Uza (song)

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"Uza"
AKB48 - UZA (Type-A, Regular Edition, KIZM-173) cover.jpg
Type-A Regular Edition cover
Single by AKB48
from the album Tsugi no Ashiato
B-side
  • "Tsugi no Season"
  • "Kodoku no Hoshizora" (Type-A)
  • "Scrap & Build" (Type-K)
  • "Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (Type-B)
  • "Otona e no Michi" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31) (Japan)
Genre J-pop, electropop
Label You, Be Cool! / King
Composer(s) Yoshimasa Inoue
Lyricist(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Gingham Check"
(2012)
"Uza"
(2012)
"Eien Pressure"
(2012)
AKB48 songssingles chronology
"Sugar Rush"
(2012)
CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Kodoku na Hoshizora" (孤独な星空, "Lonely Starry Sky")New Team A 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Kodoku no Hoshizora off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Type-K

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Scrap & Build" (スクラップ&ビルド)New Team K 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Scrap & Build off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Scrap & Build Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Type-B

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero" (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー, "Hero who is not on the Side of Justice")New Team B 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver."  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Uza Music Video" 
2."Uza Music Video -Dance ver.-" 
3."Tsugi no Season Music Video" 
4."Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video" 
5."Gingham Check Music Video (Directed by Eiki Takahashi)" (ギンガムチェック Music Video 〜高橋栄樹監督ver.〜) 

Theater Edition

CD
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Uza" (UZA, "Annoying")  
2."Tsugi no Season" (次のSeason, "Next Season")Under Girls 
3."Otona e no Michi" (大人への道, "Road to Adulthood")Kenkyūsei 
4."Uza off vocal ver."  
5."Tsugi no Season off vocal ver."  
6."Otona e no Michi off vocal ver." (大人への道 off vocal ver.)  

Members

"Uza"

Center: Yūko Ōshima, Jurina Matsui. [5]

"Tsugi no Season"

The song is performed by Under Girls. [6] Center: Rina Kawaei

"Kodoku na Hoshizora"

"Scrap & Build"

"Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero"

"Otona e no Michi"

The song is performed by kenkyūsei (trainees).

Moe Aigasa, Saho Iwatate, Natsuki Uchiyama, Ayano Umeta, Miyū Omori, Ayaka Okada, Nana Okada, Saki Kitazawa, Mako Kojima, Erena Saeed Yokota, Yukari Sasaki, Ayana Shinozaki, Yurina Takashima, Miki Nishino, Hikari Hashimoto, Rina Hirata, Mitsuki Maeda, Yuiri Murayama, Shinobu Mogi

Charts

Oricon

ReleaseOricon Singles ChartPeak positionDebut sales (copies)Sales total (copies)
October 31, 2012Daily Chart1 [7] 884,6021,257,867
Weekly Chart1 [8] 1,128,696
Monthly Chart11,128,696
Yearly Chart41,215,079

G-music (Taiwan)

ChartPeak Position
Combo20 [9]

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