Aitakatta (Single)

Promotional Image

CD+DVD (Limited Edition)

CD Only (Regular Edition)

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Aitakatta (会いたかった)

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) / Senbatsu
2. Dakedo... (だけど···) / Senbatsu
3. Aitakatta (Instrumental)
4. Dakedo··· (Instrumental)

DVD

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

Included Members

Aitakatta

★ Senbatsu (20 Members)

• Team A: Itano Tomomi, Ohe 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
  

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 AKB48's Signature Song and it's also one of the those songs that was sung by all the AKB, SKE, and Kenkyuusei (of both groups) members at least once.

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

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week	Sales	Releases
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)									2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th singles & 1st album
10.03.29	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	198	***,231
10.04.05	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	151	***,316	Kamikyokutachi album
10.04.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	159	***,262
OUT	6 weeks									Ponytail to Shushu single
10.05.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	183	***,333
10.06.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	199	***,275
10.06.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	177	***,314
OUT	3 weeks
10.07.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	193	***,246	SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban album
OUT	6 weeks									Heavy Rotation single
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 single
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 single
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 single
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
11.03.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	100	***,471
11.04.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	115	***,476
11.04.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*89	***,505
11.04.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	115	***,438
11.04.25	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	142	***,469
11.05.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	119	***,501
11.05.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	136	***,407
11.05.16	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	135	***,358
11.05.23	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	144	***,436	Everyday, Katyusha single
11.05.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	171	***,344
11.06.06	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	123	***,513	Koko ni Ita koto album
11.06.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	124	***,473
11.06.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	158	***,397
11.06.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	166	***,332
11.07.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	189	***,256
11.07.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	196	***,249
OUT	4 weeks
11.08.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	176	***,338
OUT	19 weeks									Flying Get, Kaze wa Fuiteiru, & Ue Kara Mariko singles
12.01.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	196	***,288
12.01.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	164	***,317
OUT	1 weeks
12.01.23	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	195	***,273
12.01.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	197	***,223
OUT	1 weeks
12.02.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	187	***,273	GIVE ME FIVE! single

Total Reported Sales: 55,308*
Total Sales in 2006: 25,544
Total Sales in 2010: 8,280
Total Sales in 2011: 20,110
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 65

• Certificated Gold in the Chaku-uta full category.

Trivia

• First senbatsu of Ono Erena, Akimoto Sayaka, Kobayashi Kana, Umeda Ayaka, Matsubara Natsumi, Noro Kayo, Kasai Tomomi, Oshima Yuko, Miyazawa Sae and Shinoda Mariko.
• 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.

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Skirt, Hirari (2006)	Aitakatta (2006)	Seifuku ga Jama wo Suru (2007)