Catch Me (Miho Nakayama song)

"Catch Me"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Catch the Nite
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Bad Boy"
ReleasedOctober 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)
Recorded1987
Genre
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Toshiki Kadomatsu
Lyricist(s)Toshiki Kadomatsu
Producer(s)Toshiki Kadomatsu
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"50/50"
(1987) 		"Catch Me"
(1987) 		"You're My Only Shinin' Star"
(1988)
Alternative cover
Night Tempo Presents Miho Nakayama: The Showa Groove
Music videos
"Catch Me (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)" on YouTube

"Catch Me" (キャッチ・ミー, Kyatchi Mī) is the 11th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written and produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu, the single was released on October 7, 1987, by King Records.[1][2][3][4] A remix of the song by Korean DJ Night Tempo was released on streaming media on June 18, 2021.[5][6][7]

Background and release

"Catch Me" was used as the opening theme of the Fuji TV drama series Ohima nara Kite yo Ne! (おヒマなら来てよネ!, If You're Free, Come On!), which starred Nakayama.[8]

"Catch Me" became Nakayama's first No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 218,000 copies.[9][10]

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Catch Me"Toshiki KadomatsuKadomatsuKadomatsu 
2."Bad Boy"Shun TaguchiHALNENShirō Sagisu 
Night Tempo Presents Miho Nakayama: The Showa Groove
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Catch Me [Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix]"KadomatsuKadomatsuNight Tempo 
2."Waku Waku Sasete [Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix]" ((WAKU WAKUさせて, "Excite Me More"))Takashi MatsumotoKyōhei TsutsumiNight Tempo 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[11] 1
The Best Ten 2
Uta no Top Ten 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart[11] 38

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂『CATCH ME』". Idol.ne.jp. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "中山美穂 / CATCH ME [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "中山美穂 MIHO NAKAYAMA (角松敏生) / キャッチ・ミー CATCH ME (7")". Hip Tank Records. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "CATCH ME | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "韓国人プロデューサー/DJのNight Tempo（ナイト・テンポ）、 「昭和グルーヴ」シリーズ第8弾は中山美穂！". King Records. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Night Tempo、中山美穂「 CATCH ME 」を昭和グルーヴで公式リエディット". CDJournal. June 4, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Night Tempoが中山美穂「CATCH ME」リエディット作品のビジュアライザー公開". Natalie.mu. June 18, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "おヒマなら来てよネ!". Idol.ne.jp. January 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "CATCH ME | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. ^ a b 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.