Oh Yeah! (Princess Princess song)

"Oh Yeah!"
Single by Princess Princess
from the album Singles 1987–1992
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Papa"
ReleasedApril 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)
Recorded1990
Genre
Length4:08
LabelCBS Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Masanori Sasaji
Princess Princess singles chronology
"Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu"
(1989) 		"Oh Yeah!"
(1990) 		"Julian"
(1990)
Music video
"Oh Yeah!" on YouTube

"Oh Yeah!" (オー イェー!, Ō Iē!) is the ninth single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kanako Nakayama and Kaori Okui, the single was released by CBS Sony on April 21, 1990. It became their third of five consecutive No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart.

Background

"Oh Yeah!" was written as a cheering song for the band's national tour "Panic Tour '90: Parade Shō yo!", which started in April that year. The song's original key is A.[1]

The song was used by Sony for their HF-X/UX cassette tape commercials. The B-side, "Papa", was used by KDD for their telephone commercials.

Chart performance

"Oh Yeah!" hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and No. 5 on Oricon's year-ending chart in 1990.[2] It also sold over 575,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kanako Nakayama; all music is composed by Kaori Okui and arranged by Princess Princess.

1990 single
No.TitleLength
1."Oh Yeah!"4:08
2."Papa" ((パパ))5:14

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] 1
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Platinum 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "OH YEAH!". J-Total Music. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. ^ a b c "OH YEAH! | プリンセス・プリンセス". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ^ "プリンセス・プリンセス(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – プリンセス・プリンセス – OH YEAH" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1990年5月 on the drop-down menu