Aitakatta (Single)

File:Aitakataaa.jpg

Promotional Picture
Picture: Senbatsu Members

CD+DVD (Limited Edition)
Cover: Senbatsu Members

CD Only (Regular Edition)
Cover: Senbatsu Members

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Aitakatta (会いたかった; I Wanted to Meet You)

Release Date

2006.10.25

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: DefSTAR RECORDS/Sony Music Japan

DFCL-1306/07 (Limited Edition, CD+DVD)/ ￥1,500

DFCL-1308 (Regular Edition, CD Only) / ￥1,200

CD Tracklist Details

CD

1. Aitakatta (会いたかった) / AKB48
2. Dakedo... (だけど···) / AKB48
3. Aitakatta (Instrumental)
4. Dakedo··· (Instrumental)

DVD (limited edition)

1. Aitakatta ~Full Version~ (Video Clip)
2. AKB48 History ~Major Debut e no Kiseki~

First Pressing Bonus (for CD Only)

-Picture Label

Included Members

★ Senbatsu (20 Members)
Team A: Itano Tomomi · Ooe Tomomi · Oshima Mai · Kojima Haruna · Shinoda Mariko · Takahashi Minami · Tojima Hana · Nakanishi Rina · Narita Risa · Maeda Atsuko · Minegishi Minami
Team K: Akimoto Sayaka · Umeda Ayaka · Oshima Yuko · Ono Erena · Kasai Tomomi · Kobayashi Kana · Noro Kayo · Matsubara Natsumi · Miyazawa Sae

Aitakatta
Senbatsu Members

Dakedo···
Senbatsu Members

General Information

Aitakatta is AKB48's 1st Major Single, 3rd Overall and the 1st released under DefSTAR. Aitakatta is commonly known as AKB's Signature Song and it's also one of the those songs that was sung by all the AKB, SKE, and Kenkyusei (of both groups) members at least once.

both songs of this single were included in A2 later on.

Sales Information

Oricon Chart-Run

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week	Sales
06.10.23	**	10	12	12	12	10	*9	*12	*17,481
06.10.30	19	46	42	31	46	26	29	*36	**3,628
06.11.06	31	**	49	**	39	42	46	*57	**1,645
06.11.13	41	**	**	**	**	**	**	*70	**1,333
06.11.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	105	**1,027
06.11.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	189	***,430
OUT	173 weeks (3 years and 4 months)
10.03.29	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	198	***,231
10.04.05	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	151	***,316
10.04.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	159	***,262
OUT	6 weeks (Ponytail to Shushu Release)
10.05.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	183	***,333
10.06.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	199	***,275
10.06.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	177	***,314
OUT	3 weeks
10.07.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	193	***,246
OUT	6 weeks (Heavy Rotation Release)
10.08.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	141	***,419
10.09.06	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	136	***,408
10.09.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,298
10.09.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	167	***,354
10.09.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	165	***,313
10.10.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	164	***,337
10.10.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	114	***,454
10.10.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	136	***,368
10.10.25	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,426 (Beginner Release)
10.11.01	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	153	***,416
10.11.08	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	136	***,459
10.11.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	154	***,414
10.11.22	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	188	***,408
10.11.29	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	139	***,505
10.12.06	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	103	***,724 (Chance no Junban Release)
10.12.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*99	***,795
10.12.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	50	*75	**1,012
10.12.27	**	**	**	**	46	35	38	*50	**1,236
11.01.03	41	49	43	34	35	27	32	*39	**1,539
11.01.10	25	46	41	40	39	27	31	*38	**1,456
11.01.17	25	49	**	**	**	42	45	*61	**1,176
11.01.24	47	**	**	**	**	**	**	*82	**1,062
11.01.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*82	***,932
11.02.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*84	***,843
11.02.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	101	***,693 (Sakura no Ki ni Narou Release)
11.02.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	111	***,716
11.02.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	137	***,545
11.03.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	138	***,410
11.03.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	138	***,313
11.03.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	115	***,419

Total Reported Sales: 52,759*
Total Sales in 2006: 25,544
Total Sales in 2010: 8,280
Total Sales in 2011: 18,935*
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 43

• Certificated Gold in the Chaku-uta full category.

Trivia

• this was the first single to include Team K Members.
• despite being released years ago, Aitakatta is being used as the opening theme of AKB's long-running Variety Show AKBINGO! (including AKB 1ji 59fun and AKB 0ji 59fun).
• also thanks to AKB's boom, Aitakatta (being AKB's Signature Song) was promoted quite a lot. what made Aitakatta re-chart in the Oricon Weekly charts during late 2009 and 2010 as well as be certificated Gold for Digital Downloads (Chaku-uta full). it's not only surprising because Aitakatta was released almost 4 years ago, but also because the pressing for the single had stopped long time ago.