AKB48 - UZA

UZA is the 28th major single (30th overall) released by AKB48. It was released in seven versions: three regular CD+DVD editions (types A, K, and B), three limited CD+DVD editions (types A, K, and B), and a limited CD-only theater edition. The regular editions came with a national handshake event ticket and came with one of thirty-two photos, and the theater edition came with a large handshake event ticket and random photo.

The single was first announced on Yasushi Akimoto's Google+ and the title song premiered live on September 18, 2012, at the AKB48's rock-paper-scissors tournament at Nippon Budokan. This is also the first single without ace Maeda Atsuko, and this is also the first senbatsu participation of Sakura Miyawaki.

I. Track Listing

Type A

CD

1. UZA
2. Tsugi no Season (次のSeason)
3. Kodoku na Hoshizora (孤独な星空) (New Team A)
4. UZA off vocal ver.
5. Tsugi no Season off vocal ver.
6. Kodoku na Hoshizora off vocal ver.

DVD

1. UZA Music Video
2. UZA Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Tsugi no Season Music Video
4. Kodoku na Hoshizora Music Video
5. Gingham Check Music Video ~Takahashi Eiki Directing ver.~ (ギンガムチェック Music Video ～高橋栄樹監督ver.～)

I. Type K

CD

1. UZA
2. Tsugi no Season (次のSeason)
3. Scrap & Build (スクラップ＆ビルド) (New Team K)
4. UZA off vocal ver.
5. Tsugi no Season off vocal ver.
6. Scrap & Build off vocal ver.

DVD

1. UZA Music Video
2. UZA Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Tsugi no Season Music Video
4. Scrap & Build Music Video
5. Gingham Check Music Video ~Takahashi Eiki Directing ver.~ (ギンガムチェック Music Video ～高橋栄樹監督ver.～)

II. Type B

CD

1. UZA
2. Tsugi no Season (次のSeason)
3. Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero (正義の味方じゃないヒーロー) (New Team B)
4. UZA off vocal ver.
5. Tsugi no Season off vocal ver.
6. Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero off vocal ver.

DVD

1. UZA Music Video
2. UZA Music Video -Dance ver.-
3. Tsugi no Season Music Video
4. Seigi no Mikata ja Nai Hero Music Video
5. Gingham Check Music Video ~Takahashi Eiki Directing ver.~ (ギンガムチェック Music Video ～高橋栄樹監督ver.～)

Theater Edition

1. UZA
2. Tsugi no Season (次のSeason)
3. Otona e no Michi(大人への道) (AKB48 Kenkyuusei)
4. UZA off vocal ver.
5. Tsugi no Season off vocal ver.
6. Otona e no Michi off vocal ver.

II. Oricon Chart Performance:

Total Reported Sales: 1,262,707
Total Sales of 2012: 1,215,079 (#4 single of the year))
Total Sales of 2013: 47,628