"The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" is the 41st single by Japanese entertainer
Akina Nakamori. Written by Adya and Uru, the single was released on May 2, 2002, by
Universal Music Japan
, often referred to as just Universal Music Japan or UMJ, is a Japanese subsidiary of the Universal Music Group founded in 1990. It is the largest subsidiary for a foreign company in the country regarding music distribution. The company is resp ...
under the Kitty MME label. It was also the second single from her 20th studio album ''
Resonancia
''Resonancia'' is the twentieth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori and first studio album to be released during the 2000s. It was released on 22 May 2002 under the Universal Music Japan label. The album includes lead singles "It's Bra ...
''.
Background
"The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" was Nakamori's first release under Universal Music Japan and it coincided with the 20th anniversary of her career. It was also considered to be a homecoming, as
MCA Victor
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group.
Pre-history
MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...
, which was her label from 1993 to 1997, was merged with UMJ in May 2000. The song was recorded at Be Born Studio in
Nerima and Sangmind Studio in
Seoul, with Korean hip-hop group X-Large providing the rap vocals. It was used as the ending theme song of the
TBS drama series . The music video was shot in Tokyo and Spain.
Chart performance
"The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" peaked at No. 20 on
Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 14,700 copies, becoming Nakamori's first top-20 single since "
Kisei (Never Forget)" in 1998.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2002 singles
2002 songs
Akina Nakamori songs
Japanese-language songs
Japanese television drama theme songs
Universal Music Japan singles