"Relax In The City / Pick Me Up" is a single by Japanese trio Perfume, released in Japan on April 26, 2015.[4] It is the third single from their fifth studio album COSMIC EXPLORER. As individual tracks, Pick Me Up was released digitally on May 6, 2015.[5] Relax In The City was released digitally on April 8, 2015.[6]
| "Relax In The City /Pick Me Up" | ||||
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| Single by Perfume | ||||
| from the album Cosmic Explorer | ||||
| B-side | "Toumei Ningen" | |||
| Released | April 29, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Universal J | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
| Producer(s) | Yasutaka Nakata | |||
| Perfume singles chronology | ||||
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| Music videos | ||||
| "Pick Me Up" on YouTube | ||||
| "Relax In The City" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editAs a double A side, both tracks were released with music videos. The video for Pick Me Up, which features a cameo from American group OK Go, was released globally on March 31, 2015,[7] with the video for Relax In The City following shortly after. A short version of Relax In The City was released on April 13, 2015,[8] while a full-length music was released on May 12, 2015.
Track listings
editAll tracks are written by Yasutaka Nakata
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Relax In The City" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Pick Me Up" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "透明人間 ("Toumei Ningen")(Invisible Human)" | 3:40 |
All tracks are written by Yasutaka Nakata
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Relax In The City -Original Instrumental-" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Pick Me Up -Original Instrumental-" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "透明人間 -Original Instrumental-" | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Relax In The City -Video Clip-" | |
| 8. | "Relax In The City -Teaser-" | |
| 9. | "Pick Me Up -Video Clip-" |
References
edit- ^ a b c Perfume / Relax In The City / Pick Me Up [再発]. CD Journal (in Japanese). Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Review: Perfume - Pick Me Up". arcadey.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Shiba, Tomonori (May 9, 2015). Perfumeとももクロ、今の共通点は？ 同時チャートインの楽曲から分析 [What do Perfume and Momoclo have in common now? Analysis from the songs that charted at the same time.]. Real Sound (in Japanese). p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
「Pick Me Up」はEDM的なシンセを配したパーティーチューン。とはいえ、歌のメロディにもサウンドのテクスチャーにも、どことなく上品さを匂わせている。「透明人間」も同じ方向性だ。
- ^ "Universal Music Store" Relax In The City/Pick Me Up
- ^ "iTunes Store Japan" Pick Me Up individual release page
- ^ "iTunes Store Japan" Relax In The City individual release page
- ^ "Perfume - Pick Me Up" Official Music Video on YouTube
- ^ "Perfume - Relax In The City (short ver.) Official Music Video on YouTube
- ^ "Universal Music Store" Relax In The City/Pick Me Up