Desire (Jōnetsu)

1986 single by Akina Nakamori

"Desire (Jōnetsu)"

Single by Akina Nakamori

from the album CD'87

Language

Japanese

B-side

"La Bohème"

Released

February 3, 1986 (1986-02-03)

Recorded

1985

Genre

J-pop
kayōkyoku
pop rock

Length

4:24

Label

Reprise Records

Composer(s)

Kisaburō Suzuki

Lyricist(s)

Yoko Aki

Akina Nakamori singles chronology

"Solitude"
(1985)

"Desire (Jōnetsu)"
(1986)

"Gypsy Queen"
(1986)

Music videos

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Live) on YouTube

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Japanese: DESIRE -情熱-) is the 14th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yoko Aki and Kisaburō Suzuki, it was released on February 3, 1986, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label as the lead single from her third compilation album CD'87.

Background

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" was used by Pioneer Corporation for their Private CD 500AV commercial featuring Nakamori. Live TV performances of the song featured one of Nakamori's signature looks: a bob wig and a stylized purple and brown kimono with high-heeled shoes.^[1]^[2]

Nakamori performed the song on the 37th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her fourth appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.^[3]

Nakamori has re-recorded "Desire (Jōnetsu)" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best, the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade and as the B-side of her 2005 single "Rakka Ryūsui". In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine CR Nakamori Akina: Utahime Densetsu ~Koi Moni Dome nara~ (CR中森明菜・歌姫伝説〜恋も二度目なら〜, CR Akina Nakamori: Utahime Legend ~If Love Is For the Second Time~).^[4]

Chart performance

"Desire (Jōnetsu)" became Nakamori's 11th No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 516,000 copies, becoming the second best-selling single of 1986 in the country.^[5] It won the Grand Prix at the numerous awards including 28th Japan Record Awards, 1st Japan Gold Disc Award, and 13th FNS Music Festival.

Track listing

All music is arranged by Kazuo Shiina^[ja].

7-inch single/Mini CD/digital download
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)" ((DESIRE -情熱-))	Yoko Aki	Kisaburō Suzuki	4:24
2.	"La Bohème"	Reiko Yukawa^[ja]	Takashi Tsushimi^[ja]	4:39
Total length:				9:03

Cassette
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)"	4:24
2.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Original Karaoke)
3.	"La Bohème"	4:39
4.	"La Bohème" (Original Karaoke)

Maxi single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)"	4:24
2.	"La Bohème"	4:39
3.	"Desire (Jōnetsu)" (Live version)
Total length:		13:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	1
Japan (The Best Ten)	1
Japan (The Top Ten)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Japan (Oricon)	2
Japan (The Best Ten)	2
Japan (The Top Ten)	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalog Num.	Ref.
Japan	February 3, 1986	7-inch single	Warner Pioneer	L-1750	^[6]
	June 25, 1988	Mini CD	Warner Music Japan	10SL144	^[7]
	December 21, 1988	Cassette	Warner Music Japan	10L5-4053	^[8]
	November 26, 1998	Maxi single	WEA Japan	WPC6-8671	^[9]
	December 10, 2008	Digital download	Warner Music Japan		^[10]

Cover versions

Desire

Mariko Takahashi covered the song on her 1989 cover album Sha.
The Nolans covered the song in English on their 1991 cover album Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo).
Haruka Nakanishi (as Toshiko Osoi) covered the song on the 2006 Mone soundtrack album Mansuri Mone on Vocal Collection Vol. 2.
Nana Mizuki (as Moka Akashiya) covered the song on the 2008 Rosario + Vampire soundtrack album Rosario + Vampire CAPU 2.
MAX covered the song on their 2010 cover album Be MAX.
Juju covered the song on her 2016 cover album Snack Juju: Yoru no Request.
Marina Shiraishi covered the song in 2016.
Rondo covered the song on their 2021 album D4DJ Groovy Mix: Cover Tracks Vol. 1
Hiroji Miyamoto covered the song on his 2022 cover album "Aki no Hi ni".

La Boheme

Hong Kong singer Mei Ling Chen Cantonese version of the song titled "愛你我自願" and was released on her album Pat Chan in 1986 under Emi Hong Kong.

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