Furimukanaide

"Furimukanaide"
"Furimukanaide"
Single by Wink
from the album Nocturne (Yasōkyoku)
Language	Japanese
English title	Don't Look Back
B-side	"Romance no Hakobune"
Released	July 22, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	J-pop; dance-pop;
Length	4:07
Label	Polystar
Composer(s)	Hiroshi Miyagawa
Lyricist(s)	Tokiko Iwatani
Producer(s)	Haruo Mizuhashi
Wink singles chronology
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"Furimukanaide"
"Furimukanaide"
Single by The Peanuts
Language	Japanese
English title	Don't Look Back
B-side	"Atene no Koiuta"
Released	February 10, 1962
Recorded	1961
Genre	Kayōkyoku
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Hiroshi Miyagawa
Lyricist(s)	Tokiko Iwatani
The Peanuts singles chronology

"Furimukanaide" (ふりむかないで, lit. "Don't Look Back") is a single by Japanese music duo The Peanuts. Composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa with lyrics by Tokiko Iwatani, the single was released on February 10, 1962, by King Records.^[1] The song was written in the style of American pop music at the time. It stood out in the Japanese music scene, as it was an original composition in contrast to the "cover pops" that were translations of western pop songs. In addition, it was one of the earliest Japanese songs recorded in stereo. The Peanuts performed the song on the 13th Kōhaku Uta Gassen.^[2]

"Furimukanaide" was featured in the film Watashi to Watashi (私と私, Me and Myself), which also starred the Peanuts. It was also used in the 2009 anime film Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, as well as the 2015 Fuji TV drama series Date: Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira (デート〜恋とはどんなものかしら〜, Dating: I Wonder What Love Is Like).

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tokiko Iwatani

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Furimukunaide" ((ふりむかないで, "Don't Look Back"))	Hiroshi Miyagawa
2.	"Atene no Koiuta" ((アテネの恋唄, "Athens Love Song"))	Manos Hatzidakis

Wink version

"Furimukanaide" was covered by the idol duo Wink as their 15th single, released on July 22, 1992, by Polystar Records. This version was used as the ending theme of the Fuji TV quiz show Naruhodo! The World. The B-side, "Romance no Hakobune", is a Japanese-language cover of Italian singer Mr. Zivago's "Little Russian".^[3]^[4]

This version peaked at No. 7 on the Oricon's weekly charts and sold over 132,000 copies.^[5]^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Furimukunaide" ((ふりむかないで, "Don't Look Back"))	Tokiko Iwatani	Hiroshi Miyagawa	Satoshi Kadokura	4:07
2.	"Romance no Hakobune" (Romansu no Hakobune (ロマンスの方舟, "Romance's Ark"))	Neko Oikawa	Setolosi Alessandro Degl'innocenti Marco Masini	Motoki Funayama	3:54

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Charts (1992)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[5]	7

Year-end charts

Charts (1992)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[5]	141

Other cover versions

Candies covered the song on their 1977 album Candy Label.
Juicy Fruits covered the song on their 1981 album Pajama Date.
Harumi Inoue covered the song in 1991.
The Nolans covered the song in English as "Please Don't" on their 1992 cover album Please Don't.
Yasuko Matsuyuki covered the song in 1997.
W covered the song as the B-side of their 2003 single "Koi no Fuga".
Russian duo Arahis covered the song in 2006.
The Lilies covered the song on their 2014 cover album The Lilies Sing the Peanuts.
Sasa Handa covered the song on her 2015 album Double S.
Manaka and Asahi of Little Glee Monster covered the song on the 2016 various artists album The Peanuts Tribute Songs.