Witches (song)

"Witches"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Angel Hearts
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Chikai wo Yabutte"
Released	November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)
Recorded	1988
Genre	J-pop dance-pop city pop
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Cindy
Lyricist(s)	Chinfa Kan
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Mermaid" (1988) "Witches" (1988) "Rosécolor" (1989)

"Witches" (ウィッチズ, Uitchizu) is the 14th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Chinfa Kan and Cindy, the single was released on November 14, 1988, by King Records.[1][2][3]

Background and release

Following the success of Nakyama's 13th single "Mermaid" songwriters Kan and Cindy continued the fantasy concept with "Witches".

"Witches" became Nakayama's fourth consecutive No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 314,000 copies. The song also won the Grand Prix at the 17th FNS Music Festival.[4][5]

Nakayama performed the song on the 39th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1988, making her debut on NHK's New Year's Eve special.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chinfa Kan; all music is composed by Cindy

7" single

No.	Title	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Witches"	Yūji Toriyama
2.	"Chikai wo Yabutte" ((誓いを破って, "Break the Vow"))	Kunio Muramatsu

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7]	1
The Best Ten	2
Uta no Top Ten	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart[7]	98
The Best Ten Year-End Chart	72

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart[7]	36
The Best Ten Year-End Chart	28

References

1. "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
2. "中山美穂 / 魔女たち～WITCHES [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
3. "Witches ウィッチズ | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
4. "Witches | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
5. "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
6. "39th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
7. 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.

External links

• Official website
• "Witches" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• "Witches" at Discogs (list of releases)