Hae Otoko

"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)
Recorded1993
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

"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]

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]

Chart performance

"Hae Otoko"/"Memories" peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's singles chart.[4][5] It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.[6]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on February 21, 2015.[7] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 9.[8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka

8 cm CD
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Hae Otoko (Single Version)" (Hae Otoko (Shinguru Vājon) (ハエ男 (シングル･ヴァージョン), "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

Personnel

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

Charts

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

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

  • Cute covered "Hae Otoko" in the Limited Edition C & D versions of their 2013 single "Kono Machi".

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. ^ a b "ハエ男/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 森高 千里 – ハエ男／Memories" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved January 29, 2021. Select 1993年7月 on the drop-down menu
  7. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2015-02-21). 森高千里 『ハエ男』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ^ "「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.