Hae Otoko

"Hae Otoko" (ハエ男, lit. "Fly Man") is the 19th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka, the single was released with "Memories" by Warner Music Japan on June 25, 1993. Both songs were used in the Fuji TV variety show Utchan Nanchan no Yarunara Yaraneba! (ウッチャンナンチャンのやるならやらねば!, If Uchan Nanchan Does It, We Have to Do It!).[1]

"Hae Otoko"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Lucky 7
LanguageJapanese
English titleFly Man
A-side"Memories (Single Version)"
ReleasedJune 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Genre
Length3:56
LabelWarner Music Japan
Songwriter(s)Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Watashi no Natsu"
(1993)		 "Hae Otoko" / "Memories"
(1993)		 "Kaze ni Fukarete"
(1993)
Music video
Hae Otoko on YouTube

Music video

The music video is a parody of Alien films, with Moritaka playing a soldier frantically running away from a giant alien in an abandoned building. Towards the end of the video, she realizes that the alien is a giant fly and hits it with a fly swatter.[2][3]

Reception

"Hae Otoko"/"Memories" peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 136,000 copies.[4] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[5]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on February 21, 2015.[6] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 9.[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka.

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Hae Otoko (Single Version)" (Hae Otoko (Shinguru Vājon) (ハエ男 (シングル･ヴァージョン), lit. "Fly Man (Single Version)"))MoritakaMoritaka3:56
2."Memories (Single Version)" (Memorīzu (Shinguru Vājon) (Memories (シングル･ヴァージョン)))Hideo SaitōSaitō5:17

Chart positions
Charts (1993) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 12

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 136,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel
  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, piano
  • Yuichi Takahashi – guitar
  • Eiji Ogata – guitar
  • Yukio Seto – bass
  • Shin Hashimoto – piano
  • Hideo Saitō – guitar, synthesizer

Cover versions
  • Cute covered "Hae Otoko" in the Limited Edition C & D versions of their 2013 single "Kono Machi".
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References
  1. "｢ハエ男｣（CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. Moritaka, Chisato (2012-06-07). 『ハエ男』 セルフライナーノート. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  4. "ハエ男/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. Moritaka, Chisato (2015-02-21). 森高千里 『ハエ男』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. "「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.9」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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