Ichii, Mari Yaguchi, Kei Yasuda
- 3rd generation {{small|(debut)}}: Maki Goto
Personnel
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= LOVE Machine =
= 21 Seiki =
- Shunsuke Suzuki - Arranger
- Tatsuya Murakami - Strings arranger
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Cover versions
- Janet Kay with Ai Takahashi covered the song in English on her 2012 cover album Idol Kay.
References
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External links
- Entries on the Hello! Project official website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090510081413/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/musume/s_007.html CD entry], [https://web.archive.org/web/20090508163344/http://www.helloproject.com/discography/musume/s_008.html LP entry] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070617065729/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/v_04/ VHS entry] on the Up-Front Works official website {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Zetima Records singles
Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Tsunku