"Flying Easy Loving Crazy" (stylized as "FLYING EASY LOVING CRAZY") is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Toshinobu Kubota and Japanese singer Misia for Kubota's fifteenth studio album Timeless Fly.[1] It was released by Mastersix Foundation as the album's second single on March 26, 2008.[2]
| "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" | ||||
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| Single by Toshinobu Kubota featuring Misia | ||||
| from the album Timeless Fly | ||||
| Released | March 26, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 5:29 | |||
| Label | Mastersix Foundation | |||
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| Toshinobu Kubota singles chronology | ||||
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| Misia singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"Flying Easy Loving Crazy" is the second in a series of collaborative singles released by Kubota.[3] The song, which features guest vocals by Japanese singer Misia, whom Kubota has worked with in the past on the album Singer for Singer (2004), was written, composed and produced by Kubota and arranged by Daisuke Mori. It was used in the promotional campaign of the Cirque du Soleil production Dralion, dubbed Daihatsu Dralion in Japan.[3] Kubota describes "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" as "courage, freedom, and colorfulness bloomed into a love song."[2] In a press release, Misia commented that "during recording, it felt like Kubota's unique rhythm and melodies had opened up the doors to a new world."[2] Kubota and Misia performed the song together twice at Misia's two-date Take Action! benefit concert tour, held at the Yokohama Blitz on May 26–27, 2008.[4]
Chart performance
edit"Flying Easy Loving Crazy" entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 10 and debuted at number 18 on the weekly chart, with 6,000 copies sold in its first week.[5][6] The single charted for six weeks and sold a reported total of 11,000 copies.[7][8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Toshinobu Kubota
| No. | Title | Arranger(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" |
| 5:29 |
| 2. | "Babylon Lovers" |
| 4:18 |
| 3. | "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" (Instrumental) |
| 5:30 |
| Total length: | 15:17 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Daily Singles (Oricon)[5] | 20 | 11,000[7] |
| Japan Weekly Singles (Oricon)[9] | 18 | |
| Japan Weekly Singles (SoundScan)[10] | 18 | |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] | 26 | |
| Japan Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[12] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "久保田利伸、約4年ぶりのオリジナル・アルバム『Timeless Fly』を2月にリリース! KREVAやMISIAらとのコラボ・ソングも収録". Tower Records Japan. January 26, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c "久保田利伸×MISIAで極上ラブソング誕生". Natalie. December 27, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "久保田利伸によるコラボレート企画第2弾！ MISIAとの新曲が完成". CDJournal. February 13, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "MISIA ニューシングル発売、ライブでは久保田利伸と共演！！". Hotexpress. May 29, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ a b "20th Centuryがデイリー首位発進☆3/25付 シングルデイリー" (in Japanese). 2008-03-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "オリコン 2008.4.7". Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "【周榜单】2008/05/12付oricon周榜单（单曲top200）". May 10, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "FLYING EASY LOVING CRAZY 久保田利伸". Oricon. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "週間 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan Japan. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2018.