Nanpasen

"Nanpasen"
"Nanpasen"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best II
Language	Japanese
English title	Shipwreck
B-side	"Koiji"
Released	September 30, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	J-pop; kayōkyoku;
Length	4:28
Label	Reprise Records
Songwriter(s)	Tokiko Kato
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
Music videos
	"Nanpasen" (Live) on YouTube

"Nanpasen" (難破船, lit. "Shipwreck") is the 19th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Tokiko Kato, the single was released on September 30, 1987, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the third single from her fourth compilation album Best II.^[1]^[2]

Background

"Nanpasen" was originally recorded by Kato on her 1984 album Saigo no Dance Party (最後のダンスパーティ, Saigo no Dansu Pāti, lit. The Last Dance Party). Three years later, she requested Nakamori to sing the song on her 22nd birthday on a live TV performance.^[2] Nakamori also performed the song on the 38th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her fifth appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.^[3]

Kato re-recorded "Nanpasen" on her 1991 compilation Tokiko Best and her 2001 compilation My Best Album Tokiko Today. Nakamori has re-recorded the song for the 1995 compilation True Album Akina 95 Best and her 2007 compilation Ballad Best: 25th Anniversary Selection.

Chart performance

"Nanpasen" became Nakamori's 17th No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 413,000 copies.^[4]^[5]

Track listing

Original release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Nanpasen" ((難破船, "Shipwreck"))	Tokiko Kato	Kato	Kei Wakakusa	4:28
2.	"Koiji" ((恋路, "Romance"))	Natsuko Kisugi	Tetsuji Hayashi	Mitsuo Hagita	5:09
Total length:					9:37

1998 reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
3.	"Nanpasen (Live Version)" ((難破船(LIVE VERSION)))	Kato	Kato

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)^[4]	1

Cover versions

Anita Mui covered the song in Cantonese as "Wúrén yuàn ài wǒ" (無人願愛我, "No One Wants to Love Me") on her 1988 album Mèng lǐ gòng zuì (夢裡共酔, In the Dream).
Yolinda Yan covered the song in Cantonese on her 1988 album Wú bàn de wǔ (無伴的舞, Unaccompanied Dance).
Kaori Momoi covered the song on her 1993 cover album More Standard.
Tomomi Kahara covered the song on her 2014 cover album Memories 2: Kahara All Time Covers. It was featured in the Takashi Miike film Over Your Dead Body.
Aya Shimazu covered the song on her 2017 cover album Singer 4.
Kousuke Atari covered the song on his 2019 album Kanasha.
Ms. Ooja covered the song on her 2020 cover album Nagashi Ooja: Vintage Song Covers.
Okayu covered the song on her 2021 cover album Okayu Uta: Cover Songs.
Crazy Ken Band covered the song on their 2021 cover album Sukinanda yo.
Fuyumi Sakamoto covered the song on her 2021 cover album Love Emotion.

Release history

Year	Format(s)	Serial number	Label(s)	Ref.
1987	7inch LP	L-1755	Warner Pioneer	^[6]
1988	8cm CD, CT	10SL-149, 10L5-4058	Warner Pioneer	^[7]
1998	12cm CD	WPC6-8676	Warner Pioneer	^[8]
2008	Digital download	-	Warner Pioneer	^[9]
2014	Digital download - remaster	-	Warner Pioneer	^[10]

References

^ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ ^a ^b "曲を提供した加藤登紀子が受けた３０年以上忘れられない衝撃　通算１９枚目のシングル「難破船」". Zakzak. Sankei Shimbun. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ "38th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ ^a ^b "難破船 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ "7inchシングル難破船中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "シングルCD　中森明菜 / 難破船 (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "中森明菜 / 難破船 CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "中森明菜 / 難破船 Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ "難破船 (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

External links

Official website
"Nanpasen" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
"Nanpasen" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[Zakzak-2] "曲を提供した加藤登紀子が受けた３０年以上忘れられない衝撃　通算１９枚目のシングル「難破船」". Zakzak. Sankei Shimbun. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[3] "38th Kōhaku Uta Gassen History". NHK. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[Oricon-4] "難破船 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[5] "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[6] "7inchシングル難破船中森明菜". hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[7] "シングルCD　中森明菜 / 難破船 (廃盤)". suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). surugaya. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[8] "中森明菜 / 難破船 CD" (in Japanese). WMJ. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[9] "中森明菜 / 難破船 Digital Purchase-Archived". listen.jp (in Japanese). listen japan. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

[10] "難破船 (+3) [2014 Remaster]". mora.jp (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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Albums Singles Videos
Studio albums	Prologue (Jomaku) Variation (Hensoukyoku) Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) New Akina Etranger Anniversary Possibility Bitter and Sweet D404ME Fushigi Crimson Cross My Palm Stock Femme Fatale Cruise Unbalance+Balance La Alteración Shaker Spoon Will Resonancia I Hope So Destination Diva Fixer Akina
Cover albums	Utahime Zero Album: Utahime 2 Utahime 3: Shūmaku Enka Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict Belie Vampire Cage
Extended plays	Silent Love Wonder Vamp
Compilation albums	Best Akina Memoires Best CD'87 Best II Best III True Album Akina 95 Best Utahime Double Decade Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection Utahime Best 25th Anniversary Selection Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection All Time Best Original Cover Original & Cover
Singles	"Slow Motion" "Shōjo A" "Second Love" "½ no Shinwa" "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" "Kinku" "Kita Wing" "Southern Wind" "Jukkai (1984)" "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" "Meu amor é..." "Akaitori Nigeta" "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" "Solitude" "Desire (Jōnetsu)" "Gypsy Queen" "Fin" "Nonfiction Ecstasy" "Tango Noir" "Blonde" "Nanpasen" "Al-Mauj" "Tattoo" "I Missed the Shock" "Liar" "Dear Friend" "Mizu ni Sashita Hana" "Futari Shizuka: Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori" "Everlasting Love"/"Not Crazy to Me" "Kataomoi"/"Aibu" "Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)" "Gekka" "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" "Tokyo Rose" "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" "Appetite" "Kisei (Never Forget)" "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" "Tomadoi" "Ophelia" "Trust Me" "It's Brand New Day" "The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" "Days" "Akai Hana" "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" "Rakka Ryūsui" "Hana yo Odore" "Diva Single Version" "Crazy Love" "Rojo (Tierra)" "Unfixable" "Fixer (While the Women Are Sleeping)"
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