''Stand Up!'' (stylized as ''STAND UP!'') is the fourteenth single released by the

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ese hip-hop group

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. The single debuted in the top twenty on

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, where it took the No. 20 slot for the weekly ranking and remained on the charts for four weeks. The single was released as both a standard CD and a limited edition CD+DVD combo. The

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"Load" was released early on December 26, 2007 and utilized as a tie-in song for ''mu-mo, dwango.jp'' and the Japanese music streaming site ''music.jp.'' It was the third time

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held the "Choose Your Theme Song." "Stand Up!" was used as the seventh ending theme to the

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''Stand Up!'' is the fourteenth domestic single released by the

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, and was released seven months after their previous single, ''

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'', on February 6, 2008. The single broke the top twenty on the

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s, taking No. 20 for the weekly ranking, and remaining on the charts for four consecutive weeks. The single was released as standard CD and a

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CD+DVD combo pack. The CD portion carried the title track, its corresponding instrumental and the coupling tracks "Load" and "Sleepin' Flower." The

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carried the

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and off-shot making video for "Stand Up!". Although released both on the DVD and during syndication of the single's release, the music video for "Stand Up!" would later be placed on their third compilation DVD ''

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,'' which became available in August of that year. "Stand Up!" was written and composed by musical composer Seiji Motoyama, who had previously, and would continue to, worked with the group. While Seiji composed the piece, the members of Lead - Hiroki, Shinya, Keita and Akira - wrote the lyrics, with Shinya writing the rap portion. "Sleepin' Flower" was written and composed by

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Akira Sasaki, while the lyrics were written by famed

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. The track "Load" was composed by Kentaro Akutsu, while Tetsuya Oyama and the Japanese group DORA performed the piece. Kentaro also wrote the lyrics for the track.

Background and composition

Seiji Motoyama both composed and wrote the title track, "Stand Up!". Seiji had previously worked with Lead for their songs " One", " Get Dizzy!" and "

". Seiji has also worked with the likes of soloist

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and

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. While Seiji composed the piece, the lyrics were written by Akira Kagimoto, Keita Furuya, Hiroki Nakadoi and Shinya Tanuichi of Lead, with Shinya writing the rap portion. "Load" was written and composed by former member of the group ZERO, Kentaro Akutsu. Kentaro has also worked with Japanese groups MAX (5) and BAND-MAID®. Both Tetsuya Oyama and Japanese group DORA (ドラ) performed the instrumental for "Load." DORA is composed of three members: Minato Nagai, Masako Yabimoto and Asami Yoneomori. They typically perform announcements for

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. The lyrics to "Sleepin' Flower" were written by

, who had previously written the lyrics to Lead's songs "

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", " Summer Splash" and " Delighted." Akira Sasaki wrote and performed the song.

Track listing

Charts (Japan)

References

External links

Lead Official Site
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