"Barrette" (Japanese: バレッタ, Hepburn: Baretta) is the 7th single by Nogizaka46. It was released on November 27, 2013. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[1] It was the 14th best-selling single of the year in Japan.[2] It has sold a total of 515,965 copies, as of July 28, 2014 (chart date).[3] It reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4] A song from the single, Tsuki no Ōkisa (月の大きさ), was the second opening theme of season 15 of the Naruto: Shippuden anime television series.[5]

"Barrette"
Regular edition cover
Regular edition cover
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side
  • "Tsuki no Ōkisa"
  • "Watashi no Tame ni Dareka no Tame ni" (Type-A)
  • "Sonna Baka na..." (Type-B)
  • "Hatsukoi no Hito o Ima demo" (Type-C)
  • "Yasashisa towa" (Regular)
ReleasedNovember 27, 2013 (2013-11-27) (Japan)
GenreJ-pop
Length25:54
LabelN46Div.
Songwriter(s)Yoshihiro Saito
Takahiro Furukawa
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Girls' Rule"
(2013)
"Barrette"
(2013)
"Kizuitara Kataomoi"
(2014)

Release

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This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Miona Hori who is a member of 2nd generation.[6]

Track listing

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Type-A

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CD[7][8]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette" (バレッタ)4:19
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ)3:56
3."Watashi no Tame ni Dareka no Tame ni" (私のために 誰かのために)5:14
4."Barrette (off vocal ver.)" (バレッタ off vocal ver.)4:19
5."Tsuki no Ōkisa (off vocal ver.)" (月の大きさ off vocal ver.)3:56
6."Watashi no Tame ni Dareka no Tame ni (off vocal ver.)" (私のために 誰かのために off vocal ver.)5:13
DVD[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette Music Video" 
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa Music Video" 
3."Erika Ikuta × Masahide Sakuma" 
4."Yūri Saitō × Atsuhiro Yamada" 
5."Kazumi Takayama × Taikou Nakayama" 
6."Seira Nagashima × Tatsurō Hayashi" 
7."Seira Hatanaka × Santa Yamagishi" 
8."Hina Higuchi × Ai Nagasaki" 
9."Miona Hori × Shō Yanagisawa" 
10."Sayuri Matsumura × Udai Iwasaki" 
11."Yumi Wakatsuki × ZUMI" 
12."Maaya Wada × Takayuki Hayashi" 
13."2nd generation members introduction 1" 

Type-B

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CD[9][10]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette" (バレッタ)4:19
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ)3:56
3."Sonna Baka na..." (そんなバカな・・・)4:29
4."Barrette (off vocal ver.)" (バレッタ off vocal ver.)4:19
5."Tsuki no Ōkisa (off vocal ver.)" (月の大きさ off vocal ver.)3:56
6."Sonna Baka na... (off vocal ver.)" (そんなバカな・・・ off vocal ver.)4:28
DVD[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette Music Video" 
2."Sonna Baka na... Music Video" 
3."Rina Ikoma × Izuru Kumasaka" 
4."Nene Itō × Wataru Yamamoto" 
5."Sayuri Inoue × Masayuki Miyaji" 
6."Mahiro Kawamura × Ami Satō" 
7."Asuka Saitō × Fujimaru Totsuka" 
8."Chiharu Saitō × Nozomu Nakajima" 
9."Nanase Nishino × Yū Oorai・Tomoyuki Torisu" 
10."Ami Nōjō × Kazuma Ikeda" 
11."Nanami Hashimoto × Kazuya Nakajima・Hiroshi Kikuchi" 
12."Mai Fukagawa × Yoshiaki Marubayashi" 
13."2nd generation members introduction 2" 

Type-C

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CD[11][12]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette" (バレッタ)4:19
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ)3:56
3."Hatsukoi no Hito o Ima demo" (初恋の人を今でも)3:45
4."Barrette (off vocal ver.)" (バレッタ off vocal ver.)4:19
5."Tsuki no Ōkisa (off vocal ver.)" (月の大きさ off vocal ver.)3:56
6."Hatsukoi no Hito o Ima demo (off vocal ver.)" (初恋の人を今でも off vocal ver.)3:44
DVD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette Music Video" 
2."Hatsukoi no Hito o Ima demo Music Video" 
3."Manatsu Akimoto × Yūki Aoyama" 
4."Marika Itō × Hiroaki Yuasa" 
5."Misa Etō × Hideaki Fukui" 
6."Hina Kawago × Renki Yamasaki" 
7."Reika Sakurai × Tarō Okagawa" 
8."Mai Shiraishi × Ray(Fashion Magazine)" 
9."Kana Nakada × Subong Kim" 
10."Himeka Nakamoto × Makoto Ishida" 
11."Minami Hoshino × Takurō Ōkubo" 
12."Rina Yamato × Hironobu Tōkai" 
13."2nd generation members introduction 3" 
14."Rena Ichiki" 

Regular Edition

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CD[13][14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Barrette" (バレッタ)Yasushi AkimotoYoshihiro SaitoMiona Hori, et cetera4:19
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ)Yasushi AkimotoTakahiro FurukawaMiona Hori, et cetera3:56
3."Yasashisa towa" (やさしさとは)Yasushi AkimotoTakahiro FurukawaNanami Hashimoto, et cetera4:42
4."Barrette (off vocal ver.)" (バレッタ off vocal ver.) Yoshihiro Saito 4:19
5."Tsuki no Ōkisa (off vocal ver.)" (月の大きさ off vocal ver.) Takahiro Furukawa 3:56
6."Yasashisa towa (off vocal ver.)" (やさしさとは off vocal ver.) Takahiro Furukawa 4:40

Anime Edition

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CD[15][16]
No.TitleLength
1."Barrette" (バレッタ) 
2."Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ) 
3."Tsuki no Ōkisa (Anime ver.)" (月の大きさ ~アニメ版~) 
4."Barrette (off vocal ver.)" (バレッタ off vocal ver.) 
5."Tsuki no Ōkisa (off vocal ver.)" (月の大きさ off vocal ver.) 

Participating members

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Barrette

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3rd Row: Marika Itō, Misa Etō, Asuka Saitō, Manatsu Akimoto, Mai Fukagawa, Himeka Nakamoto, Hina Kawago, Kazumi Takayama

2nd Row: Reika Sakurai, Erika Ikuta, Rina Ikoma, Yumi Wakatsuki

1st Row: Nanase Nishino, Mai Shiraishi, Miona Hori (centre), Nanami Hashimoto, Sayuri Matsumura[17]

Chart and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2013年11月25日~2013年12月01日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2013年12月09日付)". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. ^ "2013年のCDシングル年間ランキング(2013年度)". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ "AKB48 売上 - バレッタ". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2013/12/09". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ テーマは時代劇!乃木坂46「月の大きさ」PVを公開 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  6. ^ 乃木坂“8福神”は新センター堀を救えるか!? 新曲「バレッタ」MV公開 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  7. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2013a.
  8. ^ バレッタ type A (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  9. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2013b.
  10. ^ バレッタ type B (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  11. ^ a b Nogizaka46 2013c.
  12. ^ バレッタ type C (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ^ Nogizaka46 2013r.
  14. ^ バレッタ 通常盤 (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  15. ^ Nogizaka46 2013n.
  16. ^ バレッタ (Sony Music Records): 2013 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  17. ^ "乃木坂46、新センター発表 まさかの展開に会場騒然 - モデルプレス".
  18. ^ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2014年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  19. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Nogizaka46 – バレッタ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 9, 2021. Select 2013年12月 on the drop-down menu

Further reading

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  • Nogizaka46 (27 November 2013a). Baretta (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00FP1C6HE. SRCL-8423/8424.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 November 2013b). Baretta (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00FP1C47G. SRCL-8425/8426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 November 2013c). Baretta (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00FP1C4J4. SRCL-8427/8428.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 November 2013n). Baretta (Anime ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00FP1C60Q. SRCL-8430.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Nogizaka46 (27 November 2013r). Baretta (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00FP1C5O8. SRCL-8429.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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