# Get Wild Life

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"**Get Wild Life**" is the fifth single by Japanese [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) group [Lead](/source/Lead_(band)) released on December 3, 2003. The single peaked in the top ten on the [Oricon](/source/Oricon) charts, ranking at #9 for the week, and remained on the charts for seven weeks.

The single came with several bonus items, including a Lead 2003 Winter Campaign postcard, one of five possible [trading cards](/source/Trading_card) and a specialized [URL](/source/URL) to download a themed [wallpaper](/source/Wallpaper_(computing)) and [screensaver](/source/Screensaver).

## Information

"Get Wild Life" charted in the top ten of the [Oricon Singles Charts](/source/Oricon_Singles_Chart), taking #9 for the week, and remained on the charts for seven consecutive weeks.[1]

The single was released as a standard [CD](/source/Compact_disc), including three bonuses: one of five possible [trading cards](/source/Trading_card), a [URL](/source/URL) that led to a downloadable [wallpaper](/source/Wallpaper_(computing)) and [screensaver](/source/Screensaver), and a Lead 2003 Winter Campaign [postcard](/source/Postcard).[2] The single included the [title track](/source/A-side) and the [b-side](/source/B-side) "Field of Soul", along with both songs' corresponding instrumentals.[3] While the [music video](/source/Music_video) was released for syndication to the public upon the single's release, it was not available for the public to purchase until their [DVD](/source/DVD)/[VHS](/source/VHS) release *[Lead Movies 2](/source/Lead_Movies_2)* in March 2005.[4]

"Get Wild Life" was written and composed by [musical composer](/source/Composer) Shinji Tamura, with the [rap](/source/Rap) lyrics written by KATSU.[5] Shinji Tamura had previously written the music for Lead's prior single *[Funky Days!](/source/Funky_Days!),* and is most famous for his works in the *[Tales of](/source/Tales_of)* series.[6] KATSU had worked with Lead since their debut *[Manatsu no Magic](/source/Manatsu_no_Magic).* "Field of Soul" was written and composed by Fukanuma Motoaki, with the lyrics by Emi Inaba. Fukanuma Motoaki is best known as the solo unit *Mellowhead,* who began the project after the hiatus of the band *PLAGUES,* of which Motoaki was the vocalist and [guitarist](/source/Guitarist).[7]

## Promotional advertisements

To help promote the single, "Get Wild Life" was used as the main theme song to the 2004 film *[Kamachi](/source/Kamachi_(2004_film))*, which was based on the life of [poet](/source/Poet) and [painter](/source/Painter) Kamachi Yamada, who died in 1977 at the age of 17.

Despite being the main theme, the song was omitted from the film's official soundtrack.

## Charts

Release Chart Peak position December 3, 2003 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 9

## References

1. ["Ｌｅａｄのシングル売り上げランキング"](http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/304509/ranking/cd_single) (in Japanese). *[Oricon Style](/source/Oricon_Style)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140304161812/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/304509/ranking/cd_single) 2014-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["GET WILD LIFE Lead Maxi CD"](http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/PCCA-70059?s_ssid=e37bf45a346bb181d2). *CD Japan*. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["GET WILD LIFE Official Information"](http://lead.tv/single/269/). *Lead Official*. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["Lead MOVIES 2 \[DVD\]"](https://www.amazon.co.jp/Lead-MOVIES-2-DVD/dp/B0006ZJAZA). *Amazon Japan*. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["GET WILD LIFE 歌詞 Lead"](https://mojim.com/twy104138x4x10.htm). *Mojim*. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["Shinji Tamura Discography"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1319441-Shinji-Tamura?filter_anv=0&type=Credits). *Discogs*. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

1. ["PLAGUES Official"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120319030659/http://www.lavaflowrecords.com/2plagues.html). *Lavaflow Records*. Archived from [the original](http://www.lavaflowrecords.com/2plagues.html) on March 19, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

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