is the 17th single by Japanese entertainer

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. Written by Ryō Asuka, the single was released on January 15, 1990, by King Records.

Background and release

"Midnight Taxi" was Nakayama's final single to be released on 7" vinyl EP format. It was released to coincide with her

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. "Midnight Taxi" became Nakayama's sixth No. 1 on

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's weekly singles chart. It sold over 181,000 copies and was certified Gold by the

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Track listing

All songs are written by Ryō Asuka and arranged by Tomoji Sogawa.

Charts

Weekly charts Year-end charts

Certification

References

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* * * {{Authority control 1990 singles 1990 songs Japanese-language songs Miho Nakayama songs King Records (Japan) singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Aska (singer)