Force (song)

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"Force"
Superfly Force Single.jpg
Single by Superfly
from the album Force
ReleasedOctober 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)
Genre Pop-rock, blues
Length3:31
Label Warner Music Japan
Songwriter(s) Shiho Ochi, Koichi Tabo
Superfly singles chronology
"Kagayaku Tsuki no Yō ni"
(2012)
"Force"
(2012)
"Live"
(2014)

"Force" is a song by Japanese rock unit Superfly. It is a song from the album of the same name, serving as its title track. It is being released as a re-cut single on October 31, 2012. [1] The song, on its own, is used as the theme song for the TV Asahi drama Doctor X, [2] and as a radio single reached 46 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Force" (Single Version)Shiho OchiKoichi Tabo3:31
2."Owarinaki Game" (終わりなきゲームOwarinaki Gēmu, "Endless Game")  3:53
3."Tōmei Ningen" (透明人間, "Invisible Man")  4:36
Limited edition DVD: 2012.09.19 Free Live at Yoyogi Park
No.TitleLength
1."Force" 
2."No Bandage" 
3."The Bird Without Wings" 
4."919" (Kuikku, "Quick") 
5."Heisei Homo Sapiens" (平成ホモサピエンスHeisei Homo Sapiensu) 
6."Alright!!" 
7."Kagayaku Tsuki no Yō ni" (輝く月のように, "Like the Shining Moon") 
8."Tamashii Revolution" (タマシイレボリューションTamashii Reboryūshon) 
9."Ai o Komete Hanataba o" (Encore) (愛をこめて花束を, "Put Love in a Bouquet") 

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References

  1. "ナタリー - Superfly、アルバムタイトル曲「Force」がシングルカット". Natalie.mu. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. "Superfly、テレ朝の新ドラマ『ドクターX~外科医・大門未知子~』主題歌に決定!". September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.