Help Me!! (Morning Musume song)

2013 single by Morning Musume

"Help Me!!"

Regular Edition A cover

Single by Morning Musume

from the album The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~

B-side

"Daisuki Dakara Zettai ni Yurusanai" (regular edition A)
"Happy Daisakusen" (regular edition B, limited editions A-C)
"Aishuu no Romantic" (limited edition D)
"Watashi no Dekkai Hana" (limited edition E)

Released

January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23) (Japan)

Genre

J-pop
house
electropop

Length

4:39

Label

Zetima

Songwriter(s)

Tsunku

Producer(s)

Tsunku

Morning Musume singles chronology

"Wakuteka Take a Chance"
(2012)

"Help Me!!"
(2013)

"Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai"
(2013)

Music videos

"Help Me!!" on YouTube

""Help Me!! (Dance Shot Ver.)" on YouTube

"Help Me!!" is the 52nd single by the J-pop group Morning Musume, released in Japan on January 23, 2013.^[1]

Release details

"Help Me!!" will be the first single by Morning Musume on which Sakura Oda participates.^[2]^[3]

The single will be released in eight versions: regular editions A and B and six limited editions: A, B, C, D, E, and F. The Limited Editions A, B, and C will come with a bonus DVD, all the other edition will be CD-only. Also, all the limited editions will include an entry card for the lottery to win a launch event ticket.^[4]

Members at time of single

6th generation: Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka
9th generation: Mizuki Fukumura, Erina Ikuta, Riho Sayashi, Kanon Suzuki
10th generation: Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo
11th generation (debut): Sakura Oda

Help Me!! Vocalists

Main Voc: Reina Tanaka, Riho Sayashi

Center Voc: Mizuki Fukumura, Sakura Oda

Minor Voc: Sayumi Michishige, Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, Masaki Sato Haruka Kudo

Track listing

Regular Edition A

All tracks are written by Tsunku

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Help Me!!" (Help me!!)
2.	"Daisuki dakara Zettaini Yurusanai" (大好きだから絶対に許さない)	Riho Sayashi, Sakura Oda
3.	"Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!（Instrumental）)

Limited Editions A, B, C, Regular Edition B

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Help Me!!" (Help me!!)
2.	"Happy Daisakusen" (Happy大作戦)
3.	"Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!（Instrumental）)

Limited Edition A DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Help Me!! (Music Video)"
2.	"Help Me!! (Dance Shot Ver.)"

Limited Edition B DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Help Me!! (Music Video)"
2.	"Help Me!! (Close-up Ver.)"

Limited Edition C DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Help Me!! (Music Video)"
2.	"Wakuteka Take a Chance (Oda Sakura Ver.)" (ワクテカ Take a chance（小田さくら Ver.）)
3.	"Help Me!! (Making Eizô)"

Limited Edition D

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Help Me!!" (Help me!!)
2.	"Aishû Romantic" (哀愁ロマンティック)	Sayumi Michishige, Mizuki Fukumura
3.	"Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!（Instrumental）)

Limited Edition E

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Help Me!!" (Help me!!)
2.	"Watashi no Dekkai Hana" (私のでっかい花)	Reina Tanaka, Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida
3.	"Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!（Instrumental）)

Limited Edition F

CD
No.	Title	Artist(s)
1.	"Help Me!!" (Help me!!)
2.	"Nani wa Tomo Are" (なには友あれ!)	Erina Ikuta, Kanon Suzuki, Masaki Sato, Haruka Kudo
3.	"Help Me!! (Instrumental)" (Help me!!（Instrumental）)

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart	1
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart^[5]	1
Billboard Japan Hot 100	2
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay	27
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales	1
Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay	35

Bonus

Sealed into all the Limited Editions

Event ticket lottery card with a serial number.

References

^ モーニング娘。が新年の抱負！リーダー道重「上昇したい」 (in Japanese). ZAKZAK. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
^ "モーニング娘。 : 【ライブレポート】2013年のハロプロ新春公演が華やかに開幕。OG参加コーナーには里田まいが結婚後初登場 / BARKSニュース". BARKS. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
^ モー娘。新メンバー小田さくら、デビューシングルに満面の笑顔！憧れのメンバーは…？ (in Japanese). 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
^ "CD single, profile on the Hello! Project official website" (in Japanese). Up-Front DC Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
^ 【オリコン】モー娘。3年8ヶ月ぶり首位！女性グループ史上初の3年代シングル1位 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-01-29.

External links

Profile on the Hello! Project official website (in Japanese)
Profile on the Up-Front Works official website (in Japanese)
Tsunku's comment on the single^{[permanent dead link]}

Morning Musume

Erina Ikuta
Sakura Oda
Miki Nonaka
Maria Makino
Akane Haga
Reina Yokoyama
Rio Kitagawa
Homare Okamura
Mei Yamazaki
Rio Sakurai
Haruka Inoue
Ako Yumigeta

Former members

Studio albums

First Time
Second Morning
3rd: Love Paradise
4th Ikimasshoi!
No. 5
Ai no Dai 6 Kan
Rainbow 7
7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini!
Sexy 8 Beat
Platinum 9 Disc
10 My Me
Fantasy! Jūichi
12, Smart
13 Colorful Character
14 Shō: The Message
15 Thank You, Too
Hatachi no Morning Musume
16th: That's J-pop

Cover albums

Cover You

Compilations

Best! Morning Musume 1
Best! Morning Musume 2
Early Single Box
Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary
Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection
The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~
Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2
Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary

Sub-groups

v t e Morning Musume singles
1990s	1997 "Ai no Tane" (indies) 1998 "Morning Coffee" "Summer Night Town" "Daite Hold on Me!" 1999 "Memory Seishun no Hikari" "Manatsu no Kōsen" "Furusato" "Love Machine"
2000s	2000 "Koi no Dance Site" "Happy Summer Wedding" "I Wish" "Ren'ai Revolution 21" 2001 "The Peace!" "Mr. Moonlight (Ai no Big Band)" 2002 "Sōda! We're Alive" "Do It! Now" "Koko ni Iruzee!" 2003 "Morning Musume no Hyokkori Hyōtanjima" "As for One Day" "Shabondama" "Go Girl (Koi no Victory)" 2004 "Ai Araba It's All Right" "Roman (My Dear Boy)" "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" "Namida ga Tomaranai Hōkago" 2005 "The Manpower!!!" "Osaka Koi no Uta" "Iroppoi Jirettai" "Chokkan 2 (Nogashita Sakana wa Ōkiizo!)" 2006 "Sexy Boy (Soyokaze ni Yorisotte)" "Ambitious! Yashinteki de Ii Jan" "Aruiteru" 2007 "Egao Yes Nude" "Kanashimi Twilight" "Onna ni Sachi Are" "Mikan" 2008 "Resonant Blue" "Pepper Keibu" 2009 "Naichau Kamo" "Shōganai Yume Oibito" "Nanchatte Ren'ai" "Kimagure Princess"
2010s	2010 "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" "Seishun Collection" "Appare Kaiten Zushi!" as Muten Musume "Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game" 2011 "Maji Desu ka Ska!" "Only You" "Kono Chikyū no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun Da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!" 2012 "Pyoco Pyoco Ultra" "Ren'ai Hunter" "One Two Three / The Matenrō Show" "Wakuteka Take a Chance" 2013 "Help Me!!" "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" 2014 (as Morning Musume.'14) "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is Love?" "Toki o Koe Sora o Koe / Password is 0" "Tiki Bun / Shabadaba Dū / Mikaeri Bijin" 2015 (as Morning Musume.'15) "Seishun Kozo ga Naiteiru / Yūgure wa Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara" "Oh My Wish! / Sukatto My Heart / Ima Sugu Tobikomu Yūki" "Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / Endless Sky / One and Only" 2016 (as Morning Musume.'16) "Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi" "Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sō ja Nai" 2017 (as Morning Musume.'17) "Brand New Morning / Jealousy Jealousy" "Jama Shinaide Here We Go! / Dokyū no Go Sign / Wakaindashi!" 2018 (as Morning Musume.'18) "Are you Happy? / A gonna" "Furari Ginza / Jiyū na Kuni Dakara" 2019 (as Morning Musume.'19) "Jinsei Blues / Seishun Night"
2020s	2020 (as Morning Musume.'20) "Kokoro & Karada / Lovepedia / Ningen Kankei No Way Way" "Junjou Evidence / Gyuusaretai Dake na no ni" 2021 (as Morning Musume.'21) "Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei" 2022 (as Morning Musume.'22) "Chu Chu Chu Bokura no Mirai / Dai Jinsei Never Been Better!" "Swing Swing Paradise / Happy Birthday to Me!" 2023 (as Morning Musume.'23) "Suggoi Fever! / Wake-Up Call (Mezameru Toki) / Neverending Shine" 2024 (as Morning Musume.'24) "Nanda ka Sentimental na Toki no Uta / SaiKIYOU"