is the 14th single by Japanese entertainer

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the tal ...

. Written by

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and Kisaburō Suzuki, it was released on February 3, 1986, by

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through the

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label as the lead single from her third

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''.

Background

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" was used by

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for their Private CD 500AV commercial featuring Nakamori. Live TV performances of the song featured one of Nakamori's signature looks: a bob wig and a stylized purple and brown kimono with high-heeled shoes. Nakamori performed the song on the 37th ''

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'', making her fourth appearance on

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's New Year's Eve special. Nakamori has re-recorded "Desire (Jōnetsu)" for the 1995 compilation ''

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'', the 2002 self-cover compilation ''

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'' and as the B-side of her 2005 single " Rakka Ryūsui". In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .

Chart performance

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" became Nakamori's 11th No. 1 on

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's singles chart and sold 516,000 copies, becoming the second best-selling single of 1986 in the country. It won the Grand Prix at the numerous awards including

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, 1st Japan Gold Disc Award, and 13th FNS Music Festival.

Track listing

All music is arranged by .

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Cover versions

Desire

* Mariko Takahashi covered the song on her 1989 cover album ''Sha''. *

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covered the song in English on their 1991 cover album '' Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo)''. * Haruka Nakanishi (as Toshiko Osoi) covered the song on the 2006 ''Mone'' soundtrack album ''Mansuri Mone on Vocal Collection Vol. 2''. *

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(as

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) covered the song on the 2008 ''

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'' soundtrack album ''Rosario + Vampire CAPU 2''. *

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covered the song on their 2010 cover album '' Be MAX''. * Juju covered the song on her 2016 cover album ''Snack Juju: Yoru no Request''. * Marina Shiraishi covered the song in 2016. * Rondo covered the song on their 2021 album ''D4DJ Groovy Mix: Cover Tracks Vol. 1'' * Hiroji Miyamoto covered the song on his 2022 cover album "Aki no Hi ni". *

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covered the song on their 2024 album ''Nantettatte AKB48'' * Juju covered the song in Nakamori's 2025 tribute album " Nakamori Akina Tribute Album: Meikyo"

La Boheme

*Hong Kong singer Mei Ling Chen Cantonese version of the song titled "愛你我自願" and was released on her album Pat Chan in 1986 under Emi Hong Kong.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Desire (Jōnetsu) 1986 singles 1986 songs Akina Nakamori songs Songs in Japanese Songs with lyrics by Yoko Aki Warner Music Japan singles Reprise Records singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles