"Free" is the first single by Japanese singer Erika Sawajiri under the alias Erika.

"Free"
Single by Erika
ReleasedJuly 4, 2007
GenreJ-pop
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • COZZi
Erika singles chronology
"Free"
(2007)
"Destination Nowhere"
(2007)

Single information

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The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The regular edition contains the B-sides "FANTASY", "Time to go home", and the instrumental for "Free". The first press/limited edition contains the music video for "Free". The album jacket covers for both versions are different.

The single reached number 1 on its first day on the Oricon charts and obtained the same spot in its first week. The song "Free" was used for the commercial promoting Subaru Stella and R2. The b-side song, "Fantasy", was used as the song in the commercial promoting music.jp.[1]

Track list

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Regular Edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."FREE"Erika, Maika ShiratoriCOZZi3:43
2."FANTASY"Erika, Hyoue YasuharaHyoue Yasuhara4:02
3."Time to go home"Kenn KatoCOZZi3:47
4."FREE (Instrumental)"  3:43
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."FREE (video clip)"3:58

Charts

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Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

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Release Chart Peak position Sales total Chart run
July 4, 2007 Oricon Daily Singles Chart 1
July 4, 2007 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 1 120,000 14+
July 4, 2007 Oricon Monthly Singles Chart 4
July 4, 2007 Oricon Yearly Singles Chart 67

References

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  1. ^ ERIKA - Official Website, archived from the original on 2007-07-07, retrieved 2017-06-26
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