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"Midnight Taxi"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album All for You
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Honki Demo..."
Released	January 15, 1990 (1990-01-15)
Recorded	1989
Genre	J-pop
Length	4:53
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Ryō Asuka
Lyricist(s)	Ryo Asuka
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"Rosécolor" (1989) "Midnight Taxi" (1990) "Semi-sweet Magic" (1990)

"Midnight Taxi" (ミッドナイト・タクシー, Middonaito Takushī) is the 17th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Ryō Asuka, the single was released on January 15, 1990, by King Records.

Background and release

"Midnight Taxi" was Nakayama's final single to be released on 7" vinyl EP format. It was released to coincide with her Coming of Age Day.

"Midnight Taxi" became Nakayama's sixth No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It sold over 181,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAJ.

Track listing

All songs are written by Ryō Asuka and arranged by Tomoji Sogawa.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certification

References

1. "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
2. "ミッドナイト・タクシー [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
3. "Midnight Taxi | 中山美穂". Mora. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
4. "Midnight Taxi | 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. ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.
7. "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – MIDNIGHT TAXI（ミッドナイト・タクシー）" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 10, 2021. Select 1990年1月 on the drop-down menu

External links

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

• 1990 singles
• 1990 songs
• Songs in Japanese
• Miho Nakayama songs
• King Records (Japan) singles
• Oricon Weekly number-one singles
• Songs written by Aska (singer)