ナイトクルージング (song)

ナイトクルージング
Romanized title	Naitokuruujingu
English title	Nightcruising
Writer(s)	Shinji Sato
First known live performance	February 20, 1996 @Nagoya Club Quattro
First studio appearance	ナイトクルージング (6:02)
Most notable studio version	空中キャンプ (6:02)
Most notable live version	98.12.28 男達の別れ (6:25)

ナイトクルージング (romanized: Naitokuruujingu, English: Nightcruising) is a song released by Fishmans first on November 25, 1995 with the release of its accompanying single ナイトクルージング. Later, the song would appear on the band's fifth studio album, 空中キャンプ. It was the first release made by the band after signing onto record label Polydor in their new private studio Waikiki Beach, and the first musical output produced as a three-piece band. The song features Honzi and Shinya Kogure, making this their first studio output with the band.

Writer Shinji Sato first conceived of the song after earning his driver's license in 1995 shortly after the label transfer, inspired by the sights he would see as he drove through Tokyo. It is notable for being one of Fishmans' most recognizable and popular songs, as well as opening their final concert on December 28, 1998 @Akasaka Blitz after the performance of Oh Slime.

In Pool Volume 10, several members of Fishmans discuss the track:

Sato: This is a good one. Neri representative: I'm glad I just listened to the live sound effects. Sato: I was thinking about that, that was good. This song is the first of this studio... I feel like I honestly expressed the joy of having a place to be. I started using this studio in September of last year. I remember it was fun, even though I was alone in various ways, wondering if I should pass on bringing the amplifier for a while. Motegi: It reminds me of our early days as a band. Kashiwabara: At first I wasn't going to play bass, it was a little too warm for the song (laughs). So it was bassless at the beginning. Sato: While I was reviewing the track, however, I added a bass section. And the arpeggio guitar is really pretty. I was playing it alongside Kashiwabara while writing the bass line, and he wanted to put it in too. Kashiwabara: It's pretty cool after all. Motegi: Nightcruising is a memorable song.

Appears on

• ナイトクルージング - Track 1. (6:02)
• 空中キャンプ - Track 5. (6:00)
• 8月の現状 - Track 3. (7:41)
• Aloha Polydor - Track 2. (6:03)
• 98.12.28 男達の別れ - Disc 1, track 2. (6:25)
• The Three Birds & More Feelings - Video 6. (6:07)
• 記憶の増大 - Video 7. (12:24)
• 宇宙 ベスト・オブ・フィッシュマンズ - Disc 1, track 10. Disc 2, tracks 2 and 4. (6:02) (3:57) (7:37)
• 若いながらも歴史あり 96.3.2 @新宿Liquid Room - Track 17. (7:59)
• The Long Season Revue - Song 20. (8:03)
• Golden Best Fishmans: Polydor Years - Track 1. (6:02)
• Live 2011/5.3 At Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall "A Piece Of Future" - Song 15. (15:50)
• Long Season '96~7 - 96.12.26 Akasaka Blitz - Disc 2, track 1. (9:19)
• Night Cruising 2018 - Track 1. (6:03)
• Night Cruising - Track 1. (6:02)

_{Also appears on Sweet Dreams for Fishmans}

Remixes

• ナイトクルージング - Track 2. (7:39) Titled ナイト クルージング (Plasma Mix)
• Night Cruising 2018 - Track 6. (6:58) Titled ナイトクルージング2018

Music video

Found on The Three Birds & More Feelings. A video would be provided, however Universal Music Group forcibly took down all uploads on the internet. Involves all three band members jumping around a starry, dark blue-and-orange room.

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English (literal)	English (stylized)
[INTRO] ナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング [HOOK] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Up and down おーナイトクルージング [VERSE 1] だれのせいでもなくて イカれちまった夜に あの娘は運び屋だった 夜道の足音遠くから聞こえる [VERSE 2] だれのためでもなくて 暮らしてきたはずなのに 大事なこともあるさ あー天からの贈り物 [CHORUS] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Stay together おーナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング [BRIDGE] 窓はあけておくんだ いい声聞こえそうさ 窓はあけておくんだ いい声聞こえそうさ [OUTRO] おーナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング ナイトクルージング	[INTRO] Night cruising Night cruising [HOOK] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Up and down Ō night cruising [VERSE 1] Dare no seide mo nakute Ika re chimatta yoru ni Ano musume wa hakobi-yadatta Yomichi no ashioto tōku kara kikoeru [VERSE 2] Dare no tamede mo nakute Kurashite kita hazunanoni Daijina koto mo aru-sa Ā tenkarano okurimono [CHORUS] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Stay together Ō Night cruising Night cruising Night cruising [BRIDGE] Mado wa akete oku nda Ī koe kikoe-sō sa Mado wa akete oku nda Ī koe kikoe-sō sa [OUTRO] Ō Night cruising Night cruising Night cruising Night cruising	[INTRO] Night cruising Night cruising [HOOK] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Up and down Oh, night cruising [VERSE 1] It's not because of anyone That that night was crazy That girl was a carrier Footsteps in the distance [VERSE 2] I didn't do it for anyone We've been living our lives But some things are more important Ah! A gift from heaven [CHORUS] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Stay together Oh, night cruising Night cruising Night cruising [BRIDGE] Keep the windows open I think I hear a nice voice Keep the windows open I think I hear a nice voice [OUTRO] Oh, night cruising Night cruising Night cruising Night cruising	[INTRO] Night cruising Night cruising [HOOK] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Up and down Oh, night cruising [VERSE 1] That crazy night was nobody's fault On that nighttime road we could hear Footsteps in the distance That girl was carrying something special [VERSE 2] Us not being able to live together is nobody`s fault There are more important things Ah! Like our gift from heaven [CHORUS] Up and down, up and down Slow, fast! Slow, fast! Stay together Oh, night cruising Night cruising Night cruising [BRIDGE] Keep the windows down I think I hear a nice voice Keep the windows down I think I hear a nice voice [OUTRO] Oh, night cruising Night cruising Night cruising Night cruising