Love the world
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"Love the World" is Perfume
's eighth major single. It was released on July 9, 2008 and debuted at number one on the Oricon
chart, becoming the first electropop song from an electropop act to do so, Yellow Magic Orchestra
's song "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun" being the previous record holder at #2, twenty-five years prior. Love the World is Perfume's best-selling single in the span of their career.
The single's B-side, "edge", was used as background music for a KOSE Fasio commercial.
Perfume (group)
Perfume is a Japanese all-girl trio from Hiroshima, Japan, consisting of Ayano Ōmoto, Yuka Kashino, and Ayaka Nishiwaki. They debuted locally in 2001 and made their transition to a major label in 2005, focusing more on electropop...
's eighth major single. It was released on July 9, 2008 and debuted at number one on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart, becoming the first electropop song from an electropop act to do so, Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Sakamoto first worked with Hosono as a member of his live band in 1976, while Takahashi recruited Sakamoto to produce his debut solo recording in 1977 following the split of the Sadistic Mika Band...
's song "Kimi ni, Mune Kyun" being the previous record holder at #2, twenty-five years prior. Love the World is Perfume's best-selling single in the span of their career.
The single's B-side, "edge", was used as background music for a KOSE Fasio commercial.
CD track listing
- Love the World
- Edge
- Love the World: original instrumental
- Edge: extended mix
Oricon chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oricon daily | 1 | 95,980 |
| Oricon weekly | 1 | ||
| Oricon yearly | 47 | 136,575 |