| "Aitakatta" | ||||
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| Single by AKB48 | ||||
| from the album Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007 | ||||
| B-side | "Dakedo..." | |||
| Released | 25 October 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 17:00 | |||
| Label | Defstar | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasushi Akimoto, BOUNCEBACK, Michihiko Ōta | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasushi Akimoto | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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"Aitakatta" (会いたかった, "I Missed You") is Japanese idol group AKB48's third single, and the first major single released through DefSTAR Records, on 25 October 2006.[1]
Regarded as the signature song of AKB48, the song has continued to be AKB48's most recognizable tune among the public.[2] It was also the theme song for the AKB48 TV show AKBingo! until 2016.[2]
- ^ "AKB48公式サイト｜ディスコグラフィー" (in Japanese). AKS. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ a b "AITAKATTA AKB48's own anthem". supermerlion. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2011.