Sexy Music
| "Sexy Music" | ||||
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| Single by The Nolans | ||||
| from the album Making Waves | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Make Waves" | |||
| Released | March 21, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Ben Findon, Mike Myers, Bob Puzey | |||
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| "Sexy Music" | ||||
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| Single by Wink | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1990 | |||
| Format | CD Single, audio cassette | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
| Writer(s) | Ben Findon, Mike Myers, Bob Puzey, Neko Oikawa | |||
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"Sexy Music" is a 1981 single taken from Irish female vocal group The Nolans' 1980 album Making Waves, and later translated into Japanese by Japanese idol duo Wink.
The Nolans' version was released as a single in Japan in April 1981 after winning the Tokyo Music Festival a few days prior to this. It was cut from the album exclusively in Japan to be released as a 7-inch single and a LP containing rearrangements of tracks from Making Waves and Nolan Sisters, gaining commercial success with about 270,000 copies sold.
In 1981, the song was covered by Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao (高凌风) as 冬天里的一把火, which was later covered, with much more success, by fellow Taiwanese singer Fei Xiang. Having had some success prior, he reached superstar status almost overnight when in 1987, he performed this song in CCTV's new year gala. The song became an instant hit, and his subsequent album sold 2 million copies.
In 1990, Wink recorded the cover version sung in the Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa. Their interpretation was released as a single in March 1990 and provided the duo with their fifth and last number-one spot on the Japanese hit parade.[1]
In 1991, The Nolans would in turn cover Wink's biggest selling single, 淋しい熱帯魚 Samishii Nettaigyo, with English lyrics, under the name Tidal Wave.
Track listing (Wink version)
- "Sexy Music" (Findon/Myers/Puzey/Neko Oikawa)
- "Ichiban Kanashii Bara (いちばん哀しい薔薇)"(Kisaburo Suzuki/Neko Oikawa)
Chart positions and certifications
The Nolans version
| Year | Chart | Position | Weeks | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japanese Oricon Singles Chart (top 100) | 7 | 19 | 270,000+[2] |
Wink version
| Year | Chart | Position | Weeks | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japanese Oricon Singles Chart (top 100) | 1 (x2) | 14 | Platinum | 330,000[1] |
Release history (Wink version)
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | March 28, 1990 | Polystar | CD | PSDR-1002 |
| CT | PSSR-1002 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Yamachan Land (Japanese chart archives) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Wink" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Yamachan Land (Japanese chart archives) - Singles Chart Daijiten - The Nolans" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
| Preceded by "Foxy" by Susan Anton |
Japanese Oricon International Chart number one single (The Nolans version) April 13 - June 14, 1981 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by "In for a Penny, In for a Pound" by Arabesque |
| Preceded by "Imasugu Kiss Me" by Lindberg |
Japanese Oricon Chart number one single (Wink version) April 9–22, 1990 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Roman Hikō" by Kome Kome Club |