"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]