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1987 single by Miho Nakayama

"50/50"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Collection
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Nanamena Ai wo Yurushite"
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987 (1987-07-07)
Recorded1987
Genre
Length4:01
LabelKing Records
Composer(s)Tetsuya Komuro
Lyricist(s)Shun Taguchi
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Hade!!!"
(1987)
"50/50"
(1987)
"Catch Me"
(1987)

"50/50" (フィフティー・フィフティー, Fifutī Fifutī) is the 10th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Shun Taguchi and Tetsuya Komuro, the single was released on July 7, 1987, by King Records.

Background and release

"50/50" was Nakayama's second collaboration with composer Komuro, after "Jingi Aishite Moraimasu". The lyrics were by Taguchi, who wrote three of Yoko Minamino's No. 1 hits. The song was arranged with Caribbean elements; most notably the use of steelpans.

"50/50" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 211,000 copies.

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."50/50"Shun TaguchiTetsuya KomuroMotoki Funayama 
2."Nanamena Ai wo Yurushite" ((斜めな愛を許して, "Forgive the Diagonal Love"))Mami AyukawaAyukawaShirō Sagisu 

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Oricon Year-End Chart 23
The Best Ten Year-End Chart 12
Uta no Top Ten Year-End Chart 14

References

  1. ^ "中山美穂『50/50』". Idol.ne.jp. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. "中山美穂 / 50 / 50(フィフティー・フィフティー) [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. "50/50(フィフティー・フィフティー) | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. "50/50 | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.

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