Wakare no Yokan

"Wakare no Yokan"
Single by Teresa Teng
from the album Wakare no Yokan
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Drunken Exploration"
ReleasedJune 21, 1987
Genre
Length4:29
LabelTaurus Records
Composer(s)Takashi Miki
Lyricist(s)Toyohisa Araki
Teresa Teng singles chronology
"Scandal"
(1986) 		"Wakare no Yokan"
(1987) 		"Koibito Tachi no Shinwa"
(1988)

"Wakare no Yokan" (Japanese: 別れの予感; English: Premonition of Separation) is a song recorded by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. It was released in Japan as a 7-inch single through Taurus Records on June 21, 1987. It served as the lead single for her Japanese studio album of the same name, which was released on July 5, 1987.

Commercial performance

"Wakare no Yokan" peaked at number 16 on the Oricon Singles Chart and remained on the chart for 38 weeks.[1] It appeared at number 94 on the year-end Oricon Singles Chart in 1988.[2] It received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in downloads in October 2016.[3]

Accolades

Awards for "Wakare no Yokan"
Award Year Category Result Ref.
All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards 1987 Grand Prix (first half) Won [4]
Excellent Star Award (yearly) Won
Japan Cable Awards 1987 Cable Music Award Won
Grand Prix Nominated
1988 Cable Music Award Won
Grand Prix Nominated

Covers

"Wakare no Yokan" has been covered by various artists since its release, including Saori Yuki, Akina Nakamori, Hiromi Iwasaki, Rimi Natsukawa, and Misaki Iwasa.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Wakare no Yokan" (別れの予感) – 4:29
  2. "Drunken Tango" (酒醉的探戈) – 4:10

Credits and personnel

  • Teresa Teng – vocals
  • Toyohisa Araki – lyricist (track 1)
  • Takashi Miki – composer (1)
  • Yuzo Hayashi – arrangement (1, 2)
  • Katsuhisa Hattori – string arrangement (1)
  • Zhang Zongrong – lyricist (2)
  • Chen Jinming – composer (2)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3]
Digital download 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "テレサ・テンのシングル売上TOP8作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "1988年間シングルヒット曲" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Japanese digital certifications – Teresa Teng – Wakare no Yokan" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2016年10月 on the drop-down menu
  4. ^ " テレサ・テン　データべース (Teresa Teng Database)" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 December 2007.