"Unfixable"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Fixer
B-side"Ugetsu"
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
Recorded2015
StudioStudio at the Palms[1]
GenreJ-pop
Length3:20
LabelUtahime Records
Universal J
Songwriter(s)
  • Hilde Wahl
  • Anita Lipsky
  • Tommy Berre
  • Marietta Constantinou
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Rojo (Tierra)"
(2015)		 "Unfixable"
(2015)		 "Fixer (While the Women Are Sleeping)"
(2016)

"Unfixable" (アンフィクサブル, Anfikusaburu) is the 50th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Hilde Wahl, Anita Lipsky, Tommy Berre, and Marietta Constantinou, the single was released on September 30, 2015, by Utahime Records and Universal Music Japan in two editions: CD single and the limited edition CD + DVD edition. This was Nakamori's first English-language single. It was also the second single from her 24th studio album Fixer.[2][3]

Background

"Unfixable" was recorded at the Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada. Aside from being Nakamori's first English-language single, it marks the first time she recorded an English-language song since her 1987 album Cross My Palm. [1][4][5][6]

Chart performance

"Unfixable" peaked at No. 20 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 8,500 copies.[7][8]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unfixable"
  • Hilde Wahl
  • Anita Lipsky
  • Tommy Berre
  • Marietta Constantinou
3:20
2."Ugetsu" ((雨月, "Rainy Moon"))Yutaka Shinya4:11
3."Unfixable" (Instrumental) 3:20
4."Ugetsu" (Instrumental) 4:11
Total length:15:02
Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Unfixable" (Image Video) 

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[7] 20
Japan (Billboard Hot 100)[9] 50
Japan (Billboard Top Singles Sales)[10] 18

References

  1. 1 2 "ああ、なるほど！中森明菜が次々と「海外レコーディング」できるワケ". Asagei Plus. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. ↑ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  3. ↑ "中森明菜 / unfixable [CD+DVD] [限定]". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  4. ↑ "中森明菜50歳50枚目新曲「再生不能」米国で収録". Nikkan Sports. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  5. ↑ "中森明菜、50枚目のシングルは"苦悩の日々を歌った渾身作"！". RecoChoku. Avex Inc. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  6. ↑ "中森明菜、新曲は"再生不能" 初の全編英語詞シングル完成". Oricon. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  7. 1 2 "unfixable(初回完全限定生産盤) | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  8. ↑ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales". Billboard Japan. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
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