Sexy Music


is a single by Irish female vocal group The Nolans, from their 1980 album Making Waves. Released exclusively in Japan by Epic Records 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].

Track listing

Charts and sales

Wink version

"Sexy Music" was covered in Japanese by the idol duo Wink. Released on 28 March 1990 by Polystar Records, it was their seventh single, with Japanese lyrics written by Neko Oikawa.
The single became the duo's fifth and final No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart. It sold over 329,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording [Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ].

Track listing

Charts

;Weekly charts
Chart Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart1

;Year-end charts
Chart Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart24

Certifications

Other cover versions

In 1981, the song was covered and re-lyriced by Taiwanese singer Frankie Kao as "A Fire in Winter", which was later covered, with much more success, by Fei Xiang. Having had some success prior, he reached superstar status almost overnight when in 1987, he performed this song in CCTV [New Year's Gala|CCTV's new year gala]. The song became an instant hit in Mainland China.
The song was also covered in Korean by the South Korean band Q. Big for their 2003 album "In The Groove".