is the ninth single by Japanese music trio Candies. Written by YÃ
«suke Hoguchi, the single was released on March 1, 1976. The single is a rearranged version of the song originally from the 1975 album Toshishita no Otokonoko. Since its release, "Haru Ichiban" has become the trio's signature song.
The song peaked at No. 3 on Oricon's singles chart and spent 16 weeks in that chart. It sold over 360,000 copies, becoming their first top-five hit. The trio performed this song on the 27th KÃ
Âhaku Uta Gassen.
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Cover versions
- Jiang Xiao-Qing covered the song in Chinese for a Suntory oolong tea commercial in 1994.
- Ulfuls covered the song as the B-side of their 1996 single "Banzai ~ Suki de Yokatte ~".
- Yuzu covered the song in their 2001 live album Kajiki ~ Futari no Big (Egg) Joe-hen.
- Ikimono-gakari covered the song as the B-side of their 2007 single "Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira".
- Chiaki Takahashi and Asami Imai covered the song in the album The Idolm@ster Radio Uta Dojo.
- Saori Hayami, Iori Nomizu, and Mina covered the song as the ending theme of the 2009 anime series Heaven's Lost Property.
- Wakadanna covered the song in his 2012 single "Ore ga Ore ga ~ SekaijÃ
« ga Teki ni Natte mo ~/Haru Ichiban".
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