Rambling Girls/Because of You

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"Rambling Girls/Because of You"
Rambling Girls Because of You CD cover version C.jpg
Single by After School
from the album Playgirlz
A-side
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre Dance
Length7:37
Label Avex Trax
After School Japanesesingles chronology
"Diva"
(2011)
"Rambling Girls/Because of You"
(2012)
"Lady Luck / Dilly Dally"
(2012)

"Rambling Girls/Because of You" is the third Japanese single from the South Korean girl group After School . It is a double A-side single consisting of two songs, an original song titled "Rambling Girls" and a Japanese re-recording of their 2009 hit "Because of You". [1] The single was released on January 25, 2012. The single debuted at #6 on the Oricon Daily Chart and #7 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.

Contents

Track listing

Japanese single:
No.TitleLength
1."Rambling Girls"3:30
2."Because of You" (Japanese version)4:07
Total length:7:37
CD only edition [1]
No.TitleLength
3."Because of You" (Korean version)4:00
4."Rambling Girls" (Instrumental)3:30
5."Because of You (Japanese version)" (Instrumental)4:07
Total length:19:14
DVD (Type A) [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Rambling Girls" (Music video) 
2."SHIBUYA 109 PHOTO SHOOT" (Making of) 
DVD (Type B) [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Because of You (Korean version)" (Music video) 
2."Rambling Girls" (Making of) 

Chart performance

Oricon Chart

Released Oricon ChartPeakDebut SalesSales TotalChart Run
January 25, 2012Daily Singles Chart [4] 612,11017,029+6 weeks
Weekly Singles Chart [4] 7
Monthly Singles Chart [4] 42

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan January 25, 2012 CD single, Digital download (Full single) Avex Trax

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