| Mermaid | |
| Cover: | Miho Nakayama - Mermaid.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Miho Nakayama |
| Album: | Collection II |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | In the Morning |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Length: | 4:10 |
| Label: | King Records |
| Composer: | Cindy |
| Lyricist: | Chinfa Kan |
| Producer: | Akira Fukuzumi |
| Prev Title: | You're My Only Shinin' Star |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Witches |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
is the 13th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written by Chinfa Kan and Cindy, the single was released on July 11, 1988, by King Records.[1] [2] [3]
"Mermaid" marked the beginning of Nakayama's collaboration with songwriters Kan and Cindy, which lasted until "Rosécolor" (though Cindy sporadically continued to co-write songs with Nakayama throughout the 1990s). The song was used as the opening theme of the TBS drama series, which starred Nakayama.[1]
The jacket cover is a painting of Nakayama in a bikini by Robert Blue; this artwork was also used on her album Mind Game.
"Mermaid" became Nakayama's third consecutive No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 365,000 copies, becoming her biggest-selling single until "Tōi Machi no Doko ka de..." in 1991.[4] [5]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1988) | Peakposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[6] | 1 | |
| The Best Ten | 1 | |
| Uta no Top Ten | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1988) | Peakposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Oricon Year-End Chart | 9 | |
| The Best Ten Year-End Chart | 4 | |
| Uta no Top Ten | 5 |