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is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction, released as their second single from ''Documentaly'' in March 2011. The song was stylistically different from the band's previous singles, featuring a strong electronic dance music sound, which reviewers in Japan praised for its tenacity, and its fusion of dance and rock music. The physical edition of the single was released five days before the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which caused a delayed release in many regions of Japan. Much of the promotional activity was cancelled or postponed, with vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi preferring to focus on raising spirits during radio interviews over promoting the song. == Background and development == After the release of the band's fourth album ''Kikuuiki'' in 2010, led by the single "Aruku Around", Sakanaction performed a thirteen-date national tour of Japan in April and May of the same year, Sakanaquarium 2010 Kikuuiki. At the tour final on May 28 at Zepp Tokyo, the band performed a song entitled "Identity" for the first time during the concert's encore, a song that had first been written early in the ''Kikuuiki'' recording sessions in 2009,〔 and recorded just after the band finished recording music for the album. On the same day, the song was announced as the band's next single, scheduled for release in August.〔 The single was well received by music critics in Japan, praising the work for its upbeat arrangement incorporating Latin percussion. Commercially, the single reached number twelve on the Oricon singles chart. This performance was better than the band's 2008 single "Sen to Rei", however the release under-performed compared to 2010's "Aruku Around". On October 8, 2010, the band performed their first concert at the Nippon Budokan, Sakanaquarium 21.1 (B). During the performance, the band performed a new composition, "Slow Motion", which became one of the B-side tracks for the "Rookie" single. On October 23, the band held a live streaming session on Ustream, in order to show their audience the methods they use to create music. While the band watched a video clip produced by director Daisuke Shimada, they improvised a soundtrack to match the clip.〔 The piece of music that they created during the broadcast was included in the "Rookie" single as the song "Montage".〔 The pre-production process for recording "Rookie" began in January 2011. Originally the band planned to release "Endless" as the second single from their album ''Documentaly'', however Yamaguchi was not fully satisfied with the song and continued to work on it until August 2011; releasing "Rookie" in its place. On February 22, 2011, Sakanaction released a set of DVDs entitled ''Sakanaquarium 2010''. Coming in three different packages, ''Sakanaquarium 2010 (B)'' covered the band's Nippon Budokan concert, while ''Sakanaquarium 2010 (C)'' was a recording of the final concert of the band's Sakanaquarium 2010 Kikuuiki tour, recorded at Shinkiba Studio Coast on May 15. The third package compiled both concerts and added a third DVD, ''Sakanaquarium 2010 (D)'', featuring tour documentary and interview footage. On January 29, a month before the release of the DVDs, "Rookie" was announced as the band's next single. The band first performed "Rookie" at their live event Version 21.1, held at Zepp Tokyo on February 11. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rookie (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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