Catch Me (Miho Nakayama song)

"Catch Me" (キャッチ・ミー, Kyatchi Mī) is the 11th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Written and produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu, the single was released on October 7, 1987, by King Records.^[1][2][3][4] A remix of the song by Korean DJ Night Tempo was released on streaming media on June 18, 2021.^[5][6][7]

"Catch Me"
Single by Miho Nakayama
from the album Catch the Nite
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Bad Boy"
Released	October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)
Recorded	1987
Genre	J-pop dance-pop
Label	King Records
Composer(s)	Toshiki Kadomatsu
Lyricist(s)	Toshiki Kadomatsu
Producer(s)	Toshiki Kadomatsu
Miho Nakayama singles chronology
"50/50" (1987) "Catch Me" (1987) "You're My Only Shinin' Star" (1988)
Alternative cover
Night Tempo Presents Miho Nakayama: The Showa Groove
Music videos
"Catch Me (Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix)" on YouTube

Background and release

"Catch Me" was used as the opening theme of the Fuji TV drama series Ohima nara Kite yo Ne! (おヒマなら来てよネ!; If You're Free, Come On!), which starred Nakayama.^[8]

"Catch Me" became Nakayama's first No. 1 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 218,000 copies.^[9][10]

Track listing

7" single

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Catch Me"	Toshiki Kadomatsu	Kadomatsu	Kadomatsu
2.	"Bad Boy"	Shun Taguchi	HALNEN	Shirō Sagisu

Night Tempo Presents Miho Nakayama: The Showa Groove

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Catch Me [Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix]"	Kadomatsu	Kadomatsu	Night Tempo
2.	"Waku Waku Sasete [Night Tempo Showa Groove Mix]" ((WAKU WAKUさせて; "Excite Me More"))	Takashi Matsumoto	Kyōhei Tsutsumi	Night Tempo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[11]	1
The Best Ten	2
Uta no Top Ten	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Oricon Year-End Chart[11]	38