Tsume Tsume Tsume/F

"Tsume Tsume Tsume/F"
Single by Maximum the Hormone
from the album Yoshu Fukushu
Released	July 9, 2008
Genre	Metalcore, alternative metal
Length	10:13
Label	VAP
Maximum the Hormone singles chronology
"Koi no Mega Lover" (2006) "Tsume Tsume Tsume"/"'F'" (2008) "Greatest the Hits 2011–2011" (2011)

"Tsume Tsume Tsume/"F"" (Japanese: 爪爪爪／「F」, Hepburn: Tsume Tsume Tsume/"Efu", "Claw Claw Claw / F") is a double A-side maxi single by Japanese metal band Maximum the Hormone, released on July 9, 2008. The single reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified gold by the RIAJ. The tracks "Tsume Tsume Tsume" and "F" were included on 2013's Yoshū Fukushū, released five years later.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Maximum the Ryo.

Personnel

• Daisuke-han – vocals
• Nao – drums, vocals, backing vocals
• Maximum the Ryo-kun – guitar, vocals
• Ue-chan – bass, backing vocals

Legacy

American musician Marty Friedman covered "Tsume Tsume Tsume" for his 2009 album Tokyo Jukebox.

The song "F" is about the Dragon Ball character Freeza. Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, stated that he was listening to the song when he named the nineteenth animated movie in the series, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'. He had met the band personally through a friend and one of the members admitted that they had been singing the song about Freeza.^[2] The song was featured in the film during a fight scene between Goku and Freeza.^[3]

Performance

The single peaked at number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 44th bestselling single of 2008.^[4][5] It was certified Gold by the RIAJ,^[6] selling more than 100,000 copies in Japan and 150,000 copies worldwide.^[7]

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