title: Hae Otoko
text: # Hae Otoko
  
  "Hae Otoko" (ハエ男, lit. "Fly Man") is the 19th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka, the single was released with "Memories" by Warner Music Japan on June 25, 1993. Both songs were used in the Fuji TV variety show Utchan Nanchan no Yarunara Yaraneba! (ウッチャンナンチャンのやるならやらねば!, If Uchan Nanchan Does It, We Have to Do It!).
  
  ## Music video
  
  The music video is a parody of Alien films, with Moritaka playing a soldier frantically running away from a giant alien in an abandoned building. Towards the end of the video, she realizes that the alien is a giant fly and hits it with a fly swatter.
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  "Hae Otoko"/"Memories" peaked at No. 12 on Oricon's singles chart. It was also certified Gold by the RIAJ.
  
  ## Other versions
  
  Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on February 21, 2015. This version is also included in Moritaka's 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 9.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Chisato Moritaka – vocals, drums, piano
  * Yuichi Takahashi – guitar
  * Eiji Ogata – guitar
  * Yukio Seto – bass
  * Shin Hashimoto – piano
  * Hideo Saitō – guitar, synthesizer
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1993) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 12 |
  
  ## Certification
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | $200,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  
  ## Cover versions
  
  * Cute covered "Hae Otoko" in the Limited Edition C & D versions of their 2013 single "Kono Machi".
  