is the ninth single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by

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and

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, the single was released on July 25, 1984 by

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through the

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label. It was also the second single from her sixth studio album ''

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''.

Background

The B-side "Kore kara Naturally" was featured in the compilation albums ''Complete Single Collection: First Ten Years'' and ''Mou Hitori no Akina''. Earlier live and TV performances of the song were known for Nakamori's black outfit and backwards bend. Nakamori performed the song on the 35th ''

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'', making her second appearance on

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's New Year's Eve special. Nakamori has re-recorded "Jukkai (1984)" for the 2006 compilation ''

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''. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .

Chart performance

"Jukkai (1984)" sold 611,500 copies and became Nakamori's fifth No. 1 hit on

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's singles chart and was ranked No. 6 in Oricon's 1984 year-ending chart. It also hit No. 1 on The Best Ten's singles chart and landed on No. 8 on The Best Ten's 1984 year-ending chart.

Awards

The song earned Nakamori her first Grand Prix at the

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in 1984.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

* Akina Nakamori – vocals * Masayoshi Takanaka – guitar, keyboard, synthesizer * Ken Yajima – guitar * Haruo Togashi – keyboard * Joe Strings – string orchestra * Eve – backing vocals

Cover versions

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recorded a

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version of the song titled "Guk Ngoi Yan" (局外人; "Foreigner") in his 1985 album ''Smile''. * Maika Misaki covered the song in her 2012 album ''10 Carat''. *

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covered the song in her 2013 compilation single "Twinkle Voice ~Goe no Okuri mono~". * Noriko Shiina covered the song in her 2013 compilation single "King of Pops". *

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covered the song in their 2015 EP "Mimic Your Hairstyle".

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jukkai (1984) 1984 singles 1984 songs Akina Nakamori songs Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Masao Urino Warner Music Japan singles Reprise Records singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles