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Sexy Music

"Sexy Music" (セクシー・ミュージック, Sekushī Myūjikku) is a single by Irish female vocal group The Nolans, from their 1980 album Making Waves. Released exclusively in Japan by Epic Records on March 21, 1981, the single was a commercial success, selling over 270,000 copies. The song also made the Nolans the first European act to win the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Music Festival[1]

"Sexy Music"
Single by The Nolans
from the album Making Waves
B-side"Don't Make Waves"
Released21 March 1981 (1981-03-21)
Recorded1980
GenreDisco
Length3:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
Producer(s)Ben Findon
The Nolans singles chronology
"Who's Gonna Rock You"
(1980) 		"Sexy Music"
(1981) 		"Attention to Me"
(1981)
Music video
"Sexy Music" (Audio) on YouTube

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ben Findon, Mike Myers, and Bob Puzey

No.TitleLength
1."Sexy Music"3:42
2."Don't Make Waves"3:42

Charts and sales

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Year Chart Position Sales
1981 Japanese Oricon Singles Chart (top 100) 7 270,000+[2]

Wink version

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"Sexy Music"
 
Single by Wink
from the album Velvet
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Ichiban Kanashii Bara"
Released28 March 1990 (1990-03-28)
Recorded1989
Genre
Length3:43
LabelPolystar
Composer(s)
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
Lyricist(s)Neko Oikawa
Producer(s)Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
"One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel)"
(1989) 		"Sexy Music"
(1990) 		"Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)"
(1990)
Music video
"Sexy Music" on YouTube

"Sexy Music" was covered in Japanese by the idol duo Wink. Released on 28 March 1990 by Polystar Records, it was their seventh single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa.[3]

The single became the duo's fifth and final No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart. It sold over 329,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[4][5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Sexy Music"
  • Ben Findon
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Puzey
Satoshi Kadokura3:42
2."Ichiban Kanashii Bara" ((いちばん哀しい薔薇, "The Saddest Rose"))Kisaburō SuzukiMotoki Funayama4:24

Charts

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Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 1
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[4] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[6] Gold 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions

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In 1981, the song was covered and re-lyriced by Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao (高凌風, Gāo Língfēng) as "A Fire in Winter" (冬天裡的一把火, Dōngtiānli de Yì Bǎ Huŏ), which was later covered, with much more success, by Fei Xiang (費翔, Fèi Xiáng). 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 in Mainland China.

The song was also covered in Korean by the South Korean band Q. Big (큐빅) for their 2003 album "In The Groove".

References

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  1. ^ "セクシー・ミュージック | ノーランズ". Oricon. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Yamachan Land (Japanese chart archives) - Singles Chart Daijiten - The Nolans" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. ^ Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141,
  4. ^ a b c "Sexy Music | WINK". Oricon. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Wink(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Japanese single certifications – Wink – Sexy Music" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 July 2021. Select 1990年4月 on the drop-down menu
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