Girls' Rule

"Girls Rule"
Single by Nogizaka46
乃木坂46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side
  • "Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover"
  • "Kōmori yo" (Type-A)
  • "Senpūki" (Type-B)
  • "Hoka no Hoshi Kara" (Type-C)
  • "Ningen toiu Gakki" (Regular)
Released July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)
Format
Recorded 2013
Genre J-pop
Length 27:20
Label N46Div.
Songwriter(s)
  • Kōji Gotō
  • Mineaki Kawahara
  • Kidayo Kanetsu
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46
乃木坂46 singles chronology
"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
(2013)		 "Girls Rule"
(2013)		 "Barrette"
(2013)

"Kimi no Na wa Kibō"
(2013)		 "Girls Rule"
(2013)		 "Barrette"
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Japan[1]

"Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール, Gāruzurūru) is the sixth single by the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. It reached the number one slot on the Oricon Singles Chart.[2] It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[3] It was the 13th best-selling single in Japan in 2013, with 452,310 copies.[4] The coupling song Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover was used as a featured song for NTV's night drama Bad Boys J and its live action film.[5]

The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Mai Shiraishi.[6]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[7][8]
No.TitleLength
1."Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール)4:50
2."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" (世界で一番 孤独なLover)3:44
3."Kōmori yo" (コウモリよ)4:16
4."Girls' Rule (off vocal ver.)" (ガールズルール off vocal ver.)4:50
5."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (off vocal ver.)" (世界で一番 孤独なLover off vocal ver.)3:44
6."Kōmori yo (off vocal ver.)" (コウモリよ off vocal ver.)4:15

Type-B

CD[9][10]
No.TitleLength
1."Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール)4:50
2."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" (世界で一番 孤独なLover)3:44
3."Senpūki" (扇風機)3:56
4."Girls' Rule (off vocal ver.)" (ガールズルール off vocal ver.)4:50
5."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (off vocal ver.)" (世界で一番 孤独なLover off vocal ver.)3:44
6."Senpūki (off vocal ver.)" (扇風機 off vocal ver.)3:55

Type-C

CD[11][12]
No.TitleLength
1."Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール)4:50
2."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" (世界で一番 孤独なLover)3:44
3."Hoka no Hoshi Kara" (他の星から)4:09
4."Girls' Rule (off vocal ver.)" (ガールズルール off vocal ver.)4:50
5."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (off vocal ver.)" (世界で一番 孤独なLover off vocal ver.)3:44
6."Hoka no Hoshi Kara (off vocal ver.)" (他の星から off vocal ver.)4:07

Regular Edition

CD[13][14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Girls' Rule" (ガールズルール)Yasushi AkimotoKoji GotoMai Shiraishi, et cetera4:50
2."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover" (世界で一番 孤独なLover)Yasushi AkimotoMineaki KawaharaMai Shiraishi, et cetera3:44
3."Ningen toiu Gakki" (人間という楽器)Yasushi AkimotoKidayo Kanetsu 5:06
4."Girls' Rule (off vocal ver.)" (ガールズルール off vocal ver.) Koji Goto 4:50
5."Sekai de Ichiban Kodoku na Lover (off vocal ver.)" (世界で一番 孤独なLover off vocal ver.) Mineaki Kawahara 3:44
6."Ningen toiu Gakki (off vocal ver.)" (人間という楽器 off vocal ver.) Kidayo Kanetsu 5:05

Chart and certifications

References

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
  2. 1 2 "2013年07月01日～2013年07月07日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2013年07月15日付）". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2013/07/15". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Single Top 100". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. December 15, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ 乃木坂・松村沙友理が"ワル"な告白 メンバーはドン引き (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. ↑ 乃木坂・白石麻衣、新センター実感「景色が違う」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  7. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013a.
  8. ↑ ガールズルール (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  9. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013b.
  10. ↑ ガールズルール type B (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  11. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2013c.
  12. ↑ ガールズルール type C (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ↑ Nogizaka46 2013r.
  14. ↑ ガールズルール (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  15. ↑ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2013年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  16. ↑ ゴールドディスク認定 2013年8月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

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