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{{Infobox song

| name = Shjo A

| cover = Akina Nakamori - Shojo A.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Akina Nakamori

| album = Variation (Hensoukyoku)

| language = Japanese

| English_title =

| B-side = Yume Handan

| released =

| recorded = 1982

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:34

| label = Reprise Records

| composer = Hiroaki Serizawa

| lyricist = Masao Urino

| producer = Hir Oda

| prev_title = Slow Motion

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Second Love

| next_year = 1982

| misc =

}}

is the second single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Masao Urino and Hiroaki Serizawa, the single was released on July 28, 1982 by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label. It was also the first single from her second studio album 'Variation (Hensoukyoku)'.

Background



"Shjo A" was the first hit single penned by Urino, who made his debut in 1981 with Chanels' . The idea of the song came from producer Yz Shimada, who read Tk Kon's book and wanted Nakamori to record a song with the concept of "anti-society". The title refers to an anonymous girl and has nothing to do with "A" being Akina. The lyrics were based on those from an abandoned song titled , which was to have been recorded by Kenji Sawada. Urino drew some inspiration from Momoe Yamaguchi's 1978 single "Playback Part 2".

Nakamori has re-recorded "Shjo A" for the 2002 self-cover compilation 'Utahime Double Decade' and the 2006 compilation 'Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection'. In 2010, she re-recorded the song for the pachinko machine .

Chart performance



"Shjo A" became Nakamori's breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 5 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and selling over 396,000 copies.

Awards



"Shjo A" earned Nakamori the Newcomer Award at the 13th Japan Music Awards, the 8th Nippon Television Music Festival, the 8th All Japan Kayo Music Festival, the 9th Yokohama Music Festival, and the 15th Japan Cable Awards, the 15th All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards. She also won the 9th ABC Kayo Rookie Grand Prix Silver Award, the 12th Ginza Music Festival Professional Jury Encouragement Award, the 8th All Japan Kayo Music Festival Newcomer Encouragement Award, the 15th Shinjuku Music Festival Jury Special Encouragement Award, and the 11th FNS Song Festival Outstanding Rookie Award.

Track listing



All music is arranged by Mitsuo Hagita.

Charts



'Weekly charts'

'Year-end charts'

Cover versions



* Singaporean singer Dawn Yip covered the song in Mandarin as "Byo li xi" (, "Don't Stay") on her 1983 album of the same name.

* Taiwanese singer Anna Lin covered the song in Mandarin as "Dnshn nlng" (, "Single Girl") on her 1983 album 'nn' (). This version was then covered by Chinese singer Yng Jnz on her 1986 album 'Tiow ji' (, 'Dancing Street') and by W xio yn on her 1988 album of the same name.

* Chinese singer Du Du covered the song in Mandarin as "Shon A" on her 1985 album of the same name.

* Taiwanese singer Annie Yi covered the song in Mandarin as "Xun cu dinyng xun cu n" (, "You're in the Wrong Movie") on her 1990 album 'Jn jn yngbo w' (, 'Hold Me Tightly').

* Tak Matsumoto covered the song on his 2003 cover album 'The Hit Parade', with Azumi Uehara on vocals.

* Miu Nakamura covered the song as the B-side of her 2007 single "Miumiu no Toiki ~Tsuyogaru Ai no Katachi~".

* Ryoko Shiraishi (as Sayoko Arashiyama) covered the song as an insert song in episodes 12 and 13 of the 2008 anime 'Natsu no Arashi!'

* Keisuke Kuwata covered the song on the 2009 live video 'Shwa Hachijsan-nen do! Hitori Benishiro Uta Gassen'.

* Janet Kay covered the song in English on her 2012 cover album 'Idol Kay'.

* You Kikkawa covered the song on her 2012 cover album 'Vocalist?'

* Tomomi Itano covered the song as the B-side of the Theater Edition release of her 2013 single "1%".

* Ken Hirai covered the song on his 2014 cover album 'Ken's Bar III'.

* Split BoB covered the song as the B-side of their 2015 single "Mayakashi Shjo".

* Hitomi Arai covered the song in 2020.

References




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