| Tattoo | |
| Cover: | Akina Nakamori - Tattoo.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Akina Nakamori |
| Album: | Best II |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Le Poison |
| Recorded: | 1988 |
| Length: | 3:57 |
| Label: | Reprise Records |
| Composer: | Anri Sekine |
| Lyricist: | Yuri Moriko |
| Prev Title: | Al-Mauj |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | I Missed the Shock |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
is the 21st single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Yuri Moriko and Anri Sekine, the single was released on May 18, 1988, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the fifth single from her fourth compilation album Best II.[1] [2]
"Tattoo" was used by Orient Watch Co. for their "Orient Clock You" commercial featuring Nakamori.[2]
Nakamori has re-recorded "Tattoo" for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and the 2002 self-cover compilation Utahime Double Decade.
"Tattoo" became Nakamori's 19th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 296,800 copies.[3] [4]
| Year | Format(s) | Serial number | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7inch LP, 8cm CD, CT | L-1757, 10SL-13, 10L5-4060 | Warner Pioneer | [5] |
| 1998 | 12cm CD | WPC6-8678 | Warner Pioneer | [6] |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | [7] |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | [8] |