"Free Way" was the second Japanese single taken from the forthcoming debut Eternal Rain, from Korean singer, Rain. The single was released on June 7, 2006 throughout Japan, it peaked at the 15th position on the Oricon Charts. Free Way is often compared to the single, Rock Your Body by American singer Justin Timberlake. Many reasons for this are the music video similarities and the disco/funk melodies featured in the song.
| "Free Way" | ||||
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| Single by Rain | ||||
| from the album Eternal Rain | ||||
| B-side | "Feels So Right" | |||
| Released | June 7, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Producer(s) | Ryosuke Imai, UTA | |||
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Music video
editIn the video for Free Way, we see singer Rain dancing in a dark black room with what appears to be television screens displaying an assorted collection of colorful holograms. The screens continue to change while Rain and his dancers dance around the area. Throughout the video a total of two outfit changes take place, the first outfit being of all white and the second being of all black.
Track listing
editCD Single
- Free Way
- Feel So Right
- Free Way [Instrumental Version]
- Feel So Right [Instrumental Version]
DVD Single Disc 1
- Free Way - Music Video
- Making of Free Way
DVD Single Disc 2
- Free Way
- Feel So Right
- Free Way [Instrumental Version]
- Feel So Right [Instrumental Version]
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Top 200 Weekly | 15 |
| Oricon Year-End Singles Chart | 478[1] |
Sales: 17,005[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Oricon Entertainment (March 2007). Orikon Nenkan 2007 Nenban オリコン年鑑2007年版 (Oricon Yearbook 2007) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. pp. 18, p. 228, p. 232, p. 239, p. 243. ISBN 978-4-87131-082-6.
External links
edit- Rain - Official English website (in English)