Natsu no Free & Easy

CD+DVD Type-A Cover

CD+DVD Type-B Cover

CD+DVD Type-C Cover

Regular Edition Cover

Artist

Nogizaka46

Single

Natsu no Free&Easy (夏のFree&Easy; Summer's Free&Easy)

Released

2014.07.09

Catalog Number

SRCL-8563~4 (CD+DVD Type-A)

SRCL-8565~6 (CD+DVD Type-B)

SRCL-8567~8 (CD+DVD Type-C)

SRCL-8569 (Regular Edition)

Price

¥1,650 (Types-A, B, C)

¥1,050 (Regular Edition)

Type-A CD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy (夏のFree&Easy)
2. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (何もできずにそばにいる; Unable to Do Anything But Be Close to You)
3. Sono Saki no Deguchi (その先の出口; The Exit Ahead)
4. Natsu no Free&Easy off vocal ver.
5. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru ~off vocal ver.~
6. Sono Saki no Deguchi ~off vocal ver.~

Type-A DVD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy Music Video
2. Sono Saki no Deguchi Music Video
3. Ikoma Rina x Okano Sohei (岡野草平), Taki Yuriko (瀧由理子)
4. Eto Misa x Yamamoto Wataru (山本ワタル)
5. Takayama Kazumi x Yamasaki Renki (山崎連基)
6. Nakada Kana x Nakabayashi Jun (ナカバヤシジュン)
7. Nagashima Seira x Nakajima Nozomu (中島望)
8. Nishino Nanase x Okagawa Taro (岡川太郎)
9. Higuchi Hina x Saishu Hideya (最首英也), Tsujinaka Teru (辻中輝)
10. Fukagawa Mai x Yamada Atsuhiro (山田篤宏)
11. Hoshino Minami x Miyagawa Keidai (宮川慶大)
12. Yamato Rina x Harima Junichi (張間純一)
13. Wada Maaya x Taniguchi Isao (谷口功), Wada Daisuke (和田大輔)
14. Kenkyuusei (Suzuki Ayane, Terada Ranze, Yonetoku Kyoka) x Yamada Atsuhiro Part 1 (研究生×山田篤宏)

Type-B CD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy
2. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (何もできずにそばにいる)
3. Mukuchi na Lion (無口なライオン; Silent Lion)
4. Natsu no Free&Easy off vocal ver.
5. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru ~off vocal ver.~
6. Mukuchi na Lion ~off vocal ver.~

Type-B DVD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy Music Video
2. Mukuchi na Lion Music Video
3. Ito Nene x tangent
4. Ito Marika x Seki Kazuaki (関和亮)
5. Kawago Hina x YUKIO-BU
6. Saito Asuka x Aoyama Yuki (青山裕企)
7. Saito Chiharu x Taguchi Den (田口田)
8. Saito Yuuri x Yamagishi Santa (山岸聖太)
9. Sakurai Reika x Miki Satoshi (三木聡)
10. Shiraishi Mai x Maruyama Takeshi (丸山健志)
11. Hashimoto Nanami x Kumasaka Izuru (熊坂出)
12. Hatanaka Seira x Shima Kentaro (志真健太郎), Takeda Satomi (武田さとみ)
13. Hori Miona x Akiba Yoji (秋葉陽児)
14. Kenkyuusei (Ito Karin, Ito Junna, Sasaki Kotoko) x Yamada Atsuhiro Part 2 (研究生×山田篤宏)

Type-C CD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy
2. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (何もできずにそばにいる)
3. Koko ni Iru Riyuu (ここにいる理由; A Reason for Being Here)
4. Natsu no Free&Easy off vocal ver.
5. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru ~off vocal ver.~
6. Koko ni Iru Riyuu ~off vocal ver.~

Type-C DVD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy Music Video
2. Koko ni Iru Riyuu Music Video
3. Akimoto Manatsu x Hirano Nao (平野奈央), Izumida Naomi (泉田尚美)
4. Inoue Sayuri x Koroyasu Yusuke (頃安祐良)
5. Kawamura Mahiro x Oishi Takehiro (大石健弘)
6. Kitano Hinako x Kojo Tomohiro (古城智大), Ueda Masayuki (植田正行)
7. Shinuchi Mai x Sasagawa Makoto (笹川真)
8. Nakamoto Himeka x Tsukida Shigeru (月田茂), Yamamoto Atsuhiko (山本篤彦), Shibatani Mai (柴谷麻衣)
9. Noujo Ami x Okabe Jun (岡部潤)
10. Matsui Rena x Takemae Mitsuaki (竹前光昭)
11. Matsumura Sayuri x Yoshida Tooru (吉田徹)
12. Wakatsuki Yumi x Nakamura Taikou (中村太洸)
13. Kenkyuusei (Yamazaki Rena, Watanabe Miria) x Yamada Atsuhiro Part 3 (研究生×山田篤宏)

Regular Edition CD Tracklist

1. Natsu no Free&Easy
2. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru (何もできずにそばにいる)
3. Boku ga Yukanakya Dare ga Yukunda? (僕が行かなきゃ誰が行くんだ?; If I Don't Go, Then Who Will?)
4. Natsu no Free&Easy off vocal ver.
5. Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru ~off vocal ver.~
6. Boku ga Yukanakya Dare ga Yukunda? ~off vocal ver.~

Information

"Natsu no Free&Easy" is the ninth single released by Nogizaka46. It was released in four versions: three CD+DVD editions and a regular CD-only edition.

The single is certified Double Platinum for shipment of 500,000 copies.

Selected Members

Nogizaka46 promoting the single

Type-A Cover

• Front: Nishino Nanase
• Back: Akimoto Manatsu, Sakurai Reika, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami

Type-B Cover

• Front: Akimoto Manatsu, Ikoma Rina, Ito Marika, Inoue Sayuri, Eto Misa, Kawago Hina, Kawamura Mahiro, Kitano Hinako, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Takayama Kazumi, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Hoshino Minami, Hori Miona, Yamato Rina, Wakatsuki Yumi, Wada Maaya
• Back: Akimoto Manatsu, Ikoma Rina, Inoue Sayuri, Eto Misa, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Hashimoto Nanami, Hori Miona, Matsui Rena, Yamato Rina

Type-C Cover

• Front: Ito Marika, Kawamura Mahiro, Saito Asuka, Noujo Ami, Higuchi Hina
• Back: Ito Marika, Inoue Sayuri, Kawago Hina, Kawamura Mahiro, Saito Asuka, Nakada Kana, Nakamoto Himeka, Noujo Ami, Higuchi Hina, Wada Maaya

Regular Edition Cover

• Front: Akimoto Manatsu, Shiraishi Mai, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami, Hoshino Minami, Hori Miona, Matsui Rena, Matsumura Sayuri
• Back: Akimoto Manatsu, Eto Misa, Saito Asuka, Shiraishi Mai, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Hoshino Minami, Matsui Rena, Matsumura Sayuri, Yamato Rina, Wakatsuki Yumi

"Natsu no Free&Easy"

(Center: Nishino Nanase)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Akimoto Manatsu, Inoue Sayuri, Eto Misa, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Hoshino Minami, Matsumura Sayuri, Yamato Rina, Wakatsuki Yumi
• Nogizaka46 1st gen / AKB48 Team B: Ikoma Rina
• Nogizaka46 2nd gen: Hori Miona
• SKE48 Team E / Nogizaka46: Matsui Rena

"Nani mo Dekizu ni Soba ni Iru"

(Center: Nishino Nanase)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Akimoto Manatsu, Inoue Sayuri, Eto Misa, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Nishino Nanase, Hashimoto Nanami, Fukagawa Mai, Hoshino Minami, Matsumura Sayuri, Yamato Rina, Wakatsuki Yumi
• Nogizaka46 1st gen / AKB48 Team B: Ikoma Rina
• Nogizaka46 2nd gen: Hori Miona
• SKE48 Team E / Nogizaka46: Matsui Rena

"Sono Saki no Deguchi"

(Center: Shiraishi Mai)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Akimoto Manatsu, Eto Misa, Shiraishi Mai, Takayama Kazumi, Hashimoto Nanami, Matsumura Sayuri, Fukagawa Mai, Yamato Rina
• SKE48 Team E / Nogizaka46: Matsui Rena

"Mukuchi na Lion"

(Center: Nishino Nanase)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Inoue Sayuri, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Nishino Nanase, Hoshino Minami, Wakatsuki Yumi
• Nogizaka46 1st gen / AKB48 Team B: Ikoma Rina
• Nogizaka46 2nd gen: Hori Miona

"Koko ni Iru Riyuu"

(Center: Ito Marika)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Ichiki Rena, Ito Nene, Ito Marika, Kawago Hina, Kawamura Mahiro, Saito Asuka, Saito Chiharu, Nagashima Seira, Nakada Kana, Nakamoto Himeka, Noujo Ami, Hatanaka Seira, Higuchi Hina, Wada Maaya
• Nogizaka46 2nd gen: Kitano Hinako, Shinuchi Mai

"Boku ga Yukanakya Dare ga Yukunda?"

(Center: Nishino Nanase)

• Nogizaka46 1st gen: Ito Marika, Inoue Sayuri, Saito Yuuri, Sakurai Reika, Nakada Kana, Nishino Nanase, Wakatsuki Yumi

Song Information

Lyrics

Akimoto Yasushi

Music

Inoue Tomonori

Other Information

Arrangement: Hashimoto Kota

Disambiguation

There are currently two recorded versions of "Natsu no Free&Easy" found in Nogizaka46's discography. These versions are:

Natsu no Free&Easy (Original)

Found on the "Natsu no Free&Easy" single as track #1 and the Toumei na Iro album as track #10.

Natsu no Free&Easy off vocal ver.

Found on the "Natsu no Free&Easy" single as track #4. This is the standard version without the main vocals.

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Week Rank	Sales
-	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	421,622
1	12	9	7	6	4	9	8	17,701
1	17	9	17	10	14	18	4	16,155
2	21	15	16	18	23	22	12	12,888
1	43	28	39	-	-	-	18	5,670
2	25	-	43	15	44	37	15	7,497
4	44	31	-	19	-	39	24	4,810
2	40	42	-	-	-	43	26	4,819
2	36	13	35	-	-	46	15	6,477
3	29	28	-	43	50	41	18	4,619
2	28	21	28	17	5	43	13	6,598
9	-	6	22	8	3	-	10	8,075
2	25	16	-	-	-	-	22	3,544
1	-	-	3	-	-	-	7	5,553
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	126	302
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	177	234

Year	Month	Month Rank	Sales
2014	July	1	468,366
2014	August	30	22,796
2014	September	18	25,769
2014	October	49	9,633

Total Reported Sales: 526,564* (#11 single of the year)

Total of weeks charting inside Top 200: 16

External Links

• Oricon Profile: CD+DVD Type-A | CD+DVD Type-B | CD+DVD Type-C | Regular Edition
• YouTube: "Natsu no Free&Easy (Short Ver.)" MV
• STUDIO48: "Natsu no Free&Easy" lyrics