Fight!! (song)

"Fight!!"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Rock Alive
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hitori Kurashi"
ReleasedOctober 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
Recorded1991
Genre
Length4:58
LabelWarner Music Japan
Composer(s)Yuichi Takahashi
Lyricist(s)Chisato Moritaka
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Hachigatsu no Koi"
(1991) 		"Fight!!"
(1991) 		"Concert no Yoru"
(1992)
Music videos
"Fight!!" on YouTube

"Fight!!" (ファイト!!, Faito) is the 14th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by 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]

Chart performance

"Fight!!" peaked at No. 10 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 269,000 copies, being certified Gold by the RIAJ.[3][4][5]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song as a slow ballad and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on September 24, 2012.[6] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2013 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 2.[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

8 cm CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Fight!!" (Faito!! (ファイト!!))Yuichi TakahashiTakahashi4:58
2."Hitori Kurashi" ((ひとり暮らし, lit. "Living Alone"))Hideo SaitōSaitō4:14
Cassette
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Fight!!"TakahashiTakahashi 
2."Hitori Kurashi"SaitōSaitō 
3."Fight!!" (Karaoke)   
4."Hitori Kurashi" (Karaoke)   

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

Chart positions

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

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ a b "Japanese certifications – 森高 千里 – ファイト！！" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 30, 2021. Select 1992年2月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ 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.
  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.2」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-05.