Standing Sex

"Standing Sex"
Single by X
Released	October 25, 1991
Genre	Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal
Length	9:21
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Yoshiki
Producer(s)	X
X singles chronology
"Silent Jealousy" (1991) "Standing Sex" (1991) "Say Anything" (1991)

"Standing Sex" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on October 25, 1991.^[1]

Summary

It and "The Last Song" are the only X Japan singles to not appear on one of the band's studio albums. The b-side is an edited version of "Joker", originally on their album Jealousy.

Commercial performance

The song reached number 4 on the Oricon charts, and charted for 16 weeks.^[2] In 1991, with 187,160 copies sold was the 87th best-selling single of the year, being certified Gold by RIAJ.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Standing Sex"	Miyuki Igarashi[4]	Yoshiki	4:23
2.	"Joker (Edited Version)"	hide	hide	4:58

Personnel

• Co-Producer – Naoshi Tsuda
• Mixed by – Rich Breen
• Art Direction and Design – Mitsuo Izumisawa
• Photography – Masanori Kato, Michihiro Ikeda, Hideo Canno^[5]

References

1. "X - Standing Sex". discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
2. Ｘ ＪＡＰＡＮのシングル売り上げランキング. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
3. "月次認定作品 認定年月：1991年 11月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
4. Art of Life - Yoshiki + Tetsushi Ichikawa (in Japanese). Rockin' On. 1992.
5. "Standing Sex" liner notes, 1991.