Natsu no Free & Easy

"Natsu no Free & Easy"
Single by Nogizaka46
from the album Tōmei na Iro
B-side
  • "Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru"
  • "Sono Saki no Deguchi" (Type-A)
  • "Mukuchi na Lion" (Type-B)
  • "Koko ni Iru Riyū" (Type-C)
  • "Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" (Regular)
Released July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09) (Japan)
Format CD Single, digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre J-pop
Length 5:02
Label N46Div.
Songwriter(s) Tomonori Inoue
Kadono Toshikazu
Tomohiro Nakatsuchi
Producer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Nogizaka46 singles chronology
"Kizuitara Kataomoi"
(2014)		 "Natsu no Free & Easy"
(2014)		 "Nandome no Aozora ka?"
(2014)

"Kizuitara Kataomoi"
(2014)		 "Natsu no Free & Easy"
(2014)		 "Nandome no Aozora ka?"
(2014)

"Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy) is the 9th single by Nogizaka46. It was released on July 9, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[1] It was the best-selling single in July.[2] It has sold a total of 481,533 copies, as of August 25 (chart date).[3] It reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.[4] It was the 11th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 526,564 copies.[5]

This single was released in 4 versions. Type-A, Type-B, Type-C and a regular edition. Type-C includes the undergroup member's song. Rena Matsui who is an exchange member from SKE48 joined this single. The center position in the choreography for the title song is held by Nanase Nishino.[6]

Track listing

Type-A

CD[7][8]
No.TitleLength
1."Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy)5:02
2."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" (何もできずにそばにいる)4:16
3."Sono Saki no Deguchi" (その先の出口)4:04
4."Natsu no Free & Easy (off vocal ver.)" (夏のFree&Easy off vocal ver.)5:02
5."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (off vocal ver.)" (何もできずにそばにいる off vocal ver.)4:16
6."Sono Saki no Deguchi (off vocal ver.)" (その先の出口 off vocal ver.)4:03

Type-B

CD[9][10]
No.TitleLength
1."Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy)5:02
2."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" (何もできずにそばにいる)4:16
3."Mukuchi na Lion" (無口なライオン)4:24
4."Natsu no Free & Easy (off vocal ver.)" (夏のFree&Easy off vocal ver.)5:02
5."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (off vocal ver.)" (何もできずにそばにいる off vocal ver.)4:16
6."Mukuchi na Lion (off vocal ver.)" (無口なライオン off vocal ver.)4:22

Type-C

CD[11][12]
No.TitleLength
1."Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy)5:02
2."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" (何もできずにそばにいる)4:16
3."Koko ni Iru Riyū" (ここにいる理由)3:55
4."Natsu no Free & Easy (off vocal ver.)" (夏のFree&Easy off vocal ver.)5:02
5."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (off vocal ver.)" (何もできずにそばにいる off vocal ver.)4:16
6."Koko ni Iru Riyū (off vocal ver.)" (ここにいる理由 off vocal ver.)3:54

Regular Edition

CD[13][14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Natsu no Free & Easy" (夏のFree&Easy)Yasushi AkimotoTomonori InoueNanase Nishino, et cetera5:02
2."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru" (何もできずにそばにいる)Yasushi AkimotoKadono ToshikazuNanase Nishino, et cetera4:16
3."Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda?" (Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda? (僕が行かなきゃ誰が行くんだ?, If I do not go, who will?))Yasushi AkimotoTomohiro Nakatsuchi 4:22
4."Natsu no Free & Easy (off vocal ver.)" (夏のFree&Easy off vocal ver.) Tomonori Inoue 5:02
5."Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (off vocal ver.)" (何もできずにそばにいる off vocal ver.) Kadono Toshikazu 4:16
6."Boku ga Ikanakya Dare ga Ikunda? (off vocal ver.)" (僕が行かなきゃ誰が行くんだ? off vocal ver.) Tomohiro Nakatsuchi 4:21

Chart and certifications

References

  1. 1 2 "2014年07月07日～2014年07月13日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年07月21日付）". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2014年07月のCDシングル月間ランキング（2014年07月度）. ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Oricon ME. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ AKB48 売上 - 夏のFree&Easy. Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. 1 2 "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2014/07/21". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Oricon Yearly Single Ranking TOP50". toykohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ 乃木坂46、西野七瀬がメンバーにダイブ！ (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  7. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014a.
  8. ↑ 夏のfree&easy type A (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  9. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014b.
  10. ↑ 夏のfree&easy type B (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  11. 1 2 Nogizaka46 2014c.
  12. ↑ 夏のfree&easy type C (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ↑ Nogizaka46 2014r.
  14. ↑ 夏のfree&easy (Sony Music Labels): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  15. ↑ オリコン年間CDシングルランキング 2014年度 (in Japanese). oricon ME. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  16. ↑ ゴールドディスク認定 2014年7月 (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

Further reading

  • Nogizaka46 (9 July 2014a). Natsu no Free & Easy (Type-A ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00K7H3346. SRCL-8563/8564.
  • Nogizaka46 (9 July 2014b). Natsu no Free & Easy (Type-B ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00K7H32X8. SRCL-8565/8566.
  • Nogizaka46 (9 July 2014c). Natsu no Free & Easy (Type-C ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00K7H32P6. SRCL-8567/8568.
  • Nogizaka46 (9 July 2014r). Natsu no Free & Easy (Regular ed.). Sony Music Entertainment. ASIN B00K7H3472. SRCL-8569.
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