Drive Alive

"Drive Alive"
Single by Lead
from the album Feel the Vibes
B-side
  • "Get Dizzy!"
  • "Love & Everything"
ReleasedMarch 14, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreJ-pop, hip hop
LabelFlight Master
Songwriter(s)
  • Lisa
  • Kenji Ijima
  • Y.T.H
  • Daisuke Kahara
  • Kikko
  • Seiji Motoyama
  • H.U.B
  • Flying Grind
Producer(s)Shiraishi Satori
Lead singles chronology
"Summer Madness"
(2006) 		"Drive Alive"
(2007) 		"Umi"
(2007)

"Drive Alive" is the twelfth domestic single by Japanese hip-hop group Lead. It peaked at #14 on the Oricon weekly charts, remaining on the charts for three weeks.

The single was released as both a standard CD and a limited edition CD+DVD combo.

Information

"Drive Alive" charted well on the Oricon Singles Chart at #14, and remained on the charts for three consecutive weeks.[1] Limited editions of the single included a chance to meet the members of Lead during a participation event at Zepp Tokyo on March 18, 2007, and one of five possible photographs.[2]

"Drive Alive" was released as both a standard CD and a limited edition CD+DVD combination.[3] While both editions contained the title track, the b-sides "Get Dizzy!" and "Love & Everything", along with the instrumental to the title track, the DVD harbored the music video of "Drive Alive" and the behind-the-scenes making video of the single.[4]

"Drive Alive" was written by Kenji Ijima and Daisuke Kahara, while the music was performed by Y.T.H. "Get Dizzy!" was written and composed by Seiji Motoyama. The final coupling track, "Love & Everything", was written and composed by the duo Flying Grind, which is made up of Kengo Otani and Naoki Utsugi.

"Drive Alive" was used as the theme song for the television show Uta Sutaa!! (歌スタ!! / Star Singer!!) during the month of March.[5]

Background and composition

"Drive Alive" was written by Kenji Ijima and Daisuke Kahara, while the music was performed by Y.T.H. Daisuke is known for his work with singer Kokia, whereas he wrote much of the music for her Uta ga Chikara album.[6]

"Get Dizzy!" was written and composed by Seiji Motoyama, who has worked with the likes of South Korean singer Juno and group CNBLUE. The final coupling track, "Love & Everything", was written and composed by the duo Flying Grind, which is made up of Kengo Otani and Naoki Utsugi.[7]

Packaging

"Drive Alive" was released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo. The CD+DVD was of limited edition, while the CD is still available. Both editions held the same material on the CD: the title track, the b-sides "Get Dizzy!" and "Love & Everything", and the corresponding instrumental to "Drive Alive".

The limited edition DVD housed the music video to the title track, along with the making video.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicArranger(s)Length
1."Drive Alive"LisaY.T.HKenji Ijima • Daisuke Kahara3:31
2."Get Dizzy!"KikkoSeiji MotoyamaSeiji Motoyama3:26
3."Love & Everything"H.U.BFlying GrindFlying Grind4:43
4."Drive Alive" (instrumental) Y.T.HKenji Ijima • Daisuke Kahara3:31
Total length:15:11
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Drive Alive" (music video) 
2."Drive Alive" (Off-Shot video) 

Charts

Release Chart Peak position
March 26, 2007 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 14

References

  1. ^ "Drive Alive / Lead / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lead オフィシャルサイト / CDリリース、ライブ・グッズ情報など". RISING PRODUCTION. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Drive Alive Single Information". Lead Official. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Drive Alive (SINGLE+DVD)(Japan Version) CD". YesAsia. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lead「Drive Alive」". RecoChoku. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "Daisuke Kahara Information". VGMdb. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lead Love & Everything 歌詞". J-Lyric. Retrieved March 15, 2018.