Iiwake Maybe

Promotional Image

CD+DVD (Regular Edition)

CD Only (Theater Edition)

CD Information

Artist

AKB48

Single

Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe)

Release Date

2009.08.26

Label/Catalog Number/Price

Label: You，Be Cool!/KING RECORDS

KIZM-37~38 (Regular Edition, CD+DVD) / ￥1,524

NMAX-1086 (Theater Edition, CD Only) / ￥1,524

Regular Edition Details

CD

1. Iiwake Maybe (言い訳Maybe) / Senbatsu
2. Tobenai Agehachou (飛べないアゲハチョウ) / Undergirls
3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
4. Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)

DVD

1. Iiwake Maybe Music Video
2. Tobenai Agehachou Music Video
3. AKB48 Senbatsu Election Documentary

Theater Edition Details

CD

1. Iiwake Maybe
2. Tobenai Agehachou
3. Iiwake Maybe (off-vocal)
4. Tobenai Agehachou (off-vocal)

Included Members

"Iiwake Maybe"

★ Senbatsu (選抜) (21 Members) (Maeda Atsuko Center (in italic), Media Senbatsu in bold)

• Team A: Itano Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kojima Haruna, Sato Amina, Sato Yukari, Shinoda Mariko, Takahashi Minami, Maeda Atsuko, Minegishi Minami, Miyazaki Miho
• Team K: Akimoto Sayaka, Oshima Yuko, Ono Erena, Kasai Tomomi, Kuramochi Asuka, Miyazawa Sae
• Team B: Ota Aika, Urano Kazumi, Kashiwagi Yuki, Watanabe Mayu
• Team S: Matsui Jurina

"Tobenai Agehachou"

Undergirls (9 Members) (Yonezawa Rumi Center)

• Team A: Takajo Aki
• Team K: Ohori Megumi, Masuda Yuka, Matsubara Natsumi
• Team B: Katayama Haruka, Sashihara Rino, Hirajima Natsumi, Yonezawa Rumi
• Team S: Matsui Rena

General Information

Iiwake Maybe is AKB48's 13th major single, 15th overall, and the 4th released under King Records.

The single's tagline is 「本当は···　好きなのかもしれない」 ("Hontou wa··· Suki na no kamoshirenai" / "The truth is that··· I may be in love.").

Oricon Chart Positions

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week	Sales	Releases
09.08.24	--	*1	*2	*2	*2	*3	*2	**2	*90,774
09.08.31	*4	12	12	*9	*6	*6	*6	**9	**7,849
09.09.07	*6	19	18	18	15	14	17	*18	**3,900
09.09.14	10	18	25	21	17	15	15	*21	**2,880
09.09.21	24	32	40	40	42	38	31	*31	**2,129
09.09.28	27	**	**	**	**	**	44	*55	**1,131
09.10.05	46	**	**	**	**	**	**	107	***,646
09.10.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*97	***,578
09.10.19	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*93	***,796	River single
09.10.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	103	***,582
09.11.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	124	***,538
09.11.09	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	143	***,420
09.11.16	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	159	***,373
09.11.23	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	170	***,471
09.11.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	162	***,435
09.12.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	161	***,394
09.12.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	157	***,405
09.12.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	128	***,502
09.12.28	**	**	**	**	38	40	36	*43	**2,642
10.01.04	41	35	41	34	38	41	32
10.01.11	38	**	**	**	**	**	39	*59	**1,087
10.01.18	46	**	**	**	**	**	50	*74	***,984
10.01.25	43	**	**	**	**	**	**	*92	**1,031
10.02.01	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*87	***,827
10.02.08	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	118	***,648
10.02.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*80	***,933	Sakura no Shiori single
10.02.22	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	113	***,712
10.03.01	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	130	***,557
10.03.08	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	128	***,473
10.03.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	112	***,479
10.03.22	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	135	***,427
10.03.29	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*94	***,564
10.04.05	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*79	***,669	Kamikyokutachi album
10.04.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*96	***,511
10.04.19	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	138	***,445
10.04.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	137	***,441
10.05.03	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	143	***,407
10.05.10	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	169	***,329
10.05.17	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	190	***,268
10.05.24	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	146	***,500	Ponytail to Shushu single
10.05.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	170	***,366
10.06.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	145	***,410
10.06.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	144	***,434
OUT	1 week
10.06.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	167	***,327
OUT	1 week
10.07.12	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	175	***,280	SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzen ban album
10.07.19	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	190	***,325
10.07.26	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	183	***,298
OUT	2 weeks
10.08.16	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	155	***,384	Heavy Rotation single
10.08.23	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	181	***,406
10.08.30	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	174	***,319
10.09.06	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	171	***,308
10.09.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	196	***,245
10.09.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	180	***,310
10.09.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	180	***,275
OUT	1 week
10.10.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	186	***,268
OUT	3 weeks									Beginner single
10.11.08	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	180	***,327
10.11.15	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	192	***,303
OUT	2 weeks
10.12.06	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	183	***,334	Chance no Junban single
10.12.13	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	175	***,372
10.12.20	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	142	***,458
10.12.27	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*80	***,669
11.01.03	**	**	**	45	**	48	**	*63	***,994
11.01.10	44	**	**	**	**	**	**	*63	***,867
11.01.17	30	**	**	**	**	**	49	*71	***,961
11.01.24	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*95	***,806
11.01.31	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	114	***,637
11.02.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	124	***,538
11.02.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	108	***,618	Sakura no Ki ni Narou single
11.02.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	153	***,455
11.02.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	176	***,350
11.03.07	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	185	***,240
11.03.14	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	159	***,271
11.03.21	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	146	***,328
11.03.28	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	119	***,379
11.04.04	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	140	***,352
11.04.11	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	154	***,301
11.04.18	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	191	***,241
OUT	1 week
11.05.02	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	190	***,283

Total Reported Sales: 145,776*
Total Sales in 2009: 113,896
Total Sales in 2010: 22,355
Total Sales in 2011: 9,525
Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 78

• Certificated Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)
• Certificated Gold in the Chaku-uta full category.
  

Chart Records (Oricon)

• 2nd best-selling single of September 2009.
• 47th best-selling single of 2009.
• first AKB48 single to reach #1 in Oricon's Daily Chart.

Trivia

• This is the first senbatsu of Sato Amina.
• Undergirls made their first appearance in this single.
• This was the first AKB48 single to feature a PV for a B-side song.

AKB48 Singles Chronology
Namida Surprise! (2009)	Iiwake Maybe (2009)	RIVER (2009)