Manatsu no Sounds Good!
| "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | ||||
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cover for Type-A edition | ||||
| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Tsugi no Ashiato | ||||
| B-side | "Mittsu no Namida" | |||
| Released | May 23, 2012 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | You, Be Cool! / King | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics) | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| Manatsu no Sounds Good! (Dance Ver.) on YouTube | ||||
"Manatsu no Sounds Good!" (真夏のSounds good !, "Midsummer 'Sounds good !'") is the 26th single by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, released in Japan on May 23, 2012.
In its first week, the CD single sold 1,616,795 copies according to Oricon and became AKB48's bestselling single. In August 2012, it was certified "2 Million" by RIAJ. On December 30, 2012, the song won the Grand Prix at the 54th Japan Record Awards, making this their second consecutive win for the group.
The single is Atsuko Maeda and Asuka Kuramochi's final senbatsu recording with the group.