Samishii Nettaigyo Explained
| Samishii Nettaigyo |
| Cover: | Wink - Samishii Nettaigyo.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wink |
| Album: | Twin Memories |
| Language: | Japanese |
| English Title: | Lonely Tropical Fish |
| B-Side: | Senaka made 500 Miles |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
| Length: | 4:30 |
| Label: | Polystar |
| Composer: | Masaya Ozeki |
| Lyricist: | Neko Oikawa |
| Producer: | Haruo Mizuhashi |
| Prev Title: | Namida wo Misenai de (Boys Don't Cry) |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | One Night in Heaven (Mayonaka no Angel) |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
is the fifth single by Japanese idol duo Wink. Written by Neko Oikawa and Masaya Ozeki, the single was released on July 5, 1989, by Polystar Records.[1] [2] [3]
Background and release
"Samishii Nettaigyo" was first used by Panasonic for their S-Type headphone commercial featuring Wink in mid-April 1989. The B-side is a Japanese-language cover of the Hedy West song "500 Miles".
"Samishii Nettaigyo" became Wink's third No. 1 on the Oricon's weekly charts.[4] It sold over 564,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[5] The song won the Grand Prix award at the 31st Japan Record Awards.[6] In addition, it led to the duo's first and only appearance on NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1989.[7]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Neko Oikawa; all music is arranged by Motoki Funayama.
Chart positions
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
Cover versions
- In 1990, the song was covered in Chinese Mandarin by Xiao Hu Dui as "Xing Xing De Yue Hui" (星星的約會) on their cover album of the same name.
- In 1991, the song was covered in English by The Nolans as "Tidal Wave" on their cover album Tidal Wave (Samishii Nettaigyo).
- In 2004, the song was covered by W on their debut album Duo U&U.
- In 2004, the song was covered by Nana Katase on her album Extended
- In 2005, the song was performed by ex-Morning Musume member Kaori Iida and Ruca at Flet's (フレッツ) Casual Dinner Show.
- In 2008, the song was covered by Kimiko Koyama for the anime Rosario + Vampire.
- In 2010, the song was covered by MAX on their 2010 cover album Be MAX.
- In 2017, the song was covered by FEMM on their album 80's/90's J-Pop Revival.[8]
- In 2012, the song was covered by You Kikkawa on her 2012 cover album Vocalist?.
- In 2012, the song was covered in English by Janet Kay on her 2012 cover album Idol Kay.
- In 2019, the song was covered by Kazehikaru Fukurou (風光ル梟), as their second single.
- In 2019, the song was performed by Red Velvet members Joy and Yeri as a Special Stage at SMTOWN in Tokyo.
- In 2020, the song was parodied by Kyoko Fukada, Mikako Tabe, and Mei Nagano in a UQ Mobile commercial.[9]
- In 2023, the song was covered by Japanese pop music duo ClariS.[10]
Notes and References
- News: 89年に大賞の30周年Ｗｉｎｋが「淋しい熱帯魚」 . . 2018-12-30 . 2021-07-19.
- Web site: WINK / 淋しい熱帯魚 . Stereo-Records . 2021-07-19.
- Web site: Wink 淋しい熱帯魚(Original Remastered 2018) . . 2021-07-19.
- Web site: 淋しい熱帯魚 Wink . . 2021-07-19.
- Web site: Wink(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524095747/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/wink.html . Japanese . 2021-07-19. 2011-05-24 .
- Web site: 第３１回 日本レコード大賞 . . 2021-07-21.
- Web site: 40th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History . . 2021-07-19.
- Web site: FEMM、WINK「淋しい熱帯魚」の完コピ・ビデオ公開 . Musicman . 2017-10-13 . 2021-07-19.
- News: 淋しい熱帯魚にあわせて三姉妹があのダンスを披露！新TVCM「家族でUQモバイル」篇3月1日(日)全国放映 . . 2020-02-28 . 2021-07-19.
- News: ClariSが21世紀のスーパーアイドルに!? Winkのカバー「淋しい熱帯魚」を完全再現！ . . 2023-06-21 . 2023-07-01.
