| "Standing Sex" | ||||
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| Single by X | ||||
| Released | October 25, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 9:21 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Yoshiki | |||
| Producer(s) | X | |||
| X singles chronology | ||||
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"Standing Sex" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on October 25, 1991.[1]
Summary
It and "The Last Song" are the only X Japan singles to not appear on one of the band's studio albums. The b-side is an edited version of "Joker", originally on their album Jealousy.
Commercial performance
The song reached number 4 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 16 weeks.[2] In 1991, with 187,160 copies sold was the 87th best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by RIAJ.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standing Sex" | Miyuki Igarashi[4] | Yoshiki | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Joker (Edited Version)" | hide | hide | 4:58 |
Personnel
- Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
- Mixed by – Rich Breen
- Art Direction and Design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
- Photography – Masanori Kato, Michihiro Ikeda, Hideo Canno[5]
References
- ^ "X - Standing Sex". discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月：1991年 11月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ Art of Life - Yoshiki + Tetsushi Ichikawa (in Japanese). Rockin' On. 1992.
- ^ "Standing Sex" liner notes, 1991.