Tsubasa wa Iranai

"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
Single by AKB48
from the album Thumbnail
A-side"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
B-side
  • "Set Me Free" (Type A, Type B)
  • "Koi o Suru to Baka o Miru" (Type A)
  • "Kangaeru Hito" (Type B)
  • "Aishū no Trumpeter" (Type C, Theater Edition)
  • "Yume e no Route" (Type C)
  • "Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" (Theater Edition)
ReleasedJune 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
Genre
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)Yasushi Akimoto (lyrics)
Producer(s)Yasushi Akimoto
AKB48 singles chronology
"Kimi wa Melody"
(2016)
"Tsubasa wa Iranai"
(2016)
"LOVE TRIP / Shiawase wo Wakenasai"
(2016)
Music video
"Tsubasa wa Iranai" on YouTube

"Tsubasa wa Iranai" (翼はいらない; "Wings Aren't Needed") is the 44th single by the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. It was released in Japan on June 1, 2016. It was number-one on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with 1,441,000 copies sold. The song also reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the best-selling single of 2016 in Japan, with 2.507 million copies according to Billboard Japan and 1,519,387 copies according to Oricon.