Fiesta (Soulhead song)

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"Fiesta"
SOULHEAD - Fiesta.jpg
Single by Soulhead
from the album Naked
Released15 June 2005 (JP)
Recorded2005
Genre Dance, R&B
Label SMEJ
Songwriter(s) Soulhead
Soulhead singles chronology
"At the Party"
(2004)
"Fiesta"
(2005)
"Sparkle☆Train"
(2005)

"Fiesta" is a single by R&B female duo Soulhead from the album Naked . [1] The title track is a dance track. The b-sides, meaning and Soulhead is Back (stylized as SOULHEAD is BACK), are R&B inspired.

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The single charted at No. 35 on Oricon Weekly.

Information

Fiesta is a song about staying out all night to have fun and dance. [2]

meaning sings about how money isn't everything and that living life in the moment is what life is about. [3]

Soulhead is Back is the theme for the duo with most of the lyrics in English. Only the final rap verse is in Japanese. [4]

The music video for the title track was later put on the CD+DVD version of their Naked album. [5]

Track listing

CD [6]
  1. Fiesta
  2. meaning
  3. Soulhead Is Back

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