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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Standing Sex
| name = Standing Sex
| Cover = Standing Sex.jpg
| cover = Standing Sex.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Artist = [[X Japan]]
| type = single
| from Album =
| artist = [[X Japan|X]]
| Released = October 25, 1991
| album =
| Recorded =
| released = October 25, 1991
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Power metal]], [[speed metal]]
| Length = 8:81
| studio =
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| venue =
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| Label = [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony]]
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| genre = [[Power metal]], [[speed metal]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| Producer = [[X Japan|X]]
| length = 9:21
| Certification = Gold ([[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]])
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| label = [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony]]
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| Last single = "[[Silent Jealousy]]"<br />(1991)
| writer = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]
| This single = "'''Standing Sex'''"<br />(1991)
| producer = X
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| Next single = "[[Say Anything (X Japan song)|Say Anything]]"<br />(1991)
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| prev_title = [[Silent Jealousy]]
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| Misc =
| prev_year = 1991
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| next_title = [[Say Anything (X Japan song)|Say Anything]]
| next_year = 1991
}}
}}


"'''Standing Sex'''" is a single released by [[X Japan]] (then named X) on October 25, 1991.<ref name="discogs">
"'''Standing Sex'''" is a single released by [[X Japan]] (then named X) on October 25, 1991.<ref name="discogs">{{cite web| title = X - Standing Sex| work = discogs.com| url = http://www.discogs.com/X-Japan-Standing-Sex/release/2459448| accessdate = 2011-11-13}}</ref>
{{cite web
| title = X - Standing Sex
| work = discogs.com
| url = http://www.discogs.com/X-Japan-Standing-Sex/release/2459448
| accessdate = 2011-11-13}}
</ref>


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
It and "[[The Last Song (X Japan song)|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 (X Japan album)|Jealousy]]''.
It and "[[The Last Song (X Japan song)|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 (X Japan album)|Jealousy]]''.

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== Commercial performance ==
The song reached number 4 on the [[Oricon]] charts, and charted for 16 weeks.<ref name="Oricon singles">{{cite web| url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_single/| script-title=ja:Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング| work = oricon.co.jp| publisher = [[Oricon]]| accessdate = December 10, 2011| language = Japanese}}</ref> In 1991, with 187,160 copies sold was the 87th best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html|title=月次認定作品 認定年月：1991年 11月|publisher=RIAJ|accessdate=2017-05-11|language=Japanese}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
| lyrics_credits = yes
| music_credits = yes
| title1 = Standing Sex
| title1 = Standing Sex
| lyrics1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Miyukihime Igarashi]]
| lyrics1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Miyuki Igarashi]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Art of Life - Yoshiki + Tetsushi Ichikawa|publisher=Rockin' On|language=Japanese|year=1992}}</ref>
| music1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]
| music1 = [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]
| length1 = 4:23
| length1 = 4:23
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| length2 = 4:58
| length2 = 4:58
}}
}}

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== Commercial performance ==
The song reached number 4 on the [[Oricon]] charts, and charted for 16 weeks.<ref name="Oricon singles">{{cite web
| url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/26180/ranking/cd_single/
| title = Ｘ　ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング
| work = oricon.co.jp
| publisher = [[Oricon]]
| accessdate = December 10, 2011
| language = Japanese}}</ref> In 1991, with 187,160 copies sold was the 87th best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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[[Category:English-language Japanese songs]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 10 September 2023

"Standing Sex"
Single by X
ReleasedOctober 25, 1991
GenrePower metal, speed metal, heavy metal
Length9:21
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)Yoshiki
Producer(s)X
X singles chronology
"Silent Jealousy"
(1991) 		"Standing Sex"
(1991) 		"Say Anything"
(1991)

"Standing Sex" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on October 25, 1991.[1]

Summary

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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

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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

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Standing Sex"Miyuki Igarashi[4]Yoshiki4:23
2."Joker (Edited Version)"hidehide4:58

Personnel

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  • Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
  • Mixed by – Rich Breen
  • Art Direction and Design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
  • Photography – Masanori Kato, Michihiro Ikeda, Hideo Canno[5]

References

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  1. ^ "X - Standing Sex". discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "月次認定作品 認定年月：1991年 11月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ^ Art of Life - Yoshiki + Tetsushi Ichikawa (in Japanese). Rockin' On. 1992.
  5. ^ "Standing Sex" liner notes, 1991.


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