The song caused a social phenomenon in Japan.
[1] On the Japanese Oricon weekly single charts, it debuted at the number-one position with the sales of over one million copies.
[2] It was considered that the song might surpass the record of "Oyoge!
[4] According to the Oricon, it sold over 2.91 million copies, becoming the third best-selling single in Japan at that time.
[5] However, Southern All Stars's "Tsunami" surpassed the record in 2005.