Be-Bop High School (song)

"Be-Bop High School"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Collection
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Hōkago"
ReleasedDecember 5, 1985 (1985-12-05)
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:52
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Kyōhei Tsutsumi
Lyricist(s)Takashi Matsumoto
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Namaiki"
(1985) 		"Be-Bop High School"
(1985) 		"Iro White Blend"
(1986)

"Be-Bop High School" (ビーバップ・ハイ・スクール, Bībappu Hai Sukūru) is the third single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi with lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, the single was released on December 5, 1985, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

"Be-Bop High School" was the theme song of the Toei film of the same name, which starred Nakayama. The song was arranged with the incorporation of a steel guitar riff.[4]

"Be-Bop High School" peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 179,000 copies, becoming Nakayama's first top-five hit.[5][6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Takashi Matsumoto; all music is composed by Kyōhei Tsutsumi

7" single
No.TitleArrangementLength
1."Be-Bop High School"Mitsuo Hagita3:52
2."Hōkago" ((放課後, "After School"))Hiroshi Shinkawa 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] 4
The Best Ten 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart[7] 54

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂『BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL』". Idol.ne.jp. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / BE―BOP―HIGHSCHOOL [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "ビー・バップ・ハイスクール". Idol.ne.jp. January 9, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.