Iiwake Maybe
| "Iiwake Maybe" | ||||
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Regular Edition cover | ||||
| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Kamikyokutachi | ||||
| B-side | "Tobenai Agehachō" | |||
| Released | August 26, 2009 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, Shunryū | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
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| Music videos | ||||
| Iiwake Maybe on YouTube | ||||
| Tobenai Agehachō on YouTube | ||||
"Iiwake Maybe" (言い訳Maybe; "An Excuse, Maybe") is the 13th major single by the Japanese idol group AKB48, released on August 26, 2009. It was the first AKB48's single which participating members were chosen by election. The single surprisingly outsold SMAP on its first day, taking the 1st place in the daily chart, but eventually placed 2nd in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Their sister groups JKT48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH and BNK48 made their own version.