Tomadoi
{{Infobox song
| name = Tomadoi
| cover = Akina Nakamori - Tomadoi.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Akina Nakamori
| album = Will
| language = Japanese
| English_title = Bewildered
| B-side = Good-bye My Tears
| released = {{Start date|1998|09|23}}
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|pop rock}}
| length = 3:59
| label = This One/Gauss Entertainment
| composer = Juni
| lyricist = Hiromi Mori
| producer =
| prev_title = Kon'ya, Nagareboshi
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Ophelia
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{nihongo4|"Tomadoi"|とまどい||lit. "Bewildered"}} is the 37th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Hiromi Mori and Juni, the single was released on September 23, 1998, by Gauss Entertainment under the This One label. It was also the lead single from her 19th studio album Will.{{cite web |url=https://idol.ne.jp/nakamoriakina |title=中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ |website=Idol.ne.jp |date=28 December 2018 |accessdate=2022-08-25}}
Background
"Tomadoi" was used as the theme song of the TBS drama series {{nihongo4|Kao Ai no Gekijō: 39-sai no Aki|花王愛の劇場 39歳の秋||lit. Kao Love Theater: The 39-year Autumn}}. The B-side, "Good-bye My Tears", was used as the theme song of the TBS drama series {{nihongo4|Shichinin no OL no Somellier|七人のOLソムリエ||lit. Seven Office Lady Sommeliers}}.
Chart performance
"Tomadoi" peaked at No. 40 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 10,400 copies.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235370/products/119097/1/ |title=とまどい {{!}} 中森明菜 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2022-08-25}}{{cite web |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |title=中森明菜 |website=Yamachan Land |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524165617/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/akina.html |access-date=2022-08-25|archive-date=2011-05-24}}
Track listing
All music is arranged by Max Brightstone.
{{Track listing
| headline = Original release
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 12:31
| title1 = Tomadoi
| note1 = {{nihongo4||とまどい||"Bewildered"}}
| lyrics1 = Hiromi Mori
| music1 = Juni
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Good-bye My Tears
| lyrics2 = Nobuko Hokari
| music2 = Rika Hanno
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Tomadoi
| note3 = Instrumental
| length3 = 3:59
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Chart (1998)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| Japan (Oricon)
|style="text-align:center;"|40 |
References
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External links
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=d3011702-d6d2-46b9-b094-9f37f0174c48|name=Tomadoi|type=single}}
- {{Discogs release|id=9843043|name=Tomadoi|type=single}}
{{Akina Nakamori singles}}
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