Do It! Now

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"Do It! Now"
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Single by Morning Musume
from the album ' No. 5'
ReleasedJuly 24, 2002 (JP)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length12:55
Label Zetima
Songwriter(s) Tsunku [1]
Producer(s) Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Sōda! We're Alive"
(2002)
"Do It! Now"
(2002)
"Koko ni Iruzee!"
(2002)
Music video
"Do It! Now" on YouTube

"Do It! Now" is the 15th single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released July 24, 2002,. [2] It sold a total of 310,600 copies.

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Overview

This single also marked the last appearance of Maki Goto before she graduated from Morning Musume and pursued a solo career within Hello! Project. This song broke the string of #1 hits originating from 1999's Love Machine , receiving a #3 position on Oricon.

An English-language cover was recorded by Mylin for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Do It! Now"
  2. "Chotto Ikashita Pure Boy" (ちょっとイカしたPure Boy)
  3. "Do It! Now (Instrumental)"

Members at time of single

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  2. "Do it! Now". Hello! Project. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06.
  3. "カバー・モーニング娘。ハロー!プロジェクト!". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-11-03.