Smile smile ship Start!

smile smile ship Start! is Aqours' song from their 5th Anniversary single. It was released on March 31, 2021 on both CD and DVD/Blu-ray disc.

The song is written by Aki Hata, and is composed and arranged by Tatsuya Kato.

CD

 * 1) smile smile ship Start!
 * 2) Kokoro no Hane yo Kimi e Tondeke! (心の羽よ君へ飛んでけ！ lit. The Feathers of Our Hearts, May They Fly Towards You!)
 * 3) smile smile ship Start! (Off Vocal)
 * 4) Kokoro no Hane yo Kimi e Tondeke! (Off Vocal)
 * 5) Atsumare! Uchiura no Hama (あつまれ！内浦の浜 lit. Gather Around! At Uchiura Beach)
 * 6) Arigatou no Kimochi (ありがとうのきもち lit. Feelings of Gratitude)
 * 7) Main theme of Aqours 5th anniversary!!

DVD/Blu-ray

 * 1) smile smile ship Start! (Animation PV)

Audio

 * Does not work on iPad, or any medium that does not support the .ogg audio format.

Live Performances

 * December 29 & 30, 2021: Aqours EXTRA LoveLive! ~DREAMY CONCERT 2021~
 * June 25, 2022: Aqours 6th LoveLive! ~KU-RU-KU-RU Rock 'n' Roll TOUR~ (WINDY STAGE)

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the second Aqours single to have a music video animated fully in CGI, after KOKORO Magic "A to Z".
 * The beginning of the song is the edited version of the intro song for concerts that was supposed to be played at the Aqours 6th LoveLive! DOME TOUR 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. It was later used as the intro song for Aqours ONLINE LoveLive! ～LOST WORLD～.

PV-based Trivia

 * The outfits are the re-colored versions of the Fantastic Departure outfits.
 * The ship that Aqours is on is based on The Scandinavia (formerly M/S Stella Polaris), which was docked in Numazu in the past.
 * The notebook with black binding rings from previous entries in the Love Live! Sunshine!! series is drawn on horizontally, as opposed to vertically like the previous entries.