Do it! Now is the 15th single from Morning Musume, the lead Hello! Project group. It was released on July 24, 2002 under the zetima label. The DVD and VHS were released on September 26, 2002 and sold a total of 43,961 copies.
The single reached #3 on the Oricon charts and charted for eighteen weeks, selling 310,600 copies. Do it! Now also ranked as the #29 single for 2002.
This single is the last to feature 3rd generation member Goto Maki.
Tracklist
Do it! Now (MV)
CD
- Do it! Now
- Chotto Ikashita PURE BOY (ちょっとイカした PURE BOY; Slightly Stylish PURE BOY)
- Do it! Now (Instrumental)
Single V
- Do it! Now
- Making of (メイキング映像)
Featured Members
Morning Musume promoting single
- 1st Gen: Iida Kaori, Abe Natsumi
- 2nd Gen: Yasuda Kei, Yaguchi Mari
- 3rd Gen: Goto Maki (last single)
- 4th Gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Kago Ai, Tsuji Nozomi
- 5th Gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
TV Performances
- 2002-07-25 Utaban
- 2002-07-26 Music Station
- 2002-12-27 Music Station
Concert Performances
- Do it! Now
- Hello! Project 2002 ~One Happy Summer Day~
- Morning Musume LOVE IS ALIVE! 2002 Natsu at Yokohama Arena
- Hello! Project 2003 Winter ~Tanoshin Jattemasu!~
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2003 Haru "NON STOP!"
- Hello! Project 2003 Natsu ~Yossha! Bikkuri Summer!!~
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2003 "15nin de NON STOP!"
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi ~Otome Chikku~ - Morning Musume Otome Gumi
- Morning Musume CONCERT TOUR 2004 Haru The BEST of Japan
- Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~
- Morning Musume '14 Concert Tour Aki GIVE ME MORE LOVE ~Michishige Sayumi Sotsugyou Kinen Special~
- Hello! Project Kenshuusei Happyoukai 2016 2gatsu・3gatsu ~SINGING!~ - Yamagishi Riko, Kishimoto Yumeno, Kaga Kaede, Inoue Hikaru, Danbara Ruru, Hashimoto Nagisa, Maeda Kokoro
- Morning Musume '16 Concert Tour Aki ~MY VISION~ - Sato Masaki ~ All (as part of a medley)
Single Information
- Do it! Now
- Lyrics, Music, & Chorus: Tsunku
- Arrangement and All Instruments: Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki
- Dance Choreography: Natsu Mayumi
- Music Video: Takeishi Wataru
- Chotto Ikashita PURE BOY
- Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
- Arrangement: TATOO
Oricon Chart
- Daily & Weekly Rankings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 180,490 |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45,410 |
| 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25,050 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18,500 |
| 6 | 17 | - | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13,730 |
| 7 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 22 | 9,950 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 4,900 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | 3,070 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 2,670 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | xxxx |
- Yearly Ranking
| Year | Year Rank | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | 310,600 |
Total Reported Sales: 312,523
Trivia
- This is the seventh Morning Musume single with an English name.
- 1st Generation member Iida Kaori gives a comment about the single on YouTube.
- As of February 2016, the official music video has over 2,000,000 views, making it 1 of 46 music videos for a single that has reached over 1,000,000 views on Morning Musume's official YouTube channel.
- A remix of this song appears on the Pucchi Best 3 album. The remix is titled Do it! Now (CRAZY SODA REMIX) and was arranged by Hirata Shouichirou.
- An English cover of Do it! Now was recorded by Mylin Brooks for the album Cover Morning Musume Hello! Project!
- Each member wore a different sash on their dress in the music video, seen here
External Links
- Discography:
- Wikipedia: Japanese, English
- Lyrics: Do it! Now, Chotto Ikashita PURE BOY