Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)

"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" is a single by Japanese hip hop group Teriyaki Boyz. It features on the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift as the main theme and also features at the end credits. The song also appears in the band's second album Serious Japanese.

"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)"
Single by Teriyaki Boyz
from the album The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack) and Serious Japanese
ReleasedJune 27, 2006
Recorded2005
GenreJ hip hop
Length4:15
LabelStar Trak
Songwriter(s)
  • Verbal
  • Wise
  • Ilmari
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Teriyaki Boyz singles chronology
"Heartbreaker"
(2006)		 "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)"
(2006)		 "I Still Love H.E.R."
(2007)

Background

The song is written by band members Verbal, Wise, Ilmari and was produced by the Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo).[1] The song can also be heard in the 2006 movie when the cars are racing.[2] On 3 February 2009 from the group's album Serious Japanese, The official remix was released featuring American rappers Pusha T and Fam-Lay with new verses from Teriyaki Boyz.

Reception and legacy

"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" has had staying power. It has been praised as one of the best songs from the Fast & Furious franchise[3][4] as well as a "badass driving song".[5] In 2020, Time reported on a viral trend of videos that began on TikTok depicting people "drifting" across their hardwood floors.[6] Injury Reserve interpolates the melody in their song, "Jailbreak the Tesla". Indonesian rapper Rich Brian released a "Tokyo Drift Freestyle" during the COVID-19 pandemic that garnered media attention in the United States and Indonesia.[7][8] American rapper Lil Yachty released "T.D", which heavily samples "Tokyo Drift", featuring Tierra Whack, Tyler, The Creator, and ASAP Rocky.[9] American rapper Ski Mask The Slump God samples the song as well in "Where's The Blow?" featuring Lil Pump.

Commercial performance

The song received positive reviews from critics.[10][11] It was certified Gold by RIAJ, making it Teriyaki Boyz's only certified single to date.

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
JPN Oricon

[12]

 JPN Hot 100[13] US
"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" 2006 — — —[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes items that did not chart, were ineligible to chart due to a lack of a physical single release, or were released before the creation on the Japan Hot 100 in 2008.
  1. "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, a 25 position extension to the Billboard Hot 100.[14]

References
  1. "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious) lyrics – Teriyaki Boyz". June 19, 2007.
  2. "Tokyo Drift – Teriyaki Boyz [ MUSIC VIDEO ] HD". YouTube. March 24, 2012.
  3. Smith, Fred (July 26, 2020). "What is the Most 'Fast and Furious' Song?". Road & Track. Hearst Communications.
  4. Oller, Jacob (April 13, 2017). "The Importance of 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' Memes". Film School Rejects.
  5. Mele, Rick (April 3, 2012). "The 10 Most Badass Driving Songs". AskMen. Ziff Davis.
  6. McCluskey, Megan (January 17, 2020). "'Tokyo Drift' Slides and Sweeps Across TikTok With a Storm of Addictive Videos". Time. Time USA, LLC.
  7. Williams, Aaron (April 10, 2020). "Rich Brian Tells Us The Inspiration For His 'Tokyo Drift' Freestyle". UPROXX. Warner Music Group.
  8. "Bosan di rumah, Rich Brian buat video klip "Tokyo Drift Freestyle"". Antara News. 25 March 2020.
  9. Fu, Eddie (May 29, 2020). "Lil Yachty & Tierra Whack's "T.D." Samples A Neptunes-Produced Song From The 'Fast & Furious' Franchise". Genius. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – IGN". IGN. News Corp. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17.
  11. Birchmeier, Jason. "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [Original Soundtrack] – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. "TERIYAKI BOYZのリリース一覧" [List of Teriyaki Boyz' Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  13. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  14. "Teriyaki Boyz – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  15. レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. November 20, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Teriyaki Boyz; 'Tokyo Drift')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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