The Peace!

"The Peace!"
Single by Morning Musume from the album 4th Ikimashoi!
Released	July 25, 2001 (JP)
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Japanese Pop
Length	21:42
Label	Zetima
Producer	Tsunku
Morning Musume singles chronology
"Renai Revolution 21" (2000) "The Peace!" (2001) "Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~" (2001)

"The Peace!" (ザ☆ピ～ス！, "The Peace!"^?) is the twelfth single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released July 25, 2001; it sold a total of 682,320 copies. This song is also a personal favorite of ex-Morning Musume member, Rika Ishikawa, as the monologue spoken by her towards the end of the song became one of her favorite moments of being in Morning Musume. The single version (later preserved on the Best! Morning Musume 2 anthology) contains a fade-out, suggesting to the listener that the song's multiple false endings continued infinitely. The version heard on the album 4th Ikimashoi! is billed as the "Complete Version" and does not fade out, instead coming to a stop several seconds beyond the single version's fadeout.

Members at the time of single

• 1st generation: Kaori Iida, Natsumi Abe
• 2nd generation: Kei Yasuda, Mari Yaguchi
• 3rd generation: Maki Goto
• 4th generation: Rika Ishikawa, Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, Ai Kago

Track listing

All lyrics are composed by Tsunku.

1. "The Peace!" (ザ☆ピ～ス！, "The Peace!"^?)
2. "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru" (でっかい宇宙に愛がある, "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru"^?)
3. "The Peace!" (Instrumental)
4. "Dekkai Uchū ni Ai ga Aru" (Instrumental)

Musical personnel

• Kaori Iida – vocals
• Natsumi Abe – vocals
• Kei Yasuda – vocals
• Mari Yaguchi – vocals
• Maki Goto – vocals
• Rika Ishikawa – vocals
• Hitomi Yoshizawa – vocals
• Nozomi Tsuji – vocals
• Ai Kago – vocals

External links

• The Peace! entry at Up-Front Works Official Website