Oh Yeah! (Princess Princess song)

1990 song by Princess Princess

"Oh Yeah!"

Single by Princess Princess
from the album  Singles 1987–1992
Language| Japanese
B-side| "Papa"
Released| April 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)
Recorded| 1990
Genre|

* J-pop
* rock

Length| 4:08
Label| CBS Sony
Songwriter(s)|

* Kanako Nakayama
* Kaori Okui

Producer(s)| Masanori Sasaji
Princess Princess singles chronology
| "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu"
(1989)  | "Oh Yeah!"
(1990)  | "Julian"
(1990)

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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

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"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

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"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

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

1990 singleNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Oh Yeah!"| 4:08
2.| "Papa" ((パパ))| 5:14

## Charts

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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

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Platinum  | 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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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

## External links

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* Official website
* "Oh Yeah!" at Discogs

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Princess Princess

* Kaori Kishitani
* Kanako Nakayama
* Atsuko Watanabe
* Tomoko Konno
* Kyōko Tomita

Studio albums|

* Teleportation
* Here We Are
* Let's Get Crazy
* Lovers
* Princess Princess
* Dolls in Action
* Bee-Beep
* Majestic
* The Last Princess

Extended plays|

* Kiss de Crime

Live albums|

* The Last Live
* Very Best of Princess Princess Tour 2012: Saikai at Budokan

Compilations|

* Singles 1987–1992
* Presents
* The Greatest Princess

Singles|

* "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu"
* "Diamonds"
* "Oh Yeah!"
* "Julian"
* "Kiss"

Video albums|

* The Last Live
* Princess Princess Tour 2012: Saikai at Budokan

Related articles|

* Discography
* The Hottest Place on Earth

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