Standing Sex

1991 single by X

"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 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

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