Body Feels Exit

CD Cover

Vinyl Cover

Artist

Amuro Namie

Single

Body Feels EXIT

Released

1995.10.25

Catalog Number

AVDD-20107 (CD)

AVJT-2301 (Vinyl)

Price

¥1,020 (CD)

Tracklist

• CD

1. Body Feels EXIT (ORIGINAL MIX)
2. Body Feels EXIT (X-TENDED MIX)
3. Body Feels EXIT (FKB MIX)
4. Body Feels EXIT (ORIGINAL KARAOKE)

• Vinyl "Side A"

1. Body Feels EXIT (ORIGINAL MIX)
2. Body Feels EXIT (12inch)

• Vinyl "Side B"

1. Body Feels EXIT (X-TENDED MIX)
2. Body Feels EXIT (Club Mix)

• Vinyl "Side C"

1. Body Feels EXIT (FKB MIX #1)
2. Body Feels EXIT (FKB MIX #2)

• Vinyl "Side D"

1. Body Feels EXIT (FKB MIX #3)
2. Body Feels EXIT (FKB MIX #4)

Information

"Body Feels EXIT" is the debut solo single recorded by Amuro Namie. This is her first release since leaving former group the SUPER MONKEYS and their label Toshiba-EMI and signing with avex trax; SUPER MONKEYS' final two singles: "Taiyou no SEASON" and "Stop the music" were billed solely as Amuro Namie. The week prior to this release her old label released the compilation DANCE TRACKS VOL.1. "Body Feels EXIT" is Amuro's first time working with producer Komuro Tetsuya, who would go one to be her key collaborator until 2001. Much like her last releases with the SUPER MONKEYS the song is a Eurobeat styled dance song. The single was released in both an 8cm CD and vinyl record format. The song was used as the Taito X-55 commercial theme.

After the spilt of the SUPER MONKEYS, the rest of the group went on to form MAX and also signed a contract with avex. They debuted early in May 1995 with "Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday Night~", which debuted at #91 on the Oricon charts. They would continue to work together throughout the SWEET 19 BLUES recordings. Amuro first premièred "Body Feels EXIT" at the Avex Dance Matrix '95 TK DANCE CAMP along side MAX joining as her dancers. They continued to work together appearing in Amuro's television performances. MAX would then appear in Amuro's next single "Chase the Chance".

"Body Feels EXIT" was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for over 400,000 copies being shipped. "Body Feels EXIT" is often noted as having one of the most unfortunate Engrish song titles in J-Pop history. It has been covered by many artists such as Eurobeat artist Virginelle and Japanese pop singers ANZA, Tanaka Reina, e-Girls. The only other version of the song by Amuro is the "Latin House Mix" found on her debut solo record SWEET 19 BLUES. The "Original Mix" was later placed on the 181920 best-of album.

Song Information

Lyrics

Komuro Tetsuya

Music

Komuro Tetsuya

Other Information

Mixing: Dave Ford

Arrangement: Komuro Tetsuya

Backing vocals: Amuro Namie, Komuro Tetsuya

Music video

A shot from the music video

The music video for "Body Feels EXIT" was directed by Muto Masashi. The choreography for the song was created by kaba of Komuro Tetsuya produced group dos.

Other Information

Producer: Yoshino Kimihko

D.O.P.: Kawabata Kenichi

Stylist: Nojjiri Haruko

Hair & Make-up: Nurishi Masako

Discography

• [2000.09.27] 181920 films (#2)

Performances

Concerts

• [1995.08.26] Avex Dance Matrix '95 TK DANCE CAMP
• [1997.05.27] TK PAN-PACIFIC TOUR '97
• [2003.12.03] FNS Kayousai
• [2000.09.27] AMURO NAMIE FIRST ANNIVERSARY (#12)
• [2000.09.27] Namie Amuro Concentration 20 Live in Tokyo Dome (#11)
• [2000.08.18] NAMIE AMURO TOUR "GENIUS 2000" (#13)
• [2003.11.19] namie amuro tour 2001 break the rules (#17)
• [2004.05.21] Amuro Namie Live in Seoul
• [2004.09.23] namie amuro SO CRAZY tour featuring BEST singles 2003-2004 (#17)
• [2006.03.15] Space of Hip-Pop -namie amuro tour 2005- (#13)
• [2013.02.27] namie amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~ (#1)

Television

• [1995.10.23] HEY HEY HEY MUSIC CHAMP
• [1995.12.27] HEY HEY HEY MUSIC CHAMP
• [1996.07.07] POP JAM
• [1996.xx.xx] Amuro Ima da Kitto NO.1
• [2004.11.19] Music Station Special

Oricon Chart Positions

Amuro promoting the single

The single reached #3 on the weekly Oricon chart, and continued to rank for a total of 19 weeks. "Body Feels EXIT" sold 510,880 copies, making the #70 best selling singles of 1995. Beacuse it sold an additional 370,760 copies in 1996, it ranked in again at #83 best selling single of the year. In all it sold a total of 881,640 copies.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	221,420
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	133,960
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	88,620
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	66,880
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	49,920
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	35,600
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	35,070
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	27,920
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	23,650
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	60,920
-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	33,130
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	30,550
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	23,070
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	17,330
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	12,940
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39	11,170
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64	5,650
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87	3,840

• Total Reported Sales: 881,640

References

External Links

• Oricon Profile
• Lyrics: Kana | Romaji and English translation