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"Fight!!"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Rock Alive
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hitori Kurashi"
ReleasedOctober 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
Genre
Length4:58
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
  • Chisato Moritaka
  • Yuichi Takahashi
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Hachigatsu no Koi"
(1991)
"Fight!!"
(1991)
"Concert no Yoru"
(1992)

"Fight!!" (ファイト!!, Faito) is the 14th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Yuichi Takahashi, the single was released by Warner Music Japan on October 25, 1991.[1] The '70s-style rock song was used as an image song for the 1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, which was held in Tokyo.[2]

Reception

"Fight!!" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 269,000 copies, becoming her first single to be certified Gold by the RIAJ.[3][4]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song as a slow ballad and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on September 24, 2012.[5] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 2.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Fight!!" (Faito!! (12689188))Yuichi TakahashiTakahashi4:58
2."Hitori Kurashi" ((ひとり暮らし, lit. "Living Alone"))Hideo SaitōSaitō4:14

Chart positions

Charts (1991) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[3] 10

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Gold 269,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Yuichi Takahashi – keyboards, synthesizer programming, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Yasuaki Maejima – piano
  • Hiroyoshi Matsuo – acoustic guitar
  • Hideo Saitō – synthesizer programming, backing vocals

References

  1. ^ "「ファイト!!」 (CT/CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ^ a b "ファイト!!/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. ^ a b "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2012-09-24). 森高千里 『ファイト!!』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.2」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.