Fight!! (song)

"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]

"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)

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 CertificationCertified 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
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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. "ファイト!!/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. "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.
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