| "Iiwake Maybe" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
| AKB48 singles chronology | ||||
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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.[1] 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,[2] but eventually placed 2nd in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[3] Their sister groups JKT48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH and BNK48 made their own version.
- ^ "KING RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE 言い訳Maybe（マキシ＋DVD複合） 音楽" (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ "止めたAKB48、再開したモー娘。"政権交代"が進むアイドル界の「握手会狂想曲」" (in Japanese). Excite Japan Co., Ltd. 2009-09-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ 言い訳Maybe/AKB48 (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-18.