"Body Feels Exit" (stylized as Body Feels EXIT) is

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's debut solo single on the

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label. Released nine days after her only album with former label,

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, "Body Feels Exit" debuted in the top three on the Oricon chart and would be her first of 24 consecutive top-ten solo singles.

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. It also marks the beginning of the collaboration between Namie and

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. The song can be described as an upbeat dance track. "Body Feels Exit" was a huge hit at the time and remains one of the singer's most popular songs and a fan favorite. The original version of the song did not appear on her first studio album, ''

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'', but was featured on her first greatest hits compilation '' 181920''. The single was certified platinum by the

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for 400,000 copies shipped to stores.

Taito ad campaign

The song was used as background music in eight commercials for TAITO to promote the X-55 model. Amuro appeared in all ad campaigns. at 02:32, three ''TAITO X-55'' commercials can be seen.

Track listing

Other versions

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version of "Body Feels Exit" was recorded by

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artist Virginelle. It appears on the album ''Super Eurobeat Vol. 80: Request Countdown 80'' (1997) as part of a bonus disc of covers originally written by Tetsuya Komuro. The song was also performed by Anza Ohyama at a Sailor Moon Event in 1996.

Personnel

* Namie Amuro – vocals, background vocals * Tetsuya Komuro – background vocals, composing, arrangement

Production

* Producer – Tetsuya Komuro * Mixing - Dave Ford (Track 1, 2 & 4) * Remix - FKB (Track 3)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

References

External links

Watch the "Body Feels EXIT" music video
at

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