is the second single by Japanese entertainer

Miho Nakayama was a Japanese singer and actress. She made her debut in the 1985 drama ''Maido Osawagase Shimasu'', where her performance led to instant stardom. Nakayama released her debut single, " C", shortly after, and finished the year with her film deb ...

. Written by Takashi Matsumoto and

Kyōhei Tsutsumi (born Eikichi Watanabe, 28 May 1940 - 7 October 2020), was a Japanese composer, record producer and arranger. Tsutsumi began his career as a songwriter about 1966, and he came to prominence as a composer of Ayumi Ishida's chart-topping hit "Blu ...

, the single was released on October 1, 1985, by King Records.

Background and release

"Namaiki" was written by Matsumoto as a tale of heartbreak, depicting a girl travelling to a foreign country to heal from her emotional wounds. "Namaiki" peaked at No. 8 on

Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ...

's weekly singles chart and sold over 114,000 copies, becoming Nakayama's first top-10 hit.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1985 singles 1985 songs Songs in Japanese Miho Nakayama songs Songs with lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist) Songs with music by Kyōhei Tsutsumi King Records (Japan) singles