"Overheat Night" (オーバーヒート・ナイト, Ōbāhīto Naito) (stylized as "OVERHEAT.NIGHT") is the second single by Japanese singer Chisato Moritaka. Written by Hiromasa Ijichi and Hideo Saitō, the single was released by Warner Pioneer on October 25, 1987. In contrast to the pop rock sound of Moritaka's debut single "New Season", the song uses a dance-pop arrangement.[1][2]

"Overheat Night"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
from the album Mi-ha
LanguageJapanese
B-sideWeekend Blue (EP/CT)
Overheat Night (Instrumental) (Extended Mix)
ReleasedOctober 25, 1987 (1987-10-25) (EP/CT)
November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) (Extended Mix)
Recorded1987
Genre
Length4:52
LabelWarner Pioneer
Composer(s)Hideo Saitō
Lyricist(s)Hiromasa Ijichi
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"New Season"
(1987)
"Overheat Night"
(1987)
"Get Smile"
(1988)
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Ame/ Watarasebashi"
(2009)
"Overheat Night (Extended Mix)"
(2019)
Alternative cover
"Overheat Night" (Extended Mix)
Music video
Overheat Night on YouTube
Overheat Night
Video by
ReleasedNovember 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)
Genre
LanguageJapanese
LabelWarner Pioneer
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Mi-ha
(1988)
Overheat Night
(1988)
Mite
(1988)

"Overnight Heat" was also released as the B-side of the mini CD reissue of "New Season" on March 25, 1988.[3]

The video album of "Overheat Night" was released in CDV format on November 28, 1988.[4]

Warner Music Japan released the "Overheat Night (Extended Mix)" 12" vinyl on November 3, 2019.[5][6][7]

Chart performance edit

"Overheat Night" peaked at No. 24 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 22,000 copies.[8] The 2019 Extended Mix LP reached No. 80.[9]

Other versions edit

"Overheat Night" was remixed for the 1989 greatest hits album Moritaka Land.

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on July 19, 2014.[10] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2015 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 7.[11]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Hiromasa Ijichi, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by Hideo Saitō.

7-inch vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Overheat Night" (Ōbāhīto Naito (オーバーヒート・ナイト))4:52
2."Weekend Blue"4:23
Cassette
No.TitleLength
1."Overheat Night" 
2."Weekend Blue" 
3."Overheat Night" (Karaoke) 
4."Weekend Blue" (Karaoke) 
CDV
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."New Season (SL Version)"HIRO 
2."Yume no Owari" ((夢の終り, "The End of a Dream"))Shingo Kanno 
3."Period (LP Version)" (Piriodo (ピリオド))  
4."Weekend Blue"  
5."Overheat Night (Video Part)"  
12" EP
No.TitleLength
1."Overheat Night" (Extended Mix)6:58
2."Overheat Night" (Instrumental)5:08

Personnel edit

  • Chisato Moritaka – vocals
  • Hideo Saitō – guitar, backing vocals, drum and synthesizer programming
  • Nobita Tsukada – keyboards, synthesizer programming
  • Reuben Tsujino – percussion
  • Shingo Kannocongas
  • Misa Nakayama – backing vocals

Chart positions edit

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 24
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[9] 80

References edit

  1. ^ "「OVERHEAT.NIGHT/WEEKEND BLUE」(CT/EP)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ^ "Biography". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "「NEW SEASON/OVERHEAT.NIGHT」(CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "「OVERHEAT. NIGHT」(CDV)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  5. ^ "森高千里 OVERHEAT.NIGHT(EXTENDED MIX)【12インチ・アナログ・シングル】". Warner Music Japan. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. ^ "レコードの日に「OVERHEAT.NIGHT(EXTENDED MIX)【12インチ・アナログ・シングル】」発売決定!". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  7. ^ "森高千里 超秘蔵音源を収めた12インチ・アナログ盤をレコードの日に発売、プロモ用12インチ盤を復刻". Amass. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  8. ^ "森高千里(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  9. ^ a b "OVERHEAT.NIGHT(EXTENDED MIX)/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  10. ^ Moritaka, Chisato (2014-07-19). 森高千里 『オーバーヒート・ナイト』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  11. ^ "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.7」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-02.

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