Miss Love Tantei
| "Miss Love Tantei" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by W | ||||
| A-side | "Miss Love Tantei" | |||
| B-side | "Friendship" | |||
| Released | September 7, 2005 (CD single) September 14, 2005 (DVD single) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 10:26 | |||
| Label | Zetima | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steven Lee, Joey Carbone | |||
| Producer(s) | Tsunku | |||
| W singles chronology | ||||
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| Limited edition with DVD | ||||
 Front cover of limited edition DVD. | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Miss Love Tantei" on YouTube | ||||
"Miss Love Tantei" (Missラブ探偵, lit. Miss Love Detective) is the 6th single of W, released on September 7, 2005.
Background and release[edit]
"Miss Love Tantei" was composed by Los Angeles producers Joey Carbone and Steven Lee, the first time a songwriting team other than W's main producer, Tsunku, had written an original song for them.[1]
The single was released on September 7, 2005 under the Zetima label. "Friendship" was included as a B-side. A video single, referred as a "Single V", was released on September 14, 2005.[2]
Music video[edit]
The music video was directed by Hideo Kawatani and produced by Tetsushi Suehiro.[3] The music video stars Tsuji and Kago as a multitude of characters, including Cara and Mel, their characters from their 2005 musical, Mysterious Girl Detectives Cara & Mel: The Case of the Stolen Dangerous Violin, as they solve the mystery behind a stolen jewel.
Reception[edit]
Both the CD and DVD singles debuted at #13 in the Oricon Weekly Singles and DVD Charts and charted for 4 weeks.[4][2]
CD Journal praised the change in songwriting direction, calling "Miss Love Tantei" a "danceable track", as well as the rap interlude and the first press edition photo card "cute."[5]
Track listing[edit]
Single[edit]
All tracks are written by Joey Carbone
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Love Tantei (Missラブ探偵, Miss Rabu Tantei)" | Mera Morimura | Joey Carbone, Steven Lee | Moto G3 | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Friendship" | Mera Morimura | Joey Carbone | Moto G3 | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Miss Love Tantei" (Instrumental) | — | Joey Carbone, Steven Lee | Moto G3 | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 10:26 | ||||
DVD single[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miss Love Tantei" | |
| 2. | "Miss Love Tantei" (Dance Shot Ver.) | |
| 3. | "Making Of (メイキング映像)" |
Charts[edit]
Single[edit]
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DVD single[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Missラブ探偵". Up-Front Works (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-12-31.
- ^ a b c "シングルＶ「Ｍｉｓｓラブ探偵」". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-13.
- ^ "株式会社 ハッチ HATCH CORPORATION - WORKS" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ a b "Missラブ探偵". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-13.
- ^ "W（ダブルユー） - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
