"Natsu ga Kita!" (夏が来た!, "Summer Has Come!") is the tenth single release by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by Yūsuke Hoguchi, the single was released on May 31, 1976. It was Hoguchi's last single written for the trio.[1][2]

"Natsu ga Kita!"
Single by Candies
from the album Natsu ga Kita!
LanguageJapanese
English titleSummer Has Come!
B-side"Gokigen Ikaga"
ReleasedMay 31, 1976 (1976-05-31)
Recorded1976
Genre
Length3:14
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)Yūsuke Hoguchi
Producer(s)
  • Sumio Matsuzaki
  • Masatoshi Sakai
Candies singles chronology
"Haru Ichiban"
(1976)
"Natsu ga Kita!"
(1976)
"Heart Dorobō"
(1976)

The song peaked at No. 5 on Oricon's singles chart and sold over 176,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Natsu ga Kita!" ((夏が来た!, "Summer Has Come!"))Yūsuke HoguchiHoguchiHoguchi3:14
2."Gokigen Ikaga" ((ご機嫌いかが, "How Are You"))Yukinojō MoriKōji MakainoMakaino3:06

Chart positions

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 5

References

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  1. ^ "Candies Discography". Idol.ne.jp. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ Yūsuke Hoguchi - Vision Becoming Reality 4 "Separation from Candies" "別れ". Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2010-01-12. (Japanese)
  3. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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