is a single by Irish female vocal group

The Nolans The Nolans are an Anglo-Irish girl group who formed in Blackpool in 1974 as the Nolan Sisters, before changing their name in 1980. Often referred to as Ireland's ''First Family of Music'', they were the first Irish performing family to achie ...

, from their 1980 album '' Making Waves''. Released exclusively in Japan by

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

on March 21, 1981, the single was a commercial success, selling over 270,000 copies. The song also made the Nolans the first European act to win the Grand Prix at the

Tokyo Music Festival The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1992. It was organized by the Tokyo Music Festival Association. The first edition of the Tokyo Music Festival took place on 13 May 1972 with 12 participating countri ...

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Chart positions and certifications

Wink version

"Sexy Music" was covered in Japanese by the

idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

duo

Wink A wink is a facial expression made by briefly closing one eye. A wink is an informal mode of non-verbal communication usually signaling shared hidden knowledge or intent. However, it is ambiguous by itself and highly dependent upon additional ...

. Released on 28 March 1990 by Polystar Records, it was their seventh single, with Japanese lyrics written by

Neko Oikawa (born February 10, 1960) is a Japanese lyricist who has written J-pop and anime theme songs over her career. Biography Neko Oikawa was born in Wakayama, Wakayama. She made her songwriting debut in 1985 with Kanako Wada's "Passing Through", whic ...

.Eye-ai: A Magazine on Japanese Culture and Entertainment -1992 179-201 p22 "A collection of 16 of their singles such as "Ai ga Tomaranai," "One Night Heaven," "Sabishi Nettaigyo," "Sexy Music," "Namida wo Misenai de" and "Sugar Baby Love." "Quiet Life" Takeuchi Mariya AMTM-4141, The single became the duo's fifth and final No. 1 on

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's singles chart. It sold over 329,000 copies and was certified Gold by the

RIAJ The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include p ...

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;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts

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Other cover versions

In 1981, the song was covered and re-lyriced by

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

ese singer

Frankie Kao Ko Yuan-cheng (28 February 1950 – 17 February 2014), better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter and actor. His birth name was 葛元誠 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat Goân-sêng; pinyin: ...

(高凌風, ''Gāo Língfēng'') as "A Fire in Winter" (, ''Dōngtiānli de Yì Bǎ Huŏ''), which was later covered, with much more success, by

Fei Xiang Fei Xiang (born Bart Hsiao Luan Phillips, known as Kris Phillips; ) is a Taiwanese American pop icon and musical singer who was one of the biggest popular music acts in China during the 1980s. Early life Born to an American father and a Chines ...

(費翔, ''Fèi Xiáng''). Having had some success prior, he reached superstar status almost overnight when in 1987, he performed this song in CCTV's new year gala. The song became an instant hit in

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. The song was also covered in Korean by the South Korean band Q. Big (큐빅) for their 2003 album "In The Groove".

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;The Nolans version * ;Wink version * * {{Authority control 1980 songs 1981 singles 1990 singles The Nolans songs Wink (duo) songs Epic Records singles Japanese-language songs Songs with lyrics by Neko Oikawa Oricon International Singles Chart number-one singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles