Love & Girls
2013 single by Girls' Generation
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"Love & Girls" is the seventh Japanese single released by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation on June 19, 2013. The song served as the lead single of the group's third Japanese album Love & Peace.
| "Love & Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Girls' Generation | ||||
| from the album Love & Peace | ||||
| B-side | "Linguafranc" | |||
| Released | June 19, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
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| Songwriter | Kamikaoru | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love & Girls" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
It was announced on April 5, 2013, that Girls' Generation would be releasing their first Japanese single of 2013 on May 29.[1] The single was released in two versions: a regular edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The regular edition contains the title track "Love & Girls" and its B-side, "Linguafranca" (Japanese: リンガ・フランカ Ringa furanka). The bonus DVD contains the music video for "Love & Girls". It was initially announced that the music video for "Beep Beep", B-side to "Flower Power", would be on the DVD; however, this was later changed.[2] The single was originally scheduled for a May 29, 2013 release, but due to delays in completion of the "Love & Girls" music video, the release was pushed back to June 19, 2013.[3]
Music video
The music video for "Love & Girls" was filmed on April 17, 2013, with selected female members from Girls' Generation's Japanese fan site participating in the choreography.[citation needed] The video was originally scheduled for release on May 29, 2013, with the single but the release got delayed due to some scenes of the video being altered.[4] A dance version of the music video was published by SM Town on YouTube on June 4, 2013.[5] A video compilation of a live performance of the song at Universal Studios Japan on June 19 and various videos of fans performing the shampoo dance choreography was released on June 23, 2013.[6]
Commercial performance
The single rose from number six to number four the day after it debuted on the daily Oricon Singles Chart.[7] The single was able to sell 42,796 physical copies after one week and peaked at number four on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[8] "Love and Girls" peaked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the Japanese equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100.[9] It also charted at number four on Billboard Japan's Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, number two on Hot Singles Sales and number twelve on Hot Top Airplay.[10][11][12] In South Korea, "Love & Girls" peaked at number seven on the Gaon International Digital Chart and "Linguafranca" at number 59.[13]
Promotion
On June 19, 2013, Girls' Generation performed the song for a flash mob of about 4,000 fans at Universal Studios Japan. Fuji Television aired the performance on Mezamashi TV the following day.[14] The performance was then uploaded to SM Entertainment's official YouTube channel on June 23, 2013.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love & Girls" | Kamikaoru | Erik Lidbom, Ronny Svendsen, Anne Judith Wik | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Lingua franca" (リンガ・フランカ Ringa furanka) | Hidenori Tanaka, Agehasprings | Andreas Öberg, Jon Hallgren, Ylva Dimberg | 3:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Love & Girls" (music video) |
Charts
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide[20] | June 19, 2013 | Digital download | S.M. Entertainment, Universal Music Group |
| Japan[2] | CD, DVD, digital download | Nayutawave Records, Universal Music Japan | |
| Taiwan[21] | June 21, 2013 | CD, DVD | Universal Music Taiwan |