FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '23

NEWS

2023.06.23

OFFICIAL FUJI ROCK THEME SONG ‘GOING UP THE COUNTRY’ ANALOG EP TO BE RELEASED IN JULY! RECORD JACKET COMPLETED!

FIRST ANALOG VERSION OF FUJI ROCK’S OFFICIAL THEME SONG, ‘GOING UP THE COUNTRY’ BY THE LEGEND OF FUJI ROCK, “KIYOSHIRO IMAWANO” TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 5!

The official festival theme song is “Going Up The Country” by Kiyoshiro Imawano, a regular performer and attendant of the festival, and “The Legend of FUJI ROCK”, indispensable in telling the festival’s history.
This song is the first number to be played on the GREEN STAGE among the three days of the event and has been loved by many Fuji Rockers as the anthem that announces the opening of Fuji Rock and has been eagerly awaited for a single cut release. As a collaboration of Fuji Rock organizers, the official fan site Fujirockers.org, and Universal, two editions each with two different additional songs will finally be released simultaneously on July 5!

The first edition is the Universal Edition, which includes the groovy and cheerful rock tune “Sweet Lovin'” from the album “Laffy Taffy” as the additional track.
The jacket is illustrated by Momoyo, Kiyoshiro’s daughter and eraser stamp artist, who was pictured on the cover of his 1999 album “Laffy Taffy”. Momoyo’s illustration collaged with a photo of the GREEN STAGE at Fuji Rock, is filled with the peaceful atmosphere of the summer festival, and is a beautiful creation that matches the cheerful green vinyl version of the EP.

The second edition, the Fujirockers.org Edition, includes “Naeba Ondo,” a bon dance song native to Naeba, known to be performed on the eve of Fuji Rock where thousands of Fuji Rockers wildly dance to.
The jacket is made up of three photos selected from the vast amount of photos taken by Fujirockers.org over the years, who have been delivering immediate reports on Fuji Rock from the venue since its first year in 1997. These photos include a photo of Kiyoshiro Imawano performing on the WHITE STAGE in 2005, a photo of the audience enjoying bon dancing to the Naeba Ondo on the eve of the festival, and a very rare photo undisclosed to the media that can only be enjoyed by those who manage to get their hands on the EP.

Universal Edition

Kiyoshiro Imawano
“Going Up The Country” EP

Side A:
“Going Up The Country”
Lyrics and music: Kiyoshiro Imawano
Side B:
“Sweet Lovin’”
Lyrics and music: Kiyoshiro Imawano

Release Date July 5, 2023
Product Form Analog EP  Color vinyl (Green) 45rpm
Item Code UPKY-9107
Price List price 2,200JPY (Pre-tax price2,000JPY)

To be sold at major record stores nationwide, web stores, and UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE.
Now accepting pre-orders!
UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE
FRF official online store GREENonRED

Fujirockers.org Edition

Songs of the Fujirockers (Double A-side)

Side A:
Kiyoshiro Imawano
“Going Up The Country”
Lyrics and music: Kiyoshiro Imawano
Side A:
Kyoko Maruyama
“Naeba Ondo”
Lyrics: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Music: Tetsuya Nagata

Release Date July 5, 2023
Product Form 7-inch analog EP  Color vinyl (Green) 45rpm
Price List price 2,200JPY (Pre-tax price2,000JPY)

To be sold on Fujirockers.org
Now accepting pre-orders!
FUJIROCKERS Web Store

​​This song was written by Kiyoshiro Imawano, who has deep connections to Fuji Rock, with Fuji Rock in mind.

Kiyoshiro’s voice full of love as if to say, “Won’t you come too? Let’s go”, will open Fuji Rock again this year!

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