Resonant Blue

{{Infobox song | name = Resonant Blue | cover = 36 - Resonant Blue.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Morning Musume | album = Platinum 9 Disc | released = {{flagicon|Japan}} April 16, 2008 | recorded = 2008 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{flatlist| *J-pop *dance-pop *hip hop *electropop *hip house}} | length = | label = {{flagicon|Japan}} Zetima | writer = Tsunku | producer = Tsunku | prev_title = Mikan | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Pepper Keibu | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{External music video|1= {{YouTube|sEwZx9GOSmc|Resonant Blue}}|header=}} }}

{{nihongo|'''"Resonant Blue"'''|リゾナントブルー|Rizonanto Burū}} is the thirty-sixth single of J-pop girl group Morning Musume. It was released under the Zetima label on April 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_47/index.html|title=Hello! Project Official Website: Resonant Blue|accessdate=2008-03-05|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606025617/http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_47/index.html|archivedate=2013-06-06}}</ref> The Single V DVD of the single was released on April 23, 2008.

==Overview== There are three editions. Limited edition A comes along with a bonus DVD, while limited edition B comes with another DVD. The catalog numbers of each limited edition copies are EPCE-5540 and EPCE-5542, respectively. The regular edition has a catalog number EPCE-5544.

With the original, Another ver., a Studio Dance Shot version, a Night Scene version, and a One-cut Dance version, it makes the most PVs ever released for one single{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}. Also notable is the smoky eye make-up used on the members, a daring new look for Morning Musume as they attempt to expand into Asia.

== Track listing == All lyrics are written by Tsunku.

=== CD === # {{nihongo|"Resonant Blue"|リゾナントブルー}} # {{nihongo|"Sono Bamen de Bibiccha Ikenai Jan!"|その場面でビ��っちゃいけないじゃん！}} # "Resonant Blue (Instrumental)"

=== Limited A DVD === # "Resonant Blue (Another Ver.)"

=== Limited B DVD === # "Resonant Blue (Lesson Studio Ver.)"

=== Single V === # "Resonant Blue" # "Resonant Blue (Night Scene Ver.)" # {{nihongo|"Making of"|メイキング映像|Meikingu Eizō}}

=== Event V === # "Resonant Blue (One Cut Dance Ver.)" # "Resonant Blue TV - SPOT (15sec./30sec.)" # "Resonant Blue TV - SPOT (Solo Ver.)" # {{nihongo|"Jacket Photo Making of"|ジャケット撮影メイキング|Jaketto Satsuei Meikingu}} # {{nihongo|"Morning Musume Photo Collection"|モーニング娘。PHOTO COLLECTION}}

== Members at the time of single == * 5th generation: Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki * 6th generation: Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige, Reina Tanaka * 7th generation: Koharu Kusumi * 8th generation: Aika Mitsui, Junjun, Linlin

== Personnel == * Ai Takahashi – main vocals * Risa Niigaki – minor vocals * Eri Kamei – minor vocals * Sayumi Michishige – minor vocals * Reina Tanaka – main vocals * Koharu Kusumi – center vocals * Aika Mitsui – minor vocals * Junjun – minor vocals * Linlin – minor vocals

== Oricon ranks and sales == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="2" |- !colspan="9"|CD single |- !Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week rank||Sales |- |–||2||5||3||3||4||10||3||48,086 |- |4||37||36||37||30||33||37||33||4,965 |- |44||50||50||44||43||40||–||51||1,733 |- |–||–||–||–||–||–||–||99||747 |- !colspan="9"|Single V |- !Mon||Tue||Wed||Thu||Fri||Sat||Sun||Week rank||Sales |- align="center" |–||2||5||6||5||5||9||3||– |- |12||15||19||20||17||–||–||19||– |}

*'''Total (CD single) sales:''' 55,531 (as of May 16, 2008) *'''Total (DVD single) sales:''' —

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.up-front-works.jp/discography/zetima/29/s_47/ Resonant Blue] entry on the Up-Front Works official website

Category:Morning Musume songs Category:Zetima Records singles Category:2008 singles Category:Songs written by Tsunku Category:Song recordings produced by Tsunku Category:Songs in Japanese Category:2008 songs Category:Dance-pop songs Category:Japanese synth-pop songs