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"Free Free" (capitalized as "FREE FREE") is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Ami Suzuki, for her sixth studio album, ''Dolce (2008)''. Featuring Japanese record producer and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata, the song was released as the lead double a-side single with "Super Music Maker" from ''Dolce'' on August 22, 2007 through Avex Trax. Nakata had written, produced and arranged both tracks. It is Suzuki's first single to be handled by Nakata, following later singles from her album, ''Supreme Show'' (2008). Backed by synthesizers and keyboards, "Free Free" incorporates a new genre called "Eropop", with it containing influences of electronic dance, house and disco music. The lyrical interpretation was based on the theme of erotica and freedom. "Free Free" was well-received by music critics, with them praising the song's composition, and highlighting it as a career stand-out track. Charting together with "Super Music Maker", the physical single reached number thirty-two on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart, and lasted there for four weeks. It sold over 10,000 units in Japan, her highest sales rank since 2006, and her last single to date to reach this limit. An accompanying music video was shot Takashiro Akihisa, and features Suzuki inside a room of LED lamps. To promote "Free Free", she hosted a release party event at Tower Records in Shibuya. Subsequently, she performed the single at the 2007 A-Nation concert. Suzuki went on into singing other songs from her discography at various other venues and gigs. "Free Free" has been included on Suzuki's greatest hits compilation, ''Ami Selection (2011)'' as both a recording and video, and on her greatest hits extended play, ''Ami Suzuki Best Selection (2014)''. ==Background and composition== "Free Free" was written, produced, composed and arranged by Japanese musician and Capsule member Yasutaka Nakata. It is his first featuring single with Suzuki under the alias "Ami Suzuki joins Yasutaka Nakata";〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music Search Engine ) (''To find information, type in the keyword ''Yasutaka Nakata'' and click on the bottom link'')〕 It is Suzuki's first single to be handled by Nataka, and was followed by her June and September 2008 songs "One" and "Can't Stop the Disco", respectively. It was recorded early 2007 by Nakata at Avex Studio in Tokyo, Japan, and was co-distributed by Nakata's label Contemode, owned by Avex and Yamaha in Japan. After the release of her album ''Connetta (2007)'', Suzuki visited various night clubs in Japan to perform; her staff, who were present at the time of her performances, noticed her engagement to club music and tried to find a producer who had a background of electronic dance music and eventually contacted Nakata. He accepted an offer to produce two tracks for the album. Regarding the production, she commented that "I want to put out a whole new view of the world".〔 While Suzuki's vocals are processed with autotune and vocoder post-production work, "Free Free" is influenced by 80s pop music, house music, disco, and electronic dance music. While composing the track, knowing the single was to be influenced by Erotica, Nakata fused pop music with the theme and created a new genre, called "Eropop".〔 "Free Free" is recorded in both English and with a Japanese pre-chorus, with it being Suzuki's first English-language release.〔 The lyrical interpretation was based on the theme erotica and freedom, where Suzuki commented that "the theme is to sound erotic..."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Free Free」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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