"Hinotori" (ç«ã®鳥) is the ninth single by Japanese rock band Fanatic Crisis, released on July 1, 1998, by For Life Records. The song was ending theme for the television program Guruguru Ninety Nine. It is considered the band's most famous and representative song.
It was included on the studio album The.Lost.Innocent and on the greatest hits compilation The Best of FanaticâÂÂCrisis Single Collection 01, released prior to the band's breakup in 2005. In 2023, three members of Fanatic Crisis reunited and re-recorded the song, releasing it on the album Tenseism.
The song was composed by Tsutomu Ishizuki and guitarist Kazuya. CD Journal praised Ishizuki's vocals and commented that the sound "becomes more melodic during the chorus, rising with a repetitive, flowing rhythm."
It reached tenth place on Oricon Singles Chart and remained on chart for eleven weeks. It was the first top 10 single of the band on the chart. Debuted at number eight on Billboard Japan.
It sold 136,880 copies while on the Oricon charts, becoming the band's best-selling single.