is the seventh single by Japanese entertainer [[Akina Nakamori]]. Written by [[Chinfa Kan]] and [[Tetsuji Hayashi]], the single was released on January 1, 1984, by Warner Pioneer through the [[Reprise|Reprise Records]] label. It was also the lead single from her fifth studio album ''Anniversary''.
Background
Nakamori approached songwriters Kan and Hayashi after listening to S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe's 1983 single "
Summer Suspicion". During the songwriting process, proposed titles included and before Nakamori settled with "Kita Wing", which she revealed was influenced by
Yumi Matsutoya's . "Kita Wing" refers to the North Wing of Narita International Airport's Terminal 1, with the lyrics referencing
Japan Airlines Flight 401 flying to
London Heathrow Airport via Anchorage.
Nakamori, Kan, and Hayashi collaborated again on a sequel song titled , which was featured on Nakamori's sixth studio album Possibility.
Nakamori has re-recorded "Kita Wing" 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
"Kita Wing" peaked at No. 2 on
Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 614,200 copies.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Chinfa Kan, except where indicated; all music is composed and arranged by
Tetsuji Hayashi, except where indicated.
Charts
Cover versions
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Kream covered the song on their 1996 album Time Machine ni Onegai.
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Chinephile covered the song on their 2003 cover album Kayomania.
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Akiko Matsumoto covered the song on her 2013 compilation album King of Pops 2.
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Penicillin covered the song as the B-side of their 2014 single Sol.
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Mami Ayukawa covered the song on her 2014 album 1984.
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Sora Amamiya covered the song on her 2021 cover album Covers: Sora Amamiya Favorite Songs.
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Yo Hitoto covered the song in Nakamori's 2025 tribute album "".
Release history
| 1984 | 7inch LP | L-1663 | Warner Pioneer | |
| 1988 | 8 cm CD, CT | 10SL-136, 10L5-4046 | Warner Pioneer | |
| 1998 | 12 cm CD | WPC6-8664 | Warner Pioneer | |
| 2008 | Digital download | - | Warner Pioneer | |
| 2014 | Digital download - remaster | - | Warner Pioneer | |
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