Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (涙が止まらない放課後; Tears That Won't Stop After School) is Morning Musume's 24th single. It was released on November 3, 2004. The single was released in both limited and regular editions; the limited coming with five photo cards. The single reached #4 on the Oricon charts and charted for seven weeks, selling 65,873 copies. "Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago" ranked as the #152 single for 2004.

Contents 1 Tracklist 1.1 CD 1.2 Limited Editon 1.3 Ogawa Makoto and Ishikawa RikaAdded by Ramndomsaku 1.4 Single V Tracklist 2 Featured Members 3 TV Performances 4 Concert Performances 5 Song Information 6 Trivia 7 External Links

Tracklist Edit

CDEdit

1. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
2. Nebou Desu. Date na no ni... (寝坊です。デートなのに...; I Slept in. Even Though I Have a Date...)
3. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago (Instrumental)

Limited EditonEdit

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Single V Tracklist Edit

1. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
2. Namda ga Tomaranai Houkago (Yureru Houkago Ver.) (涙が止まらない放課後 (ゆれる放課後 Ver.))
3. Making of (メイキング映像)

Featured Members Edit

• 1st gen: Iida Kaori
• 2nd gen: Yaguchi Mari
• 4th gen: Ishikawa Rika, Yoshizawa Hitomi
• 5th gen: Takahashi Ai, Konno Asami, Ogawa Makoto, Niigaki Risa
• 6th gen: Fujimoto Miki, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina

1. • Arrangement: AKIRA

TV PerformancesEdit

• [2004.10.29] Music Station
• [2004.11.01] Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• [2004.11.11] Utaban
• [2004.11.12] Pop Jam
• [2004.11.17] Sokuho! Uta no Daijiten
• [2004.11.19] Music Fighter

Concert PerformancesEdit

1. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour "The BEST of Japan Natsu ~ Aki '04"
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Haru ~Dai 6 Kan Hit Mankai!~
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2005 Natsu Aki "Baribari Kyoushitsu ~Koharu-chan Irasshai!~" - Konno Asami
   • Hello Pro Party! 2006 ~Goto Maki Captain Kouen~ - Goto Maki, Tsuji Nozomi
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2006 Aki ~Odore! Morning Curry~ - Yoshizawa Hitomi, Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Michishige Sayumi
   • Morning Musume Concert Tour 2008 Haru ~Single Daizenshuu!!~ - Kamei Eri
   • S/mileage Live Tour 2012 Aki ~Choi Kawa Banchou~ - Nakanishi Kana (as part of a medley)

Song InformationEdit

1. Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago
   • Lyrics & Music: Tsunku
   • Arrangement: Suzuki Shunsuke
   • Vocals:
     • Konno Asami (main vocal)
     • Yaguchi Mari, Yoshizawa Hitomi, Ishikawa Rika, Takahashi Ai, Fujimoto Miki (center vocals)
     • Michishige Sayumi (minor vocals)
   • Lyrics & Music: Tsunku

TriviaEdit

• 4th Generation member Yoshizawa Hitomi gives a comment about the single on Youtube
• This is the thirteenth single where Iida Kaori was leader of Morning Musume.
• This was Morning Musume's lowest selling single until Osaka Koi no Uta.

External LinksEdit

• Namida ga Tomaranai Houkago Lyrics
• "Nebou desu. Date na no ni..." Lyrics